Deals
Global Equity Partners acquires Lenzing division
Global Equity Partners and private investors have acquired Lenzing's plastic-filament business.
Cantabria Capital invests in Softec-Internet
Cantabria Capital has invested in Softec-Internet, a Spanish firm which develops Cloud and Software as a Service (SaaS) technology solutions.
PAI Partners sells Kwik-Fit for £637m
PAI has sold car repair business Kwik-Fit to Japanese corporation Itochu for £637m.
Capital Stage acquires Conergy
Capital Stage AG has acquired 100% of Germany-based Conergy's Swiss subsidiary for an undisclosed amount.
Palero Capital acquires Kopp
Private equity firm Palero Capital has acquired Heinrich Kopp GmbH from US industrial company Actuant Corporation for an undisclosed amount thought to be around €4m.
Wellington Partners backs Artfinder
Wellington Partners has led an investment in online service provider Artfinder. US-based Greylock Discovery Fund and angel investor Sherry Coutu also participated in the first round funding.
Consortium invest $2.5m in Grey Area
A consortium consisting of Index Ventures, London Venture Partners and Initial Capital has invested $2.5m in a series-A funding round in mobile game developer Grey Area.
Milestone Capital generates 3.7x return on Coffee Nation sale
Milestone Capital has sold UK-based Coffee Nation, a producer of coffee vending machines, to Costa Limited for £59.5m.
Herkules acquires Process Vision
Herkules has acquired Finnish energy software provider Process Vision Oy.
Electra buys Riverside's Sentinel in SBO
Electra Partners has acquired Sentinel Performance Solutions from Riverside in a £43m secondary buyout.
Caird to cash in on PSN
Caird Capital is set to make a stellar return on the sale of PSN once the $1bn sale to Wood Group completes.
BDC-backed Lumison acquires Blue Square Data
Bridgepoint Development Capital (BDC) portfolio company Lumison has acquired UK data centres operator Blue Square Data for £22m.
Nova Capital sells ABSL to Enersys
Nova Capital Management has exited British power solutions designer ABSL in a trade sale to US corporation Enersys.
Vitruvian Partners back MBO of IMD
Lausanne Acquisitions, a bid vehicle funded by Vitruvian Partners, have backed the MBO of Independent Media Distribution.
Accent Equity acquires Autotube
Accent Equity has wholly acquired Autotube AB from Specma Hydraulic AB, a unit of Investment AB Latour.
SLS Invest and SEB sell Sanos
SLS Invest and SEB have sold their stakes in Danish biotech company Sanos Bioscience A/S to Nordic Bioscience A/S.
Idea Capital invests £7.5m in Telit Communications
Idea Capital has invested £7.5m in listed Italian telecoms business Telit Communications, as part of a wider £19m capital increase for the company.
AXA acquires 10% of CLH Group
AXA Private Equity has acquired a 10% stake in Spain’s Compañia Logistica de Hidrocarburos, in a deal that values the oil storage and transportation firm at €3.6bn.
HTGF et al. back SAW Instruments
HTGF, KfW and KI Kapital have invested €1m in SAW Instruments in a second round of financing.
Barclays Private Equity exits Siteco
Barclays Private Equity has sold Siteco Lighting GmbH to Osram, a subsidiary of the Siemens Group, for an undisclosed amount.
EQT makes SEK 12bn bid for Dometic
EQT has made a SEK 12bn offer to acquire Dometic Group from a consortium of lenders, members of the board and employees.
Mid Europa's buys Penta's groceries for EUR 400m
Following two handsome exits, Mid Europa stumps up 13x Ebitda for a Polish grocery chain.
Vector Capital backs Efectivox
Vector Capital has participated in the €4.5m capital increase carried out by its Spanish portfolio company, Efectivox.
Warburg Pincus invested in United Internet
Private equity investor Warburg Pincus has acquired 5.29% of the shares in United Internet AG.