Deals
Waterland acquires Ranger in LBO
Waterland Private Equity has acquired Ranger Marketing & Vertriebs in an LBO designed to fund the company’s expansion into other countries and business areas.
ALMI and K-Svets invest SEK 6m in Bluetest
ALMI Invest and K-Svets Ventures have completed a SEK 6m funding round in Bluetest AB.
Aescap Venture, De Hoge Dennen and Jeroen Cammeraat invest in i-Optics
Aescap Venture, De Hoge Dennen and private investor Jeroen Cammeraat have invested €4.2m in i-Optics.
Oaktree lifts Beluga Shipping with major investment
Oaktree Capital Management has committed €200m to support the German operator of heavy-lift vessels Beluga Shipping.
3i mulls sale of Fairlane
3i may be looking to sell boat manufacturer Fairlane, which it failed to offload two years ago, according to reports.
AXA PE invests €150m in KOS
AXA Private Equity is to invest €150m in KOS, the health services unit of Compagnie Industriali Riunite (CIR), increasing its stake in the firm to 47%.
Ares Life Sciences to take Stallergenes private
Ares Life Sciences has agreed to buy 45.6% of listed French biopharma Stallergenes from Wendel, and plans to file a mandatory takeover offer for all the remaining shares.
Vendis Capital invests in Eyes and More
Vendis Capital has reached an agreement to invest up to €12m in Dutch optical chain Eyes and More.
IKEA GreenTech invests €2m in Alelion
Corporate venture capital firm IKEA GreenTech, owned by the IKEA Group, has invested тЌ2m in Alelion Batteries AB.
Private equity firms invest €10.5m in Cappella
Polytechnos Partners, ACT Venture Capital, Fountain Healthcare Partners and Mitsui & Co Venture Partners have invested тЌ10.5m in medical device company Cappella.
Apax set to steam ahead with HIT Entertainment sale
Strong gains in China and the US, as well as significant interest from mainly US trade buyers, have prompted Apax Partners to commission a strategic review of HIT Entertainment with a view to a potential тЌ1bn+ sale, according to press reports.
Resource Partners backs MAVIT Medical Center
Resource Partners has structured an undisclosed package of expansion funding to back the Polish private healthcare provider Centrum Medyczne MAVIT (MAVIT Medical Center).
Exponent looks to cash in on interest for Cardsave
A number of unsolicited approaches for credit card terminal supplier Cardsave have prompted its majority shareholder, Exponent Private Equity, to appoint corporate financiers to sell the business, reports suggest.
Eurazeo portfolio company raises €50m mezz
Eurazeo portfolio company Intercos has raised €50m of mezzanine financing to fund the beauty specialist's business plans from 2010-14.
Dawn Capital invests in Bathrooms.com
Dawn Capital has invested an undisclosed amount into Bathrooms.com in a series-A round of financing.
Enterprise Investors injects €57m in X-Trade Brokers
Enterprise Investors has agreed to give Polish brokerage house X-Trade Brokers a €57m cash boost.
Maven Capital Partners backs Flexlife
Maven Capital Partners has led a ТЃ5.5m investment in Aberdeen-based Flexlife.
Nordic Capital secures Munters
Nordic Capitalтs bid to take Munters private has been accepted by 96% of the shares and votes in the company.
ALMI co-invests in Speedment
ALMI Invest and FУЖrsta EntreprenУЖrsfonden have invested in Swedish IT company Speedment AB.
Index invests €10m in Mind-NRG
Index Ventures has committed €10m to Mind-NRG, a Swiss-based company that develops disease-modifying compounds for disorders affecting the central nervous system.
Private equity giants reportedly eyeing ING unit
ING REIM, the Dutch bank's internal real estate investment unit, is reportedly attracting interest from private equity investors, including KKR and Apollo Management.
Bain considering FCI IPO
Bain Capital is considering an IPO for its French portfolio company FCI, according to reports.
CVC and Apollo in Brit Insurance agreement
CVC Capital Partners and Apollo Management have reached an agreement with Brit Insurance to take the company private.
IMI acquires Z&J
UK engineering group IMI has agreed to acquire German engineering business Z&J Technologies GmbH for €135m.