Deals
Longbow leads £1.7m Ambicare funding
Longbow Capital has led a £1.7m funding round in medical devices firm Ambicare Health.
The Carlyle Group acquires Companeo
The Carlyle Group will acquire a majority stake in B2B online lead generator Companeo SA.
Activa Capital to buy Selpro Sélection Professionnelle
Activa Capital has agreed to acquire French HR services provider Selpro Sélection Professionnelle from Randstad.
Oséo backs Cerenis and Novasep with €10.7m
The French government's venture arm Oséo has invested €10.7m in healthcare companies Cerenis Therapeutics and Groupe Novasep.
French buyouts lag behind rest of Europe
The French buyout market lagged behind its neighbours’ in Q2 2010, according to the unquote” Private Equity Barometer. However, the country saw a significant increase in growth capital and early stage deals.
Nordic PE activity keeps momentum
Nordic Buyout activity has more than doubled in the second quarter of 2010, according to the unquote” Private Equity Barometer.
UK buyout value falls 14% in Q2
UK and Irish buyout value fell 14% during the second quarter of 2010, according to figures from the latest unquote” Private Equity Barometer.
Buyout value jumps after mega-deals
The value of buyout deals in the Southern Europe region for Q2 has increased more than ten-fold compared to Q1, according to the unquote” Private Equity Barometer.
Invest Equity completes management-buyout
Invest Equity has completed its own management-buyout, a process that started in 2004.
Qualium set to exit Exxelia
Qualium (formerly CDC Capital Investissement) is looking to sell electronics specialist Exxelia to LBO France.
Wittur AG on the block again
Cerberus Partners and Goldman Sachs Capital Partners are looking for a buyer for German lift component supplier Wittur AG.
Notion Capital et al. invest $5.5m in Zattikka
Notion Capital and a group of individual investors have injected $5.5m in gaming company Zattikka.
Blackstone and PAI mull over United Biscuit sale
Blackstone and PAI Partners are looking to sell British food company United Biscuits, according to reports.
EPS Value Plus supports acquisition for FotoDesk subsidiary
EPS Value Plus has supported the acquisition of the online photo and business printing division of netservice.cc for the Colorplaza AG subsidiary of portfolio company FotoDesk Group AG.
LDC buys Easynet from BSkyB
LDC has backed the £100m buyout of UK specialist telecommunications business Easynet Global Services from BSkyB.
Ocado price cut highlights tough UK IPO market
Difficulties in UK IPOs were highlighted today, with food delivery service Ocado forced to slash its IPO valuation. The traditionally strong UK listing market has struggled in 2010, while European rivals have seen a significant upturn in their own IPO...
PAI Partners looking to sell Yoplait stake
PAI Partners has put its 50% stake in French yoghurt maker Yoplait up for sale.
Enterprise Investors provide €7m for Webmedia Group
Enterprise Investors has provided €7m for the Estonian software development company Webmedia Group.
AXA Private Equity acquires 50% stake in Autopista Trados 45
AXA Private Equity has acquired 50% of Spanish toll road operator Autopista Trados 45 from Cintra.
PE groups circle Spanish infrastructure asset
The Spanish utility firm Endesa, controlled by Italian giant Enel SpA, is reportedly examining the sale of 80% of its gas transport and distribution business in an effort to reduce the group's borrowings.
MCH Private Equity invests in Conservas Garavilla
MCH Private Equity has invested in canned fish producer Conservas Garavilla.
NBGI Private Equity acquires Praticdose
NBGI Private Equity has backed the management buy-in of French medical equipment provider Praticdose.
Ibersuizas closes in on Multiasistencia
Press reports suggest that the Madrid-based later stage investor Ibersuizas has signed heads of agreement over the buyout of Multiasistencia, Spain's leading provider of business process outsourcing services to the financial and corporate sector.
Finance Wales backs GeoVS
Finance Wales has invested £250,000 in UK early-stage visualisation technology company, GeoVS.