Deals
Sunstone Capital backs Adenium Biotech
Sunstone Capital has invested DKK 11m in Danish biotechnology company Adenium Biotech.
MML sells Industrial Acoustics to AEA
MML Capital Partners has sold noise control products manufacturer Industrial Acoustics to AEA Investors.
Polaris-backed STG acquires Dalaspår
Polaris Private Equity portfolio company Scandinavian Track Group (STG), a Swedish provider of railway construction and maintenance services, has acquired its competitor Dalaspår.
ICG backs Symington’s in SBO
Intermediate Capital Group has invested in the secondary buyout of convenience food producer Symington’s from Bridgepoint Capital.
Inflexion acquires Marston Group from Gresham
Inflexion Private Equity has bought UK-based judicial services business Marston Group from Gresham Private Equity.
DGPA backs L’Autre Chose
Italian private equity house DGPA has acquired a 55% stake in footwear brand L'Autre Chose for €8m, according to reports.
Polaris-backed Skånska Byggvaror acquires Grønt Fokus
Polaris Private Equity portfolio company Skånska Byggvaror has acquired Norwegian furnishings business Grønt Fokus.
Foresight completes Aquasium partial exit
Foresight-backed technology company Aquasium has sold its electron beam subsidiary EBTEC to EDAC Technologies Corporation for approximately $11m.
Omnes et al. inject $4m into ividence
Omnes Capital and existing investor A Plus Finance have provided French email ad platform ividence with a $4m series-B round of funding.
Samsung Electronics acquires VC-backed Nanoradio
A consortium of investors including Viking Venture, Creandum, Industrifonden, Nordic Venture Partners, Ferd Venture, Innovacom, Anchor Capital and Teknoinvest have exited Swedish technology business Nanoradio to Korean electronics company Samsung.
Capvis buys hessnatur
Swiss private equity firm Capvis Equity Partners has acquired German clothing company hessnatur in a management buyout from Primondo Specialty Group for an estimated €30-40m.
Fondo Italiano backs Labomar
Fondo Italiano di Investimento has injected €5.5m into Italian dietary supplements producer Labomar in exchange for a minority stake.
BGF backs Cennox with £3m
The Business Growth Fund (BGF) has provided £3m of funding for ATM service provider Cennox.
CVC's Formula One postpones IPO
CEO Bernie Ecclestone told Reuters that the IPO of CVC-backed Formula One Group on the Singapore Stock Exchange may be postponed to later this year.
Fondo Strategico agrees to buy Avio stake from Finmeccanica
State-backed investor Fondo Strategico Italiano has agreed to buy a 15% stake in aerospace group Avio from Finmeccanica, subject to the completion of an IPO.
Dunedin sells Capula to Dutch trade buyer Imtech
Dunedin has sold Capula, a provider of IT systems solutions to energy operators, to Dutch Engineering company Imtech.
Enterprise Ventures and PHD Equity Partners invest in Barber
Enterprise Ventures (EV) and PHD Equity Partners have invested £2.7m in the £4.4m all-equity buyout of British equipment supplier Barber.
Fondo Strategico backs Kedrion Biopharma
State-backed Fondo Strategico Italiano has invested €150m in Italian biopharmaceuticals company Kedrion Biopharma in exchange for an 18.7% stake.
Fondo Strategico backs Metroweb
Italian state-backed investor Fondo Strategico Italiano has made its maiden investment, injecting €200m into Milan-based fibre optics company Metroweb in exchange for a 46.2% stake.
Target Partners invests in adeven
Munich-based venture capital firm Target Partners has invested between €1-10m in a series-A funding round for mobile advertising analyst adeven.
France: acquisition finance off to good start in 2012
The overall value of French PE-backed acquisition finance deals completed in the first months of this year has already exceeded 2011 year-end figures. Recent research also highlights that French businesses remain hungry for build-up opportunities.
Priveq backs MBO of Office Management
Priveq Partners has taken a majority stake in Swedish office supplier Office Management.
HTGF invests in AudioCure Pharma
High-Tech Gründerfonds (HTGF) and business angel Dr Schumacher have provided German drugs candidate developer AudioCure Pharma with seed funding.
Comecer acquires Brita Trade
Fondo Italiano portfolio company Comecer has acquired Brita Trade, a Czech glass processing firm.