Deals
German buyouts: the giant stirs?
Despite encouraging macroeconomic signs and increasing buyout activity elsewhere, the level of deal completions in the German buyout market remains well below par. What chances are there of an up-tick in this giant market? Julian Longhurst investigates....
Permira joins race for BHF Bank
Permira has reportedly joined the race to bid for BHF Bank, which is being sold by Deutsche Bank for about €600m.
NEON Private Equity in partial exit of Kuiken
NEON Private Equity, formerly Fortis Private Equity, has sold the Könicke subsidiary of Kuiken Group to the Swedish Lantmännen Group.
Balta Group buys Domo's flooring unit
Doughty Hanson's Belgian portfolio company Balta Group has signed a deal to buy Domo NV's floor covering business.
BC Partners to restructure debt in Regency Entertainment
BC Partners has appointed the investment bank Houlihan Lokey to advise on the restructuring of Greek casino operator Regency Entertainment’s €557m debt, according to reports.
Sun European Partners acquires majority stake in Prodac
Sun European Partners has acquired a majority stake in Belgian steel stockist-merchant Prodac, for an undisclosed amount.
Consortium invests in TimeTemp
A consortium led by Investinor has provided NOK 36m for Norway's TimeTemp AS.
Norinnova invests NOK 9.2m in ProBio
Norinnova Forvaltning has made a follow-on investment of NOK 9.2m in Norwegian producer of Omega-3 products ProBio ASA.
Private equity haunted by pre-crisis deals
As AA and Saga are hitting the headlines once again, private equity it seems is being haunted by the ghosts of 2007тs exuberance. While the years preceding the financial crisis saw some of the largest private equity-backed deals of all time, many of these...
Advent set to exit Takko
Advent International is looking to sell or float German discount clothing chain Takko, according to reports.
Growth capital: Quietly rising
As mega-buyouts slowly return to the scene, most media attention is focused on the high end of the market to see if it will maintain momentum. However, the biggest improvement for 2010 may well be a rather more low-key affair. Greg Gille reports on growth...
Star Capital buys Pepcom from GMT and VSS
Star Capital Partners has acquired German cable operator Pepcom GmbH in a secondary buyout deal from GMT Communication Partners and Veronis Suhler Stevenson.
Norvestor exits Secode in trade sale
Norvestor Equity has agreed to sell its shares in the security service provider Secode AB to NTT Communications Corporation.
ECM acquires German bakery chain Kamps
ECM Equity Capital Management has bought German artisan bakery chain Kamps GmbH from Lieken AG for an undisclosed amount.
The return of the mega-buyout
Mega-buyouts of over тЌ1bn are on their way back following a drought of activity during the global financial crisis, according to unquoteт research. Signs of life are starting to appear at the very top-end of private equity investing, but Europeтs buyout...
Finnish Industry Investment makes two investments
Finnish Industry Investment has recently provided venture capital funding for two deals; тЌ2.7m in silver mining company Sotkamo Silver, and тЌ3m in the passenger information and safety system developer Mitron Group Oy.
T-Venture and IBB invest in daparto
T-Venture and IBB Beteiligungsgesellschaft have invested in online auto parts portal daparto.
Alpha-backed Rhiag acquires Auto Kelly
Alpha Associatiтs portfolio company Rhiag Group Ltd has acquired Czech car parts distributor Auto Kelly.
ALMI invests in Travel Heroes Store
ALMI Invest has provided expansionary capital for the Swedish travel accessory specialist Travel Heroes Store.
EPS Value Plus backs CHF 10m round in Sensimed
EPS Value Plus AG has invested CHF 3.5m as part of a CHF 10m series-B financing round in micro-systems developer Sensimed.
Inveready Seed Capital backs Qustodian
Qustodian, the Madrid-based media marketing business, has raised over тЌ1m of start-up funding.
Erhvervsinvest acquires Epoke A/S
Erhvervsinvest has acquired the Danish winter road maintenance specialist Epoke A/S from the Thomsen family.
Artá Capital and L Capital invest €85m in Pepe Jeans
Barcelona-based Pepe Jeans, the clothing business which owns UK brand Hackett, has raised a new round of expansion capital.
Priveq invests in Mediplast
Priveq Investment has invested in Swedish producer of consumables for the healthcare industry Mediplast AB.