Deals
Sovereign-backed City & County acquires Quality Care Services
City & County Healthcare, a Sovereign Capital portfolio company, has acquired Irish home care provider Quality Care Services (QCS).
Hannover Finanz acquires Kofax's hardware division
Private equity firm Hannover Finanz has acquired Kofax's hardware division, formerly known as Dicom Group, for around $20m.
Auctus acquires Flemming Dental
Auctus has acquired a majority stake in Flemming Dental AG from a consortium of international financial investors.
CFP & Founders Investments back zuuka!
CFP & Founders Investments, the investment vehicle of the M&A advisory company Corporate Finance Partners, has invested in Frankfurt-based zuuka! GmbH.
Ibersuizas-backed Festa goes into administration
Ibersuizas portfolio company Festa has gone into administration, marking the second private equity-backed fashion retailer to enter bankruptcy proceedings in a week.
Industrifonden sells Hammarplast
Industrifonden has sold its stake in Hammarplast, a Swedish producer of plastic products.
TGFS et al. back Caterna
Technologiegründerfonds Sachsen TGFS and HTG have invested €650,000 in Caterna GmbH.
Invision acquires César Ritz Colleges Group
Invision Private Equity has acquired 100% of the shares of César Ritz Colleges Group from the shareholders Martin Kisseleff and Bernhard Schwestermann.
Intesa and Innogest-backed Silicon Biosystems forms US subsidiary
An Italy-based portfolio company of Atlante Ventures and Innogest Capital have formed a US subsidiary to focus on its commercial operations.
DZ Equity Partner exits Curamik Group
DZ Equity Partner has sold Curamik group, formerly known as Electrovac AG, to US-based technology company Rogers Corporation for an undisclosed amount.
Maven backs John McGavigan
Private equity house Maven Capital Partners has invested an undisclosed amount in Glasgow-based automotive parts manufacturer John McGavigan.
Amadeus Capital exits Forth Dimension Displays
Amadeus Capital Partners has sold Scottish single chip microdisplays producer Forth Dimension Displays for $11m to Massachusetts-based nano-semiconductor company Kopin Corporation.
BayBG backs Manufaktur Rödental
Bayerische Betiligungsgesellschaft has invested in Manufaktur Rödental in the form of a silent partnership.
Proa-backed Palacios acquires Tortillas Palacios
Proa, Partners Group and Talde-backed Grupo Palacios Alimentación has acquired meat product manufacturer Tortillas Palacios.
Clave Mayor participates in €12.6m Nextel round
Clave Mayor has participated in a €12.6m funding round for Nextel Engineering Application Modernización, an affiliate of Nextel Engineering Systems.
Iris Capital invests in Searchmetrics
Iris Capital has led an €5m investment round in German SEO and search analytics software solution company Searchmetrics.
AC Desarrollo-backed Musgo files for bankruptcy
AC Desarrollo, the private equity unit of Ahorro Corporación, has been forced to initiate bankruptcy proceedings on behalf of interior design chain Musgo.
Foresight closes CSS MBI
Alternative asset manager Foresight Group has completed the management buy-in of health and safety specialist Channel Safety Systems (CSS).
STING et al. invest SEK 20m in Mantex
STING Capital, Energimyndigheten, RWE and company founders and employees have invested SEK 20m in cleantech company Mantex.
Milestone Venture Capital backs protected-networks.com
Milestone Venture Capital has joined existing investor High-Tech Gründerfonds by backing German online company protected-networks.com with an investment thought to be worth between €1-10m.
Quadriga Capital exits Francotyp-Postalia
Quadriga Capital has exited the German mail service provider Francotyp-Postalia by selling its 26.3% stake.
Quadriga Capital acquires Euro Leergut group
Quadriga Capital has acquired Euro Leergut Gruppe. The German packaging specialist is planning to expand into other European countries such as Italy and France.
EdRIP and Phillimore invest in Ocean
Edmond de Rothschild Investment Partners and Phillimore have backed the management buyout of tracking solutions firm Ocean from Crédit Agricole Private Equity.
European buyouts triple in 2010
Buyout activity across Europe bounced back in 2010, lifted by a resurgent mid-market as well as several transactions at the top end of the value spectrum. The overall value of buyouts totalled тЌ63bn last year, a substantial increase from the тЌ24bn recorded...