Deals
AGF Private Equity becomes IDInvest Partners
IDI Group has finalised the buyout of French private equity firm AGF from Allianz.
Southern Europe: Investing in family value
Investindustrial's Carlo Umberto Bonomi speaks to Francinia Protti-Alvarez about the private equity market in Spain and Italy. He says the market is extremely promising, despite having faced difficulties in recent years.
Finance Wales backs AssayMetrics
Finance Wales has led an early-stage investment in UK biotechnology company AssayMetrics. No financial details have been disclosed.
Leverage: The return of warehoused debt
The $400m asset-backed warehouse facility used to back last week’s buyout of aircraft leasing company, Avolon, signalled a further thawing of the corporate loan market. However, it remains to be seen whether the revival will lead to a reversal of a recent...
Perfectis sells Louisiane to Finadorm
Perfectis Private Equity has sold its controlling stake in mobile home manufacturer Louisiane to the Finadorm Group for an undisclosed sum.
NGN Capital leads €33m series-D round for NOXXON Pharma AG
NGN Capital has led a €33m series-D round in NOXXON Pharma. NGN is a new investor and was joined by existing investors TVM Capital, Sofinnova Partners, Edmond de Rothschild Investment Partners, Seventure Partners, VC Fonds Technologie Berlin GmbH, Dow...
Quilvest invests €4m in social media firm Vanksen
Luxembourg-based private equity firm Quilvest group has invested €4m into marketing communications agency Vanksen.
Sarsia Seed invests in APIM Therapeutics
Sarsia Seed has invested NOK 3.5m in Norwegian drug developer, APIM Therapeutics AS.
Environmental investment: The many shades of green
Defining the environmental sector is not straightforward, as it overlaps with more ‘traditional’ sectors. The diversity of products and services that can be directly, or indirectly, categorised environmental technology goes well beyond the realm of environmental...
PAI interested in Cerba European Lab buyout
PAI partners has entered into exclusive discussions with IK Investment Partners and management to acquire a majority stake in Cerba European Lab SAS.
HgCapital acquires SimonsVoss
HgCapital has acquired SimonsVoss Technologies AG.
BC Partners looking to sell Picard Surgelés
BC Partners is looking to sell its 71% of equity in the leading frozen food retailer Picard Surgelés.
Procuritas buys King Oscar
Procuritas Capital has acquired Norwegian canned seafood supplier, King Oscar Brisling Sardines, from Rieber & SУИn. No financial details have been disclosed, although the deal is understood to be worth in excess of NOK 255m.
Wirescan raises NOK 25m in latest round
Wirescan AS has received NOK 25m, in a round headed by Siemens Venture Capital and SУЅkorniVest II AS.
Private equity goes postal
Once again, British politicians are considering selling off some, or all, of the countryтs state postal service, Royal Mail. Private equity bidders have been linked to past attempts to buy the company, and may yet swoop on the opportunity. Despite continuing...
Consortium invests $7.5m in Movidius
Existing shareholders Celtic House Venture Partners, Capital E, Emertec Gestion, AIB Seed Capital Fund and angel investors have invested $7.5m in a series-B round in semiconductor company Movidius.
PE bidders in the running to acquire Priory Group
A number of private equity groups are believed to be in the running to pick up Royal Bank of Scotland's healthcare operator Priory Group.
Wise divests Mar-Ter; generates 2.8x returns
Italian mid-market investor Wise Sgr, has divested its stake in logistics operator Mar-Ter Spedizioni, to Italian public investment firm, Mid Industry Capital Spa.
Innova et al. purchase 100% of Polish Expander
Innova Capital has led a number of private equity investors in the acquisition of 40% of Polish independent financial adviser, Expander. Innova already owned 60% of the firm, meaning the firm is now wholly owned by private equity investors. No financial...
Gimv sells CoreOptics to Cisco
Gimv has sold its stake in CoreOptics Inc to Nasdaq-listed Cisco Systems Inc, which will completely acquire the firm.
Bertelsmann Digital Media Investments and Venture Incubator fund deal united
Bertelsmann Digital Media Investments and Venture Incubator have invested in e-commerce platform deal united GmbH, in a deal thought to be worth around €5m.
BNP backs Telogic with €3m investment
BNP Paribas Private Equity has invested тЌ3m growth capital in business technology services provider, Telogic.
bcnHighgrowth invests €1m in Migoa
Spanish VC, bcnHighgrowth, has injected €1m into technology company Migoa, developers of nuroa.es, a real estate search engine.
Scottish Venture Fund joins £9.6m round for TPP
The Scottish Venture Fund has joined a ТЃ9.6m funding round for drug development company, TPP Global Development.