Deals
Balderton’s The Hut planning IPO
Balderton Capital-backed online retailer The Hut is preparing for a stock market listing, according to report.
Bridgepoint in race for Infront Sports & Media
Bridgepoint is the last PE firm remaining in the auction for Swiss sports marketing agency Infront Sports & Media, according to media reports.
CapMan’s Eastway merges with AVAB CAC
CapMan’s portfolio company Eastway has merged with Norwegian AVAB CAC AS and AVAB CAC Bergen AS.
Industrifonden et al. invest in Sol Voltaics
Industrifonden and other investors have injected SEK 40m in Swedish solar cell company Sol Voltaics AB.
HTGF backs Krauttools with €500,000
High-Tech Gründerfonds (HTGF) has invested €500,000 in customer voting solution provider Krauttools.
Eurazeo invests another €15m in Fonroche
Eurazeo has invested a further €15m in French renewable energy producer Fonroche.
DFJ Esprit leads £8m round for Nuel
A consortium of investors led by DFJ Esprit have provided UK-based wireless technology company Nuel with £8m.
High street blues
Department stores chain TJ Hughes, acquired by turnaround investor Endless in March, is due to appoint administrators in the coming days. Endless managing partner Gary Wilson talks to Greg Gille about the difficulty of rescuing the business amidst a gloomy...
Consortium provides €7m funding for NonWoTecc
NRW.Bank, Rheinland Venture Capital, Kreissparkasse Köln, HTGF and KfW have backed NonWoTecc Medical in a second financing round worth €7m.
JC Flowers in talks to buy €1bn CAM stake
US private equity firm JC Flowers is in negotiations with Spanish savings bank Caja de Ahorros del Mediterraneo (CAM) to buy a stake for between €400m-1bn.
ISIS-backed Encore acquires West End Bookings
ISIS Equity Partners-owned Encore Tickets has acquired event tickets supplier West End Theatre Bookings from Holidaybreak for more than £10m.
Constellation Capital reaps 6.3x on SVOX sale
Private equity house Constellation Capital has exited voice solution provider SVOX to Nuance.
Creathor Venture and HTGF invest in Sirion Biotech
Creathor Venture and current investors HTGF, KfW and Bayerkapital have invested in biotechnology company Sirion Biotech.
Butler-backed Sernam interested in Mory
French industrial delivery services company Sernam, owned by turnaround fund Butler Capital, is reportedly looking to acquire rival Mory.
CapMan acquires stake in Solera
CapMan has acquired a 76% stake in Norwegian alcoholic beverage importer and distributor Solera AS.
VC-backed Shazam raises $32m
Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers (KPCB) and Institutional Venture Partners (IVP) have led a further $32m funding round for UK-based mobile music discovery application Shazam.
Carlyle buys RAC for £1bn
The Carlyle Group has acquired motoring services provider RAC from insurance company Aviva for £1bn.
Venture follows money on cleantech
Global investment into the cleantech sector reached a record high last year of nearly $250bn, but venture is losing market share as it shies away from early-stage funding.
Sentica-backed MediaPex acquires Suomen Telecenter
Sentica Partners has acquired Suomen Telecenter Oy as an add-on for portfolio company MediaPex Oy.
LSP et al. invest €8.1m in Mendor
A consortium, consisting of Life Sciences Partners (LSP), Finnish entrepreneur Risto Siilasmaa, Finnish Industry Investment, Ilmarinen Mutual Pension Insurance Company, Biothom and Finnvera Venture Capital, has participated in a €8.1m series-B funding...
Triton takes over Compo
Private equity house Triton has invested €205m in the buyout of garden-fertiliser distributor Compo.
TDR buys Lowell Group from Exponent
TDR Capital has acquired Leeds-based debt purchasing specialist Lowell Group from Exponent Private Equity.
Triton acquires Europart
Private equity house Triton has acquired commercial vehicles parts distributor Europart from the Pederzani family for an undisclosed amount.
Altitude backs domiciliary care provider
New regional private equity player Altitude Partners has made its debut investment from its first fund, Altitude One LP.