Deals
Equita exits Stromag in €195m trade sale
Equita has sold power management components provider Stromag Group to global engineering group GKN for €195m.
Portobello and Vista exit Maxam to Advent for €900m
Advent International has acquired a 50% stake in Spanish explosives supplier Maxam as part of a secondary buyout valued at almost €900m. The deal represents an exit for Portobello Capital and Vista Capital.
ISAI invests €1.25m in StickyADStv
ISAI has provided French online advertising agency StickyADStv with €1.25m of growth capital funding.
UK hit by lack of larger deals
Amid a welcome recovery across the board, the European buyout landscape is markedly different from last year, with the UK registering a noticeable setback. Greg Gille reports
Bridges Ventures invests £2m in Ardenham Energy
Bridges Ventures has provided £2m of funding for renewable energy company Ardenham Energy.
GCP invests in 42matters
Gamma Capital Partners has provided seed financing for mobile phone software developer 42matters.
Procuritas buys Farma Holding
Procuritas has acquired a majority stake in pharmaceutical supplier Farma Holding.
DZ Equity Partner buys Goldeck
DZ Equity Partner has acquired sweets producer Goldeck Süßwaren.
Alven sells Fine Media to KKR's Pages Jaunes
Alven Capital has sold French online publisher Fine Media to Pages Jaunes, a listed portfolio company of KKR and Goldman Sachs.
AXA PE invests in KRDS
AXA Private Equity has taken a 20% stake in French online marketing agency KRDS.
Enara completes 30th acquisition
August Equity-backed Enara has acquired Colvin Nursing Agency and Longacre Homecare.
Aescap Venture et al. back Orphazyme
Aescap Venture has invested €14m in a series-A round for biotechnology firm Orphazyme.
VC-backed PolyTherics raises £2.15m
Imperial Innovations Group, YFM Equity Partners and ProVen Health VCT have provided UK-based biotech company PolyTherics with £2.15m of funding.
AXA PE reacquires Photonis from Astorg
AXA Private Equity has reacquired French electronics company Photonis, three years after selling it to Astorg Partners.
HIG Europe takes stake in Losberger
HIG Europe has acquired a majority stake in tent and hall systems provider Losberger Group.
bmp invests in Instream Media
Venture capital investor bmp has acquired a 25.4% stake in video and network marketing company Instream Media.
Inveready subscribes to €1.5m Lucierna round
Inveready and Caixa Capital Risc have led a €1.5m funding round for a minority stake in Spanish technology firm Lucierna.
Beringea backs Community Pharmacy
Beringea, the manager of the ProVen VCTs, has backed a new pharmacy chain.
Mercapital ups stake in Q Diagnóstica
Spanish private equity firm Mercapital has upped its stake in private diagnostic imaging operator Q Diagnóstica to 97.1%.
WHEB backs Green Energy Group
WHEB Partners has invested in Oslo-based Green Energy Group (GEG), a supplier of small-scale geothermal power plants.
Consortium invests €18m in Amakem
A consortium led by Forbion Capital Partners has invested €18m in Belgian biotechnology company Amakem.
Zurmont looking to sell Röder
Zurmont Madison Private Equity is currently assessing its options for a potential sale of its portfolio company Röder Zeltsysteme.
Carlyle acquires Brintons Carpets
The Carlyle Group has bought carpet manufacturer Brintons Carpets for £36m from its private owners.
Parcom exits See Tickets to Vivendi
Private equity house Parcom Capital has sold ticketing vendor See Tickets to French media conglomerate Vivendi for around £80m.