Deals
Mid Europa's buys Penta's groceries for EUR 400m
Following two handsome exits, Mid Europa stumps up 13x Ebitda for a Polish grocery chain.
Vector Capital backs Efectivox
Vector Capital has participated in the €4.5m capital increase carried out by its Spanish portfolio company, Efectivox.
Warburg Pincus invested in United Internet
Private equity investor Warburg Pincus has acquired 5.29% of the shares in United Internet AG.
Inveready invests €1m in Spanish media firm
Inveready has invested more than €1m in Adman Interactive, leading the first round of investment into the Catalan start-up.
Prime Ventures and Intel Capital exit Silicon Hive
Prime Ventures and Intel Capital have sold their stakes in Dutch multimedia solutions provider Silicon Hive to Intel Corporation.
Oaktree considers Nueva Rumasa investment
Turnaround fund Oaktree Capital is in negotiations with Spain’s Ruiz-Mateos family about a possible investment in food group Nueva Rumasa.
Secondaries in primary position
Secondaries activity breaks $20bn barrier for the first time.
Socadif backs SPAS MBI
Socadif has backed the management buy-in of French events organiser SPAS.
Riva y García backs steel manufacturer
Spanish private equity firm Riva y García has backed the creation of Madrid-based steel manufacturing business Bloqmarine International.
Atomico invests €10m in FON
Early-stage technology investor Atomico has invested 10m in wifi telecommunications firm FON.
ICG acquires Gerflor from AXA PE
Intermediate Capital Group (ICG) has agreed to acquire French flooring business Gerflor from AXA Private Equity, for an undisclosed amount.
Silverfleet exits Sterigenics
Silverfleet Capital has sold contract sterilisation and ionisation services provider Sterigenics International for $675m to US-based private equity firm GTCR.
Invercaria leads €1m Ingeniatrics round
Invercaria and Caixa Capital Risc have participated in a €1m funding round for Seville-based technology company Ingeniatrics.
Germany: Public venture funds providing the seeds of growth
The German seed capital market is a quiet one, with only a few seed funding investors currently active in the country. Much of the seed funding received by German start-ups today comes from government-backed funds and business angels. Diana Petrowicz...
OpenGate Capital acquires Norampac-Avot-Vallée
OpenGate Capital has acquired French specialty paper manufacturer Norampac-Avot-Vallée from parent company Cascades, for an undisclosed amount.
Accent Equity new part owner of Hööks
Accent Equity Partners has invested in Swedish retailer of equestrian products HУЖУЖks HУЄstsport.
unquote" Private Equity Barometer - Q4 2010
Preliminary figures released today in the Q4 2010 unquote" Private Equity Barometer (published by unquote" and sponsored by Candover Partners) reveal a fall in activity during Q4.
Life Sciences Partners backs Activaero
Venture Capital firm Life Sciences Partners has lead a series-A finance round for Activaero with €3.5m.
German Capital backs ALNO AG
German Capital has backed the restructuring plan of its portfolio company ALNO. The company is planning to raise capital to aid its restructuring from both existing and new investors.
Change Capital acquires stake in Schneekoppe
Change Capital Partners (CCP) has acquired a 75% stake in German food producer Schneekoppe Group.
Inveready and Start Up Navarra invest in Bionanoplus
Spanish venture capital firms Inveready Seed Capital and Start Up Navarra have invested €660,000 in a first round of financing for Bionanoplus in exchange for a significant stake in the company.
Caja Navarra Corporation exits Ikusi
Caja Navarra Corporation (CAN), the private equity arm of Caja Navarra, has sold its 32% stake in audiovisual and electronics systems manufacturer Ikusi to Ormazabal.
BayBG backs Siebenwurst
BayBG Bayerische Beteiligungsgesellschaft has invested €2m in mould-making and tooling company Christian Karl Siebenwurst GmbH.
One Equity Partners exits Süd-Chemie AG
Germany-based private equity firm One Equity Partners has sold its 50.4% stake in Süd-Chemie AG to Swiss specialty chemicals business Clariant for an estimated amount of €1m.