Deals
Resource to Handel Polish retail consolidation
CEE growth investor Resource Partners is pumping Pln 60m into SPS Handel SA, operator of 36 Polish shops called "Zielony Market". The funds will be used to help the company consolidate the domestic retail and wholesale distribution markets.
Blackstone-backed ICS acquires Pulse
Blackstone Group portfolio company Independent Clinical Services (ICS) has acquired Pulse Staffing Ltd from HgCapital.
Apax sells IFCO Systems to Brambles
Apax has agreed to sell its majority stake in listed German logistics company IFCO Systems to Australian trade buyer Brambles.
AAC Capital Partners acquires Orangefield
AAC Capital Partners has acquired a majority stake in independent trust service provider Orangefield Trust.
Private equity firms circle NHS staffing arm
Soon-to-be privatised NHS Professionals is set to attract private equity attention, according to media reports.
KKR sells recycling company DSD
British private equity group Solidus Partners has backed the acquisition of Duales System Deutschland (DSD) for an undisclosed amount.
Advent sells Sophis to Misys
Advent International has agreed to sell Sophis to Misys for an equity value of €273m.
STING invests in SEEC
STING Capital has invested in SEEC AB, a provider of energy storage devices for heating and cooling large buildings.
Accent acquires stake in new aviation group
Accent Equity has acquired a 50% stake in Aviator Airport Alliance, a newly formed group of Nordic aviation service providers.
Accent Equity acquires Troax
Accent Equity has acquired Swedish security provider Troax from the Gunnebo group.
Syntaxin receives £18m investment
Lundbeckfond Ventures, Seventure and Ipsen have taken part in a series-C round of financing for biopharmaceutical company Syntaxin.
Ratos sells Camfil for SEK 1.3bn
Ratos has wholly sold its stake in Camfil for SEK 1.325bn, giving the investor and exit profit of approximately SEK 610m.
Permira-backed New Look "open-minded" on flotation
Fashion retailer New Look - backed by Permira and Apax - said it remained "open-minded" on IPO prospects following the holiday season.
LDC secures partial exit from Virgin Racing
LDC has reached an agreement with Marussia that will see the Russian supercar manufacturer take a shareholding in F1 team Virgin Racing.
Penta-backed SpiriTel acquired by Daisy plc
Daisy Group plc has wholly acquired listed communication services company Spiritel, owned by Penta Capital, for an enterprise value of £37m.
Apollo makes offer for BHF Bank
Apollo Management has made an offer for BHF Bank, a subsidiary of Deutsche Bank.
Naxicap and SCR Provencale et Corse invest €1.15m in SolarQuest
Naxicap Partners and SCR Provençale et Corse have backed French energy equipment provider SolarQuest with €1.15m of growth capital funding.
HgCapital backs the buyout of ATC Group
HgCapital has agreed to acquire a majority stake in Dutch provider of corporate services to industrial and financial multinational ATC Group.
Finance Wales leads £400,000 G-volution round
Finance Wales has led a £400,000 funding round for G-volution, a Newport-based firm which has developed a clean teach multi-fuel system.
Altor accquires stake in Eltek
Altor Equity Partners has acquired a 16.5% stake in Eltek ASA, a Norwegian listed global power conversion and microwave transmission specialist.
Balderton-backed Hut Group acquires Lookfantastic
Online retailer The Hut Group has raised £18.5m from existing investors to finance the £19.4m acquisition of the Lookfantastic Group.
Consortium invests £4m in Vivacta
A consortium, consisting of HBM BioVentures, IDInvest Partners, Spark Ventures and Viking, has invested £4m in medical diagnostics company Vivacta Limited.
IK acquires EPiServer from VC consortium
IK Investment Partners has acquired EPiServer Group AB from Amadeus Capital, Monterro Holding, Northzone Ventures and entrepreneurs.
Aheim back MBO of Ercos
Aheim Capital has backed the management buyout of Ercos S.A.'s German division for an undisclosed sum.