Deals
Sponsor Capital et al. sell Lujapalvelut
Sponsor Capital, Varma and other shareholders have sold Finnish facility management company Lujapalvelut Oy to Coor Service Management.
Industrifonden et al. invest SEK 9m in SEEC
Industrifonden, STING Capital and ALMI Invest have invested SEK 9m in SEEC, a company that develops, markets and sells energy stores with energy modules for large buildings.
Palamon exits cadooz to Euronet
Palamon Capital Partners has sold provider of vouchers and reward systems cadooz to Euronet, a US-based provider of electronic payment solutions.
Perusa Partners buys Bactec
Private equity house Perusa Partners has acquired explosive ordnance contamination service provider Bactec.
Explorer in talks to acquire Inspecentro
Portuguese buyout house Explorer Investments is contemplating the acquisition of the entire share capital of motor vehicle inspection company Inspecentro.
LBO France and LFPI Gestion close Eminence SBO
LBO France and LFPI Gestion have acquired men's underwear manufacturer Groupe Eminence from Orium and Pechel Industries Partenaires.
The unquote” forecast: Buyout activity approaches 2008 levels
Propped up by a strong third quarter, European buyout activity should exceed the overall value invested in 2008 by the end of this year, but may fall short volume-wise. Greg Gille reports
Creathor Venture invests in Shopgate
Creathor Venture has invested in online retail platform Shopgate with an undisclosed amount between €1-5m.
Triton-backed Talis adds Raphael Valves
Triton portfolio company Talis has acquired valve manufacturer Raphael Valves Industries from Tyco International.
Exponent in £121m BBC Magazines buyout
Exponent Private Equity has purchased BBC Worldwide’s consumer magazine business BBC Magazines for £121m.
JPEL buys Arch Cru portfolio for £56.5m
J.P. Morgan's Private Equity fund of funds (JPEL) has snapped up 38 investments from the former Arch Cru portfolios in a deal worth £56.5m.
Cinven buys Guardian from Aegon
Cinven has acquired UK life and pensions provider Guardian Financial Services from Aegon for £275m.
Permira sells Provimi for €1.5bn
Permira has reached an agreement to sell Dutch animal food producer Provimi to Cargill for €1.5bn.
Investindustrial pours water on Ducati sale speculation
Investindustrial has poured water on speculation that it is planning to float Italian motorcycle business Ducati in Hong Kong next year.
Bridgepoint exits Protocol Education
Bridgepoint has sold Protocol Education, part of its portfolio company Protocol Associates, to Graphite Capital.
ECI buys Wireless Logic for £38m
UK mid-market investor ECI Partners has backed the management buyout of Wireless Logic from Dragons’ Den entrepreneur Peter Jones for £38m.
FII et al. invest €2m in Multitouch
Finnish Industry Investment (FII) and Veritas Pension Insurance have invested €2m in Finnish interactive display developer Multitouch Ltd.
LDC invests £12m in WRG
LDC has invested £12m in Salford-based live events and marketing agency WRG.
UK activity surges in July after slow start
Following a rather lacklustre start to 2011, the UK has seen a sudden spike in private equity investment activity this summer, and professionals will be hopeful this can continue through the rest of the year.
bmp leads finance round for iversity
bmp and Frühphasenfonds Brandenburg have completed a first round of funding for software company iversity, worth more than €1m.
Quadriga acquires Kinetics
Private equity house Quadriga Capital has acquired Kinetics Germany from US-based Kinetic Systems.
Fondo Italiano acquires 25% of TrueStar
Fondo Italiano has acquired a 25% stake in TrueStar Group, an Italian company that offers baggage wrapping services at airports.
Fondo Italiano invests €10m in Eco Eridania
Fondo Italiano d'Investimento, a public-private partnership which is backed by the Italian government, has subscribed €10m to the capital increase carried out by Eco Eridania.
Syntegra Capital exits Stark
Syntegra Capital has sold educational publishing house Stark to learning specialist Pearson.