Deals
Gala-backed Núcleo sells infrastructure division
Gala Capital portfolio company Núcleo has sold its infrastructure division to Construcciones y Auxiliar de Ferrocarriles (CAF).
Axcel lists Pandora at DKK 210 per share
Axcel portfolio company Pandora today listed on the NASDAQ OMX Copenhagen at a share price of DKK 210.
Advent withdraws from Restauravia talks
Advent International has withdrawn from talks to buy Spanish restaurant chain Restauravia, according to reports.
French buyouts paint new picture of recovery
The French buyout market has been slower to stir compared to the UK, Germany and even the Nordics this year. Nevertheless, a surge in activity witnessed during the summer, as well as the return of sizeable upper mid-market deals, leave industry players...
Catapult and Mercia inject £1.1m into nanoTherics
Catapult Venture Partners and Mercia Technology Seed Fund have led a £1.1m funding round for gene replacement therapy firm nanoTherics.
Darwin Private Equity acquires Fenn Wright Manson
Darwin Private Equity has acquired UK clothing brand Fenn Wright Manson for an undisclosed amount.
123Venture injects €1.6m in Sorec
123Venture has provided French furnishings company Sorec with €1.6m of funding.
Consortium invests €4m in Zimory
A consortium led by Creathor Venture, High-Tech Gründerfonds and VC Fonds Technologie Berlin have invested €4m in cloud computing company Zimory.
Octopus invests £275,000 in TouchType
Octopus Ventures has provided UK software company TouchType with £275,000 of seed funding.
Private equity-backed AZ Electronic plans $700m IPO
AZ Electronic Materials Group, the chemicals manufacturer co-owned by Carlyle Group and Vestar Capital Partners, is to be listed on the London stock market.
Investors pump €70m into private sales club Privalia
General Atlantic and Index Ventures have joined existing investor Highland Capital Partners to inject €70m into online sales company Privalia.
LDC sells Cable Management Group to Thomas & Betts Corporation
LDC has sold its majority stake in UK-based Cable Management Group (CMG) to US firm Thomas & Betts Corporation for approximately $110m.
Intera acquires majority share in Tehoc
Intera Equity Partners has acquired a majority share in industrial cleaning and maintenance service provider Tehoc Oy.
Riverside buys Arena from BSPE in SBO
Mid-sized investor The Riverside Company has completed its first deal in Italy with a secondary buy-out of water wear brand Arena from BS Private Equity (BSPE).
Avenir Entreprises invests in Optilog
Avenir Entreprises has provided logistics company Optilog with mezzanine funding.
Notion Capital invests £2m in eSellerPro
Notion Capital has provided UK e-commerce company eSellerPro with £2m of funding.
Inventure invests in Canatu
Inventure Oy has participated in a €4.7m funding round for Finnish nanotechnology company Canatu Ltd.
Wellington leads SEK 170m round in GLO
Wellington Partners has led a SEK 170m funding round in nanowire semiconductor LED developer GLO AB.
Turenne Capital backs Plastifrance MBO
Turenne Capital has backed the management buyout of plastic cards manufacturer Plastifrance with a €700,000 investment.
Naxicap and Avenir Entreprises reinvest in Oralia
Naxicap Partners and Avenir Entreprises have participated in the capital restructuring of real estate company Oralia, injecting respectively €27m and €3m.
Pragma Capital acquires IMV Technologies from OFI Private Equity
Pragma Capital has acquired French biotechnology company IMV Technologies from OFI Private Equity (OPEC).
Naxicap backs Primonial MBO
Naxicap Partners has backed the management buyout of The Groupe Primonial, the merging entity of Patrimoine Management & Associés and Primonial FundQuest.
BPE sells FirstAssist Services for £12.5m
Barclays Private Equity (BPE) has sold business services provider FirstAssist Services to outsourcing company Capita plc for £12.5m.