Deals
GERMANY – Perusa acquires GRV LUTHE
German private equity house Perusa Partners has acquired disposal services company GRV LUTHE Kampfmittelbeseitigung GmbH from Turn Around Investments GmbH and GRV's management.
GERMANY/US – Riverside continues buy-and-build for Sage Holdings
The Riverside Company has acquired Chapter 11 advisory specialist Donlin, Recano & Company Inc from founders Louis Recano and Carole Donlin. The company will be added to corporate communications platform Sage Holdings, which is based in Germany and the...
AUSTRIA - Deutsche Beteiligungs sells MCE
German private equity house Deutsche Beteiligungs AG has sold its entire stake in industrial service group MCE to trade buyer Bilfinger Berger AG in a deal valuing the company at EUR 350m.
UK - Amadeus Capital invests in Linkdex
Amadeus Capital Partners, via its Amadeus Seed Fund and Amadeus III vehicle, has invested EUR650,000 into software company Linkdex.
FRANCE - 3i cedes position in Cair
3i has ceded its 34% stake in Groupe Cair to Creadev, an investment company owned by the Mulliez Family. The divestment was made through Creadev's acquisition of Groupe Cair's main subsidiary Homeperf, a home care company. Following 3i's exit, Groupe...
FRANCE - 21 Centrale sees Arjowiggins Security deal cancelled
Paper manufacturing group Sequana has broken off negotiations with French buyout house 21 Centrale Partners regarding the sale of Arjowiggins Security, a division of Sequana's fine-paper subsidiary Arjowiggins, and taken the company off the market.
CZECH - TA spends $200m on Czech security
TA Associates has paid more than $200m to acquire a minority stake in Czech computer security software firm AVG Technologies from incumbent private equity backers including Enterprise Investors.
GERMANY - Gilde Healthcare Partners co-leads EUR 7m mtm funding
Gilde Healthcare Partners has co-led a EUR 7m investment for diagnostics company mtm Laboratories, in an extension to the business' series-C funding round.
DENMARK - Danske Kapitalanlæg sells M&J Industries
Danish small-cap buyout house Danske Kapitalanlæg has divested waste recycling equipment and services business M&J Industries in a trade sale to listed Finnish company Metso, a supplier of sustainable technology and services.
GERMANY - IBB et al. invests in intransID GmbH
IBB Beteiligungsgesellschaft, Sonne+Wind Beteiligungen and KfW have jointly invested in sensor systems company intransID GmbH.
GERMANY - IBB invests in Limmer Laser
IBB Beteiligungsgesellschaft has invested in medical technology company Limmer Laser.
GERMANY - BrainsToVentures invests in Linguee
Investors from BrainsToVentures have, together with its in-house fund, provided a second round of financing for online translation search engine provider Linguee GmbH.
BELGIUM - Blackstone in talks with AB InBev
It is understood that buyout giant Blackstone is in talks with Anheuser-Busch InBev, the Belgian business best known for its alcoholic beverage interests, regarding the purchase of some of the group's amusement parks, in a deal that could be worth as...
FRANCE - Avenir et al. invest EUR 2.5m into Elan
A consortium comprising Avenir Entreprises, Siparex and NCI Gestion has acquired a stake in organic product distributor Elan Nature, making an equity investment of EUR 2.5m.
FRANCE - Seventure invests EUR 1.6m into TalentSoft
Seventure Partners has provided software company TalentSoft with an investment of EUR 1.6m.
NORWAY - Herkules takes 54% stake in Projectiondesign
Norwegian buyout house Herkules Capital has acquired a 54% stake in Projectiondesign, a developer of high performance projectors, from Eger Group.
IRELAND - Kernel and Dermot lead $33m Intune investment
Kernel Capital and Dermot Desmond have led a funding round for telecoms equipment supplier Intune Networks worth close to $33m.
UK - LCA invests second tranche of £1.2m QuantSol funding
Low Carbon Accelerator has completed the second tranche of funding for solar photovoltaic company QuantaSol, as part of a total financing round worth just under ТЃ1.2m.
BELGIUM - Big Bang in EUR 1.2m Racktivity funding
Big Bang Ventures has invested EUR 1.2m into management technology business Racktivity.
FRANCE - Abingworth et al. sell Fovea in EUR 370m deal
A syndicate of investors including UK-based venture investor Abingworth has exited its investment in Fovea pharmaceuticals, a specialist in ocular disease treatment, through a sale to strategic buyer Sanofi-aventis for EUR 370m.
UK - Mercia Technology et al. back Nightingale
The Mercia Technology Seed Fund, alongside government-backed investor Finance Wales, has invested an undisclosed amount into start up technology company Nightingale EOS.
UK - LCA et al. invest £5.8m into ResponsiveLoad
Existing backer Low Carbon Accelerator (LCA), alongside Naxos Capital Partners and Carbon Trust Investment Limited, have invested in cleantech company ResponsiveLoad as part of a funding round totalling ТЃ5.8m.
PORTUGAL - Riverside acquires Crioestaminal
US private equity firm Riverside has acquired a 67% stake in biotechnology business Crioestaminal for an undisclosed sum.
GERMANY - GMT's Docu acquires Reed's Nordic assets
GMT Communications Partners has completed the 12th bolt-on acquisition for portfolio business Docu Group, a business information provider for the construction industry, acquiring the Nordic assets of sector rival Reed Business Information.