Deals
FII and Etera acquire stake in 3 Step IT
Finnish Industry Investment (FII) and Etera Mutual Pension Insurance Company have acquired an 11% stake in 3 Step IT Group Oy.
Norinnova invests in ProAware
Norinnova Forvaltning AS has invested in ProAware AS through its Norinnova Invest AS fund, taking a 23.3% stake in the company.
Buyouts: All-equity deals on the wane
All equity buyouts have been a common feature in the private equity market since the onset of the financial crisis. Driven by poor leverage availability and high prices at the time, this trend is now in decline as markets return to normal. John Bakie...
Zouk Ventures and SSE fund Anesco
Venture firm Zouk Ventures and Scottish and Southern Energy (SSE) have backed the funding of Anesco.
HIG Europe backs MBO of Anvis
Private equity company HIG Europe has acquired automotive solutions provider Anvis Group together with the management.
Triton acquires Wittur Group
Triton has acquired German elevator component manufacturer Wittur in a secondary buyout from Goldman Sachs Capital Partners and Cerberus.
Litorina buys Sweden's Björnkläder
Private equity firm Litorina has acquired Swedish retailer BjУЖrnklУЄder from the Davis Service Group.
Masseran et al. invest €6m in E-Blink
Masseran Gestion has joined existing investors I-Source, Alven Capital and 360 Capital Partners in a €6m round of financing for French telecoms company E-Blink.
SEPI-backed Ebro to buy SunRice for A$600m
Sociedad Estatal de Participaciones Industriales (SEPI) portfolio company Ebro Foods has made Sunrise an offer to buy its Australian rice firm for A$600m.
HTGF et al. invest in 1000jobboersen.de
High-Tech Gruenderfonds, Neuhaus Partners and Hamburg FOR Mobile have backed 1000jobboersen.de.
Acton Capital Partners backs Momox
Venture capital firm Acton Capital Partners has invested in online buy-back service Momox GmbH.
ERCP acquires Béaba
Edmond de Rothschild Capital Partners has taken a majority stake in French baby care products company Béaba from CIC Finance, for an undisclosed amount.
Inflexion buys Asperity in £25m deal
Inflexion Private Equity has acquired Asperity Employee Benefits in a deal worth ТЃ25.5m.
Bridgepoint backs BAS MBO
Bridgepoint has backed the MBO of BAS, a UK-based building energy management solutions provider.
Trilantic Capital to buy Gamenet
Lehman Brothers spin-out Trilantic Capital is on the brink of purchasing Italian slot machine operator Gamenet for €50m.
Edmond de Rothschild invests in Fila
Edmond de Rothschild Investment Partners has made its first investment in Italy by acquiring a stake in Fabbrica Italiana Lapise e Affini (Fila).
SEPI to sell Iberia, Ebro and Red Electrica stakes
Sociedad Estatal de Participaciones Industriales (SEPI) is gearing up to sell its stakes in Iberia Lineas Aereas, Ebro Foods and Red Eléctrica Corporación in 2011.
SEPI-backed Ebro buys SOS rice division
Sociedad Estatal de Participaciones Industriales portfolio company Ebro Foods has agreed to purchase SOS Corporacion Alimenticia’s rice divisions for €195m.
Privet Capital acquires Polestar in buyout
Buyout firm Privet Capital has bought Polestar Foods Ltd for an undisclosed amount.
MCH buys SERGESA subsidiaries
MCH has purchased two subsidiaries of Grupo SERGESA, Sergesa Televisa and Sergesa Hogar, for more than €5m.
La Caixa leads €920,000 round for Enefgy
Caixa Capital Risc, the venture capital arm of La Caixa, has invested €920,000 in cleantech startup Enefgy, in collaboration with private investors.
Mandarin Capital acquires Italmatch in SBO
Sino-European investor Mandarin Capital Partners and industrial group the Malacalza Group will acquire the 90% stake Investindustrial holds in Italmatch Chemicals.
Balderton Capital lead $10m Abiquo funding
Private equity company Balderton Capital has backed the series-B financing together with existing investors Nauta Capital and Eurecan of $10m for Abiquo.
BPE sells remaining shares in LSL
Barclays Private Equity has announced the sale of its remaining 12.6% stake in LSL Property Services plc for ТЃ27m.