Deals
Existing investors back €34.5m round for SuperSonic
Edmond de Rothschild Investment Partners, Auriga Partners, Crédit Agricole Private Equity, NBGI Ventures, BioAm, Wellington Partners and IXO Private Equity have joined new investors in a €34.5m series-C funding round for SuperSonic Imagine.
ABB invests in Aquamarine Power
ABB Technology Ventures has joined existing shareholders to back an ТЃ11m investment in Scottish power company Aquamarine Power.
HTGF et al. back nfon AG
HTGF, Earlybird Venture Capital GmbH & Co KG, MIG Fonds and Bayerische Beteiligungs AG have funded a fourth round of investment for nfon AG, with €4m.
Palamon and G Square-backed Sar buys Mapfre Quavitae
A portfolio company of Palamon Capital Partners and G Square has purchased care home provider Mapfre Quavitae from Mapfre and Caja Madrid for €30m.
Investindustrial commits to buying TSC
European buyout firm Investindustrial has signed a pre-contract guaranteeing its purchase of Transport Sanitari Catalunya (TSC) and its subsidiary, Ambulancias Condal.
EQT set to sell or float Kabel
EQT is looking to exit German cable operator Kabel Baden-Wuerttemberg either through a sale or a flotation, according to reports.
HitecVision invests in Core Energy
HitecVision has provided $150m equity for new independent oil and gas company Core Energy AS.
Ratos acquires KVD Kvarndammen
Ratos has agreed to wholly acquire auction house and valuation company KVD Kvarndammen AB from the Sixth AP-fund and founders.
Ratos makes take private offer for Biolin
Ratos has made an offer of SEK 11.50 per share for analytical instruments provider Biolin Scientific AB.
Invercaria and SEPIDES invest €2m in Futuna Blue
Invercaria, the investment vehicle of Junta de Andalucía, and Banesto Enisa Sepi Desarrollo, a private equity firm managed by Banesto and the Collosa group, have invested €2m in Futuna Blue.
Gamma Capital Partners exit Fulterer
Austrian private equity firm Gamma Capital Partners (GCP) exits Fulterer from its Gamma MezzoPreneurs Fund.
PPM Oost invests in Syntarga
PPM Oost has invested in Dutch biopharmaceutical company Syntarga B.V.
Bure Equity sells Energo for SEK 230m
Bure Equity AB has agreed to sell its 94.5% stake in engineering consulting company Energo to УF AB for SEK 230m.
Norvestor looking to sell Elixia
Norvestor Equity is looking to sell its stake in Nordic gym operator Elixia Nordic ASA, according to reports.
Investinor et al. inject NOK 50m in Havgul
Investinor and existing investor Sustainable Technologies Fund have provided NOK 50m for Havgul Clean Enery AS, a developer of wind power projects.
Secondary buyout activity stable despite market fears
Despite widespread concern over the number of secondary buyouts being seen in the market, unquoteт research suggests they are no more common today than they were in 2005. John Bakie investigates
ALMI and Entreprenörsfonden invest in Sprint Bioscience
ALMI Invest and FУЖrsta EntreprenУЖrsfonden have invested SEK 2m in lead generation company Sprint Bioscience.
IDIA et al. back Germicopa MBO
IDIA, Naxicap Partners, Ouest Croissance and UEO have backed the management buyout of French potato breeding company Germicopa, for an undisclosed amount.
Oakley Capital invests in Time Out
Oakley Capital Investments has acquired 50% of publisher Time Out for around ТЃ10m, according to media reports.
Carlyle acquires retail companies from Primondo
The Carlyle Group has acquired a portfolio of six multi-channel retail businesses from Arcandor AG mail-order subsidiary Primondo Speciality Group.
BPE exit Bamberger Kaliko
BPE is to sell its remaining 34.1 % stake in Bamberger Kaliko GmbH to the management for an undisclosed amount.
Eqvitec in secondary direct transaction with Verdane
Eqvitec Partners and the investors in Eqvitec Technology Fund II have completed a secondary direct transaction with Verdane Capital.
3i acquires Stork subsidiary for €150m
3i has acquired Dutch engineering company Stork Materials Technology, a subsidiary of Stork BV, for €150m.
Cleantech Invest AG et al. complete $10.35 PIPE deal
Cleantech AG and a group of institutional investors have invested $10.35m in listed technology company Identive Group.