Deals
Paluel-Marmont Capital acquires Finipar from LBO France
Paluel-Marmont has backed the management buyout of French cleaning products manufacturer Finipar from LBO France.
Qualium backs MBO of La Foir'Fouille
Qualium Investissement, part of the Caisse des Dépôts group, has led a syndicate of investors to acquire the discount retail chain La Foir'Fouille for an undisclosed amount.
Wellington Partners sells off Aloqa
Venture capital firm Wellington Partners has agreed to sell Munich-based software company Aloqa GmbH to mobile phone giant Motorola for an undisclosed sum.
CVC acquires Sunrise in CHF 3.3bn deal
CVC Capital Partners has signed an agreement to acquire Sunrise Communications S.A. from Danish telephone company TDC A/S.
Portuguese funds back La Seda plant
ECS Capital, Caixa Capital and InovCapital have acquired a 59% stake in a construction project to build a new plastics plant for Barcelona-based company La Seda.
21 Partners invests in Ethical Coffee Company
21 Partners has invested in the Swiss coffee capsule producer Ethical Coffee Company.
DN Capital and HTGF give cash boost to baby care website
High-Tech Grunderfonds and DN Capital have teamed up to invest in a baby care speciality website which is scheduled to launch this month.
Intel Capital and MCI invest €10m MALL.CZ
Intel Capital has led a €10m investment round alongside private equity group MCI for e-commerce site MALL.CZ.
Industrifonden invests in Cardoz
Industrifonden has invested in Swedish drug developer Cardoz AB.
Barclays close to sale of Schneider
Barclays Private Equity is close to agreeing the sale of specialty mail order business Schneider, according to sources close to the deal.
Prime Technology leads €10m investment in Cint
Prime Technology Ventures has led a тЌ10m investment in Swedish online market research solutions provider Cint.
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Montagu backs MBO of Host Europe
Montagu Private Equity has backed the ТЃ222m management buyout of hosting and domain provider Host Europe Group.
High-Tech Gründerfonds invests in ConWeaver
High-Tech Gründerfonds has invested in German software developer ConWeaver GmbH.
IK buys GHD from Barclays
IK Investment Partners has acquired GHD Gesundheits GmbH from Barclays Private Equity in a secondary buyout.
The Bakery secures $2.3m investment
Two-man technology team The Bakery, which has worked on animated film blockbusters including Shrek and Madagascar, has secured a $2.3m investment for its software group.
CapVest acquires Batchelors and establishes Valeo Foods
CapVest has teamed up with AIM-listed Origin Enterprises to create new Ireland-based Valeo Foods in order to acquire Irish food company Batchelors.
ALMI and Wingefors invests SEK 2m in I Read
ALMI Invest and Wingefors Invest have injected SEK 2m in Swedish provider of digital journals I Read new media AB.
Consortium invests NOK 16m in Memfoact
A consortium consisting of Viking Venture, Alliance Venture and industry investors have injected NOK 16m in Memfoact.
Nexit leads €17m investment in Blyk
A consortium led by Nexit Ventures has invested тЌ17m in the messaging media provider Blyk.
LBO France acquires Idéal Résidences
LBO France has acquired a majority stake in retirement homes operator Idéal Résidences from Edmond de Rothschild Investment Partners (EdRIP) and Alliance Entreprendre.
Litorina acquires leading wallpaper manufacturer
Litorina Capital has acquired a majority stake in ECO-BorУЅstapeter, the leading Nordic manufacturer of wallpaper, in a management buyout.
Lion Capital considering Hema exit
Lion Capital has announced it is looking to sell its stake in Dutch general retailer Hema
G Square invests €15m in zahnarztzentrum.ch
Dedicated healthcare investor G Square has invested €15m in Swiss dentistry services provider zahnarztzentrum.ch.