Deals
Avenir Entreprises in Labaronne Citaf SBO
Private equity investor Avenir Entreprises has backed the secondary management buyout of French cistern manufacturer, Labaronne Citaf.
Next Wave-backed TORA invests in Simply Zesty
Next Wave Partners portfolio company The Oxford Research Agency (TORA) has acquired a minority share in Irish online public relations and social media agency, Simply Zesty.
Terra Firma 'confident' on EMI debt
Terra Firma says it is confident it will meet its debt obligations to Citigroup into the next year, according to reports.
Take-privates: Private equity firms scan the market
Despite a broad recovery in world stock markets, listing portfolio companies has been somewhat hit and miss in early 2010. While few companies have made the leap to public ownership, there have been a string of take-private deals in recent months, suggesting...
AGF et al. in €8m round for Crocus
AGF Private Equity, CDC Innovation, CEA Investissement, Nanodimension, Sofinnova Ventures and Ventech have raised an €8m series-C round for IT firm Crocus Technology.
LBO France to sell Medi-Partenaires
LBO France is planning to sell its stake in French clinic operator Medi-Partenaires, according to media reports.
Consortium backs O-Flexx Technologies with €6.7m
SET Venture Partners, Atmos SpA, BankInvest, Emerald Technology Ventures, Partech International, SAM GmbH, and Schneider Electric Ventures SAS have invested €6.7m in cleantech company O-Flexx Technologues GmbH.
Rockport co-leads $40m round for Think
Venture capital firm Rockport Capital Partners and Ener1, a lithium-ion battery manufacturer have co-led a $40m financing round for electric car manufacturer Think.
PINOVA Capital takes a participation in Hemoteq AG
PINOVA Capital has invested in medical technology company Hemoteq AG in Würselen.
Criteo achieves $7 million in series-C funding
Criteo has raised $7m from Bessemer Venture Partners in a series-C funding, bringing total fundraising to $24m.
Candover-backed Parques Reunidos considers IPO
Candover-backed Parques Reunidos, the Spanish theme park, has turned to JP Morgan, Morgan Stanley and Credit Suisse for assistance preparing its IPO.
Oaktree in Almatis debt-for-equity swap
Oaktree Capital Management, which holds around 46% of alumina maker Almatis' senior debt, is set to take control of the company in a debt-for-equity swap.
Altor-backed Apotek Hjärtat acquires Ada AB
Altor-backed pharmaceutical business Apotek HjУЄrtat has wholly acquired Ada AB from its parent Tamro Group for an undisclosed sum.
Nauta leads €2.5m round for Groupalia
Venture investor Nauta Capital has led a €2.5m series-A round for online discount site Groupalia, alongside La Caixa, the company’s founders and its CEO.
BayBG invests in Insider Group AG
BayBG has invested in Insider Group AG, which runs an online accommodation booking portal, acquiring a minority stake.
Permira and Goldman Sachs in talks with BASF over Cognis
Reports suggest that Cognis owners Permira and Goldman Sachs are in talks with chemicals giant BASF over a potential sale of the company.
High-Tech Gründerfonds leads investment in Propertybase
High-Tech Gründerfonds has led an investment in software developer Propertybase GmbH, alongside Bayern Kapital and Neuhaus Partners.
TDC delays share sale
TDC, the Danish telecom giant owned by Kohlberg Kravis Roberts, Apax, Blackstone, Permira and Providence Equity Partners has shelved its share sale due to regulatory hurdles, according to media reports.
Gimv and Sofinnova lead €11.2m Inside deal
Gimv and Sofinnova Partners have led an €11.2m round-D investment in open-standard contactless chip company Inside Contactless alongside existing shareholders and Fonds Stratégique d’Investissement (FSi).
Altor-backed Aalborg mulls IPO
According to reports, Danish company Aalborg Industries is investigating the possibility of an IPO.
Litorina's Coromatic buys competitor Skandinaviska
Coromatic Group, an IT and electricity services provider backed by Swedish Private Equity investor, Litorina, has purchased competitor Skandinaviska Kraftprodukter AB.
Herkules buys Norwegian sportswear maker ODLO
Herkules Private Equity has signed an agreement to buy Norwegian sportswear manufacturer, ODLO Sports Group.
Elysian Capital acquires Vertical Pharma Resources
Elysian Capital has backed the management buyout of pharmaceutical supplier Vertical Pharma Resources Limited. Two of the original four founders of the business, trading as Integrated Pharmaceutical Services (IPS), have fully exited.
GED acquires 70% stake in EP4
Spanish private equity investor GED has acquired a 70% stake in engineering business Estudio Pereda 4 (EP4).