Deals
UK - RCapital backs acquisition of Helena assets
Turnaround specialist RCapital has backed the company voluntary agreement (CVA) of troubled nightclub operator Helena Leisure Group.
SWITZERLAND - Novartis-backed Evolva acquires Arpida; prepares listing
Swiss biotechnology company Evolva, which is backed by a venture capital consortium including Novartis Venture, Aravis, Sunstone Capital and Dansk Innovationsinvestering, has acquired listed rival Arpida. The combined entity is to seek a listing on the...
ITALY - Crédit Agricole PE backs EUR 5m Elettrostudio funding
Crédit Agricole Private Equity, FCPR Capenergie fund, has backed an investment of EUR 5m into energy specialist Elettrostudio Energia.
UK - Synova Capital acquires ClearWater Care
Mid-market investor Synova Capital has acquired specialist care provider Clearwater Care for an undisclosed sum.
FRANCE - EPF invests EUR 8m into EMG
EPF Partners has invested EUR 8m into online marketing company Etoile Media Group, taking a minority share in the company. The transaction was supported by debt provided by Société Générale and HSBC.
NETHERLANDS - Forbion and LSP lead EUR 9.5m arGEN-X investment
Forbion Capital Partners and Life Science Partners (LSP) have co-led a EUR 9.5m series-A funding round for biopharmaceutical firm arGEN-X, alongside KBC Private Equity, BioGeneration Ventures and existing shareholders Erasmus MC Biomedical Fund and Thuja...
SPAIN - Investindustrial acquires 50% stake in PortAventura
Investindustrial has acquired a 50% stake in theme park PortAventura from Criteria CaixaCorp, a Spanish listed vehicle controlled by savings bank La Caixa, via a EUR 95m capital increase.
HUNGARY - Permira's BorsodChem eyed by Chinese chemical group
It is understood that Wanhua Industrial Group is in talks with Permira's BorsodChem to take an equity stake in the Hungarian business. According to reports, the Chinese chemical group has already acquired EUR 200m of the company's mezzanine debt from...
UK - Mid-Ocean exits Europackaging in pre-pack
Mid-Ocean Partners' Europackaging has been bought back by former owners the Majid family in a pre-pack administration agreement for an undisclosed sum.
NORWAY - Investinor invests NOK 17.5m in OCAS for 9.6% stake
Norwegian state-owned venture fund Investinor has participiated in a share issue for Obstacle Collision Avoidance System (OCAS), investing NOK 17.5m for a 9.6% stake. Other investors include BKK, Follum Invest, Grande Ventures, START-Fondet, Teknoinvest...
GERMANY - DuMont and Tiburon lead stream5 funding
DuMont Venture and seed investor Tiburon Partners have led an undisclosed seven figure funding round for online video technology company stream5, alongside KfW and business angel Klaus Wecken.
GERMANY - IBB joins Affinitas GmbH backers
IBB Beteiligungsgesellschaft invested in Affinitas, operator of the online dating portal edarling, in a second closing of the business' first funding round. The first closing included investments from Holtzbrinck Ventures and Rocket Internet GmbH.
FRANCE - Serena Capital purchases 30% of Selectron
Serena Capital has completed its first LBO deal with the acquisition of a 30% stake of Selectron, a company focused on train applications, from Schneider Electric.
SWITZERLAND - Zurmont Madison's CLS acquires Lexi-tech
Zurmont Madison Private Equity portfolio company CLS Communication, a provider of linguistic communication services, has aquired Canadian sector player Lexi-tech International.
UK - LDC backs MBO of Icon Polymer
LDC has backed the management buyout of manufacturing business Icon Polymer for an undisclosed sum.
FRANCE - Siparex invests in Canifrance
Siparex has invested an undisclosed amount in Canifrance, a producer of pet accessories, alongside Jean-Yves Tréanton and Pascale Meunier in an MBI deal.
ROMANIA – GED backs Total with EUR 12m
GED has backed Romanian cleantech firm Total Eurobusiness with a EUR 12m investment.
NETHERLANDS - Waterland purchases Intertrust
Waterland Private Equity has purchased 100% of Fortis Intertrust Group Holding, a trust and corporate solutions company, from Fortis Bank Netherland and BGL.
ITALY - CPE invests EUR 10m into Enerqo
Clean tech investor Climate Change Capital Private Equity (CPE) has backed Enerqos Spa with EUR 10m.
GERMANY – Paragon Partners acquires Schülerhilfe
Munich-based Paragon Partners has acquired private teaching franchise ZGS Schülerhilfe GmbH for an undisclosed amount from Sylvan Learning Group.
FRANCE - 123Venture back EUR 4m renewables investments
123Venture, alongside renewable energy business Frey Nouvelles Energies, has invested EUR 2.5m into Solar Mimizan, an integrated solar power plants constructor and operator, and EUR 1.5m into Mariagaz, a biogas power plants operator.
UK - August-backed Enara completes Care Agency add-on
August Equity-backed home care specialist has completed the bolt-on acquisition of The Care Agency Ltd, a provider of private pay live-in carers.
DACH – BC Partners acquires FutureLAB and takes 40 % stake in Synlab
BC Partners has acquired listed company FutureLAB, a provider of medical-diagnostic laboratory services, and taken a 40% stake in sector rival Synlab, with the view to merge the two by the end of the year.
FRANCE – Auriga invests EUR 3m into Convertigo
Auriga Partners has provided Convertigo, an internet company, with EUR 3m in a first round of financing. The investment round took four months to complete.