Deals
Permira acquires eDreams from TA Associates
Permira has acquired a majority stake in the Spanish online travel agent eDreams in a deal valued between тЌ250-300m.
FSI et al. invest €40m in Cerenis Therapeutics
The Fund for Strategic Investment (FSI) and existing investors have provided French biopharma Cerenis Therapeutics with a тЌ40m series-C round of funding.
Riverside acquires Celvitae to boost Crioestaminal
The Riverside Company has acquired Spanish private cord blood bank Celvitae BiomУЉdica S.A. which will join its portfolio company Crioestaminal.
Demeter et al. inject €4.5m in Semco Engineering
Demeter Partners and Soridec have invested тЌ4.5m in French alternative energy specialist Semco Engineering.
Benelux still behind rest of Europe
Activity in the Benelux region decreased sharply in Q2 2010, making it once again the smallest market in Europe for private equity investments.
European buyout value quadruples in 2010
The value of European buyouts has quadrupled in the first half of 2010, according to the latest unquoteт Private Equity Barometer.
Lion Capital to acquire Picard Surgelés for €1.5bn
Lion Capital is set to acquire frozen food retailer Picard SurgelУЉs from BC Partners, according to Les Echos.
Yellow&Blue et al. inject €4.5m in Tri-O-Gen
Yellow&Blue Investment Management has led a тЌ4.5m funding round for Dutch energy production specialist Tri-O-Gen.
Longbow leads £1.7m Ambicare funding
Longbow Capital has led a ТЃ1.7m funding round in medical devices firm Ambicare Health.
The Carlyle Group acquires Companeo
The Carlyle Group will acquire a majority stake in B2B online lead generator Companeo SA.
Activa Capital to buy Selpro Sélection Professionnelle
Activa Capital has agreed to acquire French HR services provider Selpro SУЉlection Professionnelle from Randstad.
Oséo backs Cerenis and Novasep with €10.7m
The French government's venture arm OsУЉo has invested тЌ10.7m in healthcare companies Cerenis Therapeutics and Groupe Novasep.
French buyouts lag behind rest of Europe
The French buyout market lagged behind its neighbours’ in Q2 2010, according to the unquote” Private Equity Barometer. However, the country saw a significant increase in growth capital and early stage deals.
UK buyout value falls 14% in Q2
UK and Irish buyout value fell 14% during the second quarter of 2010, according to figures from the latest unquoteт Private Equity Barometer.
Nordic PE activity keeps momentum
Nordic Buyout activity has more than doubled in the second quarter of 2010, according to the unquoteт Private Equity Barometer.
Invest Equity completes management-buyout
Invest Equity has completed its own management-buyout, a process that started in 2004.
Qualium set to exit Exxelia
Qualium (formerly CDC Capital Investissement) is looking to sell electronics specialist Exxelia to LBO France.
Wittur AG on the block again
Cerberus Partners and Goldman Sachs Capital Partners are looking for a buyer for German lift component supplier Wittur AG.
EPS Value Plus supports acquisition for FotoDesk subsidiary
EPS Value Plus has supported the acquisition of the online photo and business printing division of netservice.cc for the Colorplaza AG subsidiary of portfolio company FotoDesk Group AG.
PAI Partners looking to sell Yoplait stake
PAI Partners has put its 50% stake in French yoghurt maker Yoplait up for sale.
Enterprise Investors provide €7m for Webmedia Group
Enterprise Investors has provided тЌ7m for the Estonian software development company Webmedia Group.
AXA Private Equity acquires 50% stake in Autopista Trados 45
AXA Private Equity has acquired 50% of Spanish toll road operator Autopista Trados 45 from Cintra.
PE groups circle Spanish infrastructure asset
The Spanish utility firm Endesa, controlled by Italian giant Enel SpA, is reportedly examining the sale of 80% of its gas transport and distribution business in an effort to reduce the group's borrowings.
MCH Private Equity invests in Conservas Garavilla
MCH Private Equity has invested in canned fish producer Conservas Garavilla.