Deals
BayBG backs noris network AG
BayBG Bayerische Beteiligugnsgesellschaft has invested an undisclosed amount in IT outsourcing service provider noris network AG.
Caixa Capital Risc boosts biotech spin-offs
Caixa Capital Risc, the venture capital arm of La Caixa, has invested in two spin-off companies from the same sector: Sagetis Biotech and Chronobiotech.
Tallwood injects €5m into Accent
Silicon Valley investor Tallwood Venture Capital has given Italian semiconductor specialist Accent a €5m cash boost.
Terra Firma buys Rete Rinnovabile for €670m
Private equity group Terra Firma has purchased Rete Rinnovabile, the largest solar power firm in Italy, in a deal worth €670m.
Ingenious invests £2m in Jongleurs
Ingenious Ventures, the private equity arm of investment company Ingenious, has invested ТЃ2m in comedy club chain Jongleurs.
HTGF invests in two companies
High-Tech Gründerfonds (HTGF) has announced two further investments.
Blacks Outdoor seeks buyer
Outdoors retailer Blacks is seeking a buyer after reportedly receiving approaches from two private equity funds.
Candover "to exit Technogym"
Candover Investments looks likely to exit Italian equipment maker Technogym via a management buy-back to company founder Nerio Alessandri, according to reports.
Buyout values bounce back in 2010
Buyout values in the UK have bounced back in 2010, suggesting improved leverage conditions. Figures from unquoteт Research suggest the market is on its way up once more. John Bakie gives an overview
InnovationsKapital injects capital into Oxeon
InnovationsKapital has invested in spread tow carbon reinforcements specialist Oxeon AB.
Sunstone exits Epista in trade sale
Sunstone Capital has sold its stake in portfolio company Epista Software A/S, also known as Youcalc, to SuccessFactors Inc.
BaltCap invests €1.4m in Primekss
BaltCap has invested тЌ1.4m in Riga-based concrete floors contractor Primekss.
Silverfleet acquires Schneider Group from Barclays
Silverfleet Capital has acquired a majority stake in German retail group Schneider from Barclays Private Equity, for an undisclosed amount.
360° leads €2.4m round for NSE Industry
360° Capital Partners has led a €2.4m funding round for a minority stake in Italian waste recycling business NSE Industry.
HTGF and MAZ invest in PAS-Analytik
High-Tech Gründerfonds and MAZ level one have invested around €550,000 into laser-based photoacoustics specialist PAS-Analytik.
Kernel sells ChipSensors to Silicon Laboratories
Kernel Capital has exited its 40% stake in University of Limerick-based ChipSensors via a trade sale to Silicon Laboratories.
PAI moves closer to full exit from Kwik Fit
Less than four months after having offloaded the insurance branch of Kwik Fit to Fortis UK for ТЃ215m, reports suggest that PAI Partners may be moving closer to selling the main operating business.
High-Tech Gründerfonds et al. invest €2m in Neonga
A consortium of private and institutional investors led by High-Tech Gründerfonds have invested €2m in German video games developer Neonga.
Bridgepoint and Apax acquire two jewel retailers for €600m
Bridgepoint and Apax Partners have acquired French jewellery retailers Histoire D'Or and Marc Orian from Silverfleet Capital and Qualium Investissement, in a deal that values the new group at €600m.
Gamma III lead early-stage funding of Mobilizy
Austrian early-stage specialist Gamma Capital Partners had advised its latest fund, Gamma III, on a first round investment in Mobilizy GmbH. Terms of the deal are not disclosed.
For sale sign goes up at IKB
Lone Star, the specialist US distressed asset investor, has appointed Perella Weinberg to sell the toubled German bank IKB, reports suggest.
AXA Private Equity takes over Natixis private equity arms
AXA Private Equity has completed the acquisition of portfolios managed by iXEN Partners, NI Partners and Initiative & Finance from Natixis for €507m.
Bain Capital closes in on Priory
More than four months after reports suggested that private equity firms were among the front runners to snap up mental healthcare provider Priory Group, Bain Capital has emerged as the clear favourite.
InnovationsKapital to list Isconova
InnovationsKapital has announced that its portfolio company Isconova is set to list on the NASDAQ OMX First North.