Deals
TDR Capital-backed Algeco acquires Yvelinoise de Matériel
TDR Capital's portfolio company Algeco has wholly acquired French modular construction specialist Yvelinoise de Matériel.
Finance Wales et al. invest £835,000 in Orthos
Finance Wales, angel investors and the Welsh Assembly Government have injected £835,000 in Welsh medical equipment manufacturer Orthos Limited.
3i to sell German MWM and Norma Group
3i is reportedly working on plans to sell two German portfolio companies, MWM and Norma Group, whose collective value has been estimated to be in excess of €1bn.
NXP raises $476m on Nasdaq
Private equity-backed Dutch chipmaker NXP Semiconductors was floated on Nasdaq, at more than 28% below midpoint of the expected price range.
Mobius Life Sciences invests £75,000 in Medibord
Mobius Life Sciences has backed UK medical equipment manufacturer Medibord with £75,000.
Eurazeo extends negotiations for B&B Hotels
Eurazeo has given Carlyle until the 12th of October to decide on the acquisition of French hotels chain B&B Hotels.
Advent and Bain in £2bn RBS deal
Advent International and Bain Capital are set to acquire the Global Merchant Services operation of Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) in a deal worth £2bn, according to reports.
Sentica Partners merges AtBusiness and Trainers' House IT unit
Sentica Partners has merged portfolio company AtBusiness Oy with the IT project unit of Trainers' House.
High-Tech Gründerfonds et al. invest $2m in C2Call
High-Tech Gründerfonds, Draper Investment Company and a private investor have backed German voice-over-IP specialist C2Call with a $2m series-A round of funding.
Nautic and Jordan invest $500m in Milestone Aviation
US private equity investors The Jordan Company and Nautic Partners have invested $500m in newly launched Irish aviation finance company Milestone Aviation Group.
DIC retains control of Almatis
Dubai International Capital (DIC) has secured approval from a US bankruptcy court for its proposal to restructure the debt of German aluminium business Almatis.
Exits: Volumes fail to make major recovery
Recent months have seen what seems like a flurry of exit activity, with secondary buyouts and IPOs dominating the headlines. However, exit volumes have barely reached levels seen this time last year. John Bakie investigates.
HTGF and Bayern Kapital back TM3 Software
High-Tech Gründerfonds (HTGF) and Bayern Kapital have invested more than €500,000 in TM3 Software GmbH.
Wellcome Trust invests £20m in Kymab
UK venture investor Wellcome Trust has injected £20m series-A funding into newly launched biopharmaceutical company Kymab.
Ratos acquires bolt-on for AH Industries
Ratos-backed AH Industries has acquired all share capital in Danish subcontractor RM Group.
Primary Capital supports bolt-on for Esteem
Primary Capital-backed Esteem Systems has acquired Woking-based IT service and support provider SiRViS IT.
AC Desarollo backs Grupo NRSur
AC Desarollo, via its fund AC Capital Premier II FCR, yesterday announced its third deal of the year, providing an undisclosed package of expansion capital to back the fast food franchise business Grupo NRSur.
Atlas Capital completes second investment
Madrid-based Atlas Capital has completed the second investment from its inaugural fund, committing €6m of growth capital to back the Spanish audiovisual services firm Uveauve.
AC Desarollo takes majority stake in Vaughan Systems
AC Desarollo, the private equity investment arm of Ahorro Corporación, has acquired a controlling stake in Vaughan Systems, a Spanish provider of commercial English language training services.
iXEN sells Textiles Well to CSP International
iXEN Partners has sold its 90% stake in French clothes manufacturer Textiles Well to CSP International, for an undisclosed amount.
Francisco takes Emailvision private
Francisco Partners has taken French email service provider Emailvision private, in a deal that values the company at €83m.
Baird sells Paddock to ASSA ABLOY
Baird Capital Partners has sold its majority stake in UK door opening solutions specialist Paddock Holdings to ASSA ABLOY.
HgCapital acquires TeamSystem for €565m
HgCapital has bought Italian software company TeamSystem from Bain Capital, at an enterprise value of €565m.
Endless considers selling The Works
Turnaround investor Endless is reportedly looking to sell discount book retailer The Works.