Deals
Acton Capital Partners backs Momox
Venture capital firm Acton Capital Partners has invested in online buy-back service Momox GmbH.
ERCP acquires Béaba
Edmond de Rothschild Capital Partners has taken a majority stake in French baby care products company Béaba from CIC Finance, for an undisclosed amount.
Inflexion buys Asperity in £25m deal
Inflexion Private Equity has acquired Asperity Employee Benefits in a deal worth £25.5m.
Bridgepoint backs BAS MBO
Bridgepoint has backed the MBO of BAS, a UK-based building energy management solutions provider.
Trilantic Capital to buy Gamenet
Lehman Brothers spin-out Trilantic Capital is on the brink of purchasing Italian slot machine operator Gamenet for €50m.
Edmond de Rothschild invests in Fila
Edmond de Rothschild Investment Partners has made its first investment in Italy by acquiring a stake in Fabbrica Italiana Lapise e Affini (Fila).
SEPI to sell Iberia, Ebro and Red Electrica stakes
Sociedad Estatal de Participaciones Industriales (SEPI) is gearing up to sell its stakes in Iberia Lineas Aereas, Ebro Foods and Red Eléctrica Corporación in 2011.
SEPI-backed Ebro buys SOS rice division
Sociedad Estatal de Participaciones Industriales portfolio company Ebro Foods has agreed to purchase SOS Corporacion Alimenticia’s rice divisions for €195m.
Privet Capital acquires Polestar in buyout
Buyout firm Privet Capital has bought Polestar Foods Ltd for an undisclosed amount.
MCH buys SERGESA subsidiaries
MCH has purchased two subsidiaries of Grupo SERGESA, Sergesa Televisa and Sergesa Hogar, for more than €5m.
La Caixa leads €920,000 round for Enefgy
Caixa Capital Risc, the venture capital arm of La Caixa, has invested €920,000 in cleantech startup Enefgy, in collaboration with private investors.
Mandarin Capital acquires Italmatch in SBO
Sino-European investor Mandarin Capital Partners and industrial group the Malacalza Group will acquire the 90% stake Investindustrial holds in Italmatch Chemicals.
Balderton Capital lead $10m Abiquo funding
Private equity company Balderton Capital has backed the series-B financing together with existing investors Nauta Capital and Eurecan of $10m for Abiquo.
BPE sells remaining shares in LSL
Barclays Private Equity has announced the sale of its remaining 12.6% stake in LSL Property Services plc for £27m.
Growth investments: GPs lend a hand
The use of growth capital finance has rapidly increased in the UK since the recession. But why are more firms looking to raise capital from private investors since the financial crisis? John Bakie investigates
Existing investors back €34.5m round for SuperSonic
Edmond de Rothschild Investment Partners, Auriga Partners, Crédit Agricole Private Equity, NBGI Ventures, BioAm, Wellington Partners and IXO Private Equity have joined new investors in a €34.5m series-C funding round for SuperSonic Imagine.
ABB invests in Aquamarine Power
ABB Technology Ventures has joined existing shareholders to back an £11m investment in Scottish power company Aquamarine Power.
HTGF et al. back nfon AG
HTGF, Earlybird Venture Capital GmbH & Co KG, MIG Fonds and Bayerische Beteiligungs AG have funded a fourth round of investment for nfon AG, with €4m.
Blackstone in talks with Southern Cross
According to recent reports, Blackstone is said to be looking to buy back care home operator Southern Cross.
KKR-backed BMG acquires Chrysalis for £107m
BMG Rights Management, a German joint-venture between KKR and media group Bertelsmann, has acquired British music publisher Chrysalis for £107m.
Palamon and G Square-backed Sar buys Mapfre Quavitae
A portfolio company of Palamon Capital Partners and G Square has purchased care home provider Mapfre Quavitae from Mapfre and Caja Madrid for €30m.
Investindustrial commits to buying TSC
European buyout firm Investindustrial has signed a pre-contract guaranteeing its purchase of Transport Sanitari Catalunya (TSC) and its subsidiary, Ambulancias Condal.
EQT set to sell or float Kabel
EQT is looking to exit German cable operator Kabel Baden-Wuerttemberg either through a sale or a flotation, according to reports.
HitecVision invests in Core Energy
HitecVision has provided $150m equity for new independent oil and gas company Core Energy AS.