Deals
Nordic Capital eyeing Point International sale
Nordic Capital is believed to be looking to sell Swedish payment service provider Point International, according to reports.
PE-backed Vivalto Santé acquires new clinic in France
Vivalto Santé, a French private healthcare company partly owned by a consortium of private equity investors, has acquired Polyclinique de la Baie d'Avranches for an undisclosed amount.
HTGF and Seedfonds BW back Compositence
HTGF and Seedfonds Baden-Württemberg have invested an undisclosed amount in technology company Compositence.
Leonardo Venture invests in InovisCoat
Leonardo Venture has backed InovisCoat in a further round of funding with €275,500.
Kernel Capital invests €500,000 in FeedHenry
Kernel Capital has invested €500,000 in Waterford-based cloud solutions provider FeedHenry Limited.
Triton looking to sell Lehnkering
Triton is reportedly looking to offload logistics company Lehnkering.
QMC exits Corporación Dermoestética
QMC Development Capital Fund is divesting Corporación Dermoestética.
AXA pays $1.7bn for Citi’s 207 LP stakes
Large transactions continue to drive the market, fueling suspicion that this year’s total will surpass last year’s record $20bn. Kimberly Romaine reports
CAN backs Laboratorios Ojer Pharma with €500,000
Corporación Caja Navarra (CAN), the private equity arm of Caja Navarra, has invested €500,000 in biotech company Laboratorios Ojer Pharma in return for a 11.22% in the business.
Beaubridge to announce two deals this summer
Beaubridge, the new name for Partner Capital ONE, has four deals in its pipeline, two of which are likely to close in the coming months.
FSN Capital’s Baggium sells C&T division
FSN Capital’s portfolio company Baggium AB has sold its Care & Treatment division to Humana AB.
Apax, CVC and KKR in talks to acquire 20% of Caser
Private equity firms Apax Partners, CVC Capital Partners and KKR are at a critical stage in their talks with Caser about purchasing a 20% stake in the Spanish insurance firm.
Axcel acquires Cimbria from EQT
Axcel has acquired Cimbria AS, an equipment producer for the processing, handling and storage of crops, from EQT Opportunity and other shareholders.
French activity catching up to UK
Traditionally playing second fiddle to the UK market in terms of private equity activity levels, France got off to a busy start in 2011. Can it upset the status quo? Greg Gille investigates
CVC seeks Colomer buyer
CVC Capital Partners is searching for a buyer for its Spanish portfolio company, Colomer Group, a manufacturer of hair and nail care products.
Active invests €1m in Restalo.es
Technology investor Active Venture Partners has injected €1m into Spanish online restaurant bookings platform Restalo.es via a capital increase.
NORD Holding buys CDA Datenträger Albrechts
NORD Holding has acquired German optical storage media manufacturer CDA Datenträger Albrechts GmbH in a secondary buyout from bm-t beteiligungsmanagement thüringen.
T-Venture invests in 6Wunderkinder
T-Venture has backed German Software company 6Wunderkinder with an undisclosed amount.
Industrifonden et al. invest SEK 116m in Triventus
Industrifonden, Sustainable Technologies Fund and existing shareholders have invested SEK 116m in Swedish alternative energy company Triventus AB.
Sentica acquires stake in Citec
Sentica Partners has acquired a 67% stake in multi-discipline technical solutions and project services provider Citec Group.
DBAG exits Heim & Haus in management buy-back
Deutsche Beteiligungs AG (DBAG) has sold its 68.2% stake in Heim & Haus - a German direct seller of shading systems and building components - back to management.
I&F supports Irium MBO
Initiative & Finance (I&F) has taken a 50% stake in the secondary management buyout of French software publisher Irium Group.
Apax refinances Trader Media Group
Apax Partners and Guardian Media Group have refinanced Trader Media Group (TMG), receiving a £280m dividend.
AC Desarrollo acquires 21% of Postigo
AC Desarrollo, the private equity arm of banking group Ahorro Corporación, has acquired a 21.28% stake in Spanish road safety firm Grupo Postigo via a capital increase.