Deals
HitecVision acquires Tampnet
HitecVision has signed an agreement to acquire Tampnet AS, a subsidiary of Statoil.
NextStage invests €8.2m in Groupe ACR
Nextstage has provided spare auto parts distributor Groupe ACR with €8.2m.
HTGF et al. in €2m evocatal series-B
Three years after receiving a round of seed finance, Düsseldorf-based industrial biotech group evocatal GmbH has raised a €2m round of early-stage funding.
CVC pursues giant Spanish infrastructure buyout
CVC is understood to be closing in on a deal with the majority shareholders of Spanish infrastructure business Albertis over a potential buyout that would value the firm at more than €25bn.
AXA Private Equity sells Trecobat shares
AXA Private Equity has sold its 46.5% stake in home building group Trecobat to the company's management team.
MB Funds invests in Suomen Transval
MB Funds has invested in Suomen Transval Oy, making the investor the main shareholder in the company.
Gresham-backed JGG buys Addis & Co
Gresham-backed James Grant Group (JGG) has acquired specialist accountancy company, Addis & Co - its latest acquisition in its buy-and-build strategy.
Avenir Entreprises et al. back Société Hôtelière Côte Rôtie
Avenir Entreprises, Sofival, BNP Paribas Développement, Garibaldi Participations and Risque & Sérénité have funded the buyout of eight hotels on behalf of Société Hôtelière Côte Rôtie (SHCR).
Lloyds sells private equity stakes to Coller Capital
Lloyds Banking Group has become the latest bank to cut its private equity exposure, selling its £480m portfolio of UK private equity stakes to a newly created joint venture, Cavendish Square Partners LLP.
Consolidation: Building for the future
The financial services industry has been abuzz with talk of consolidation in recent weeks, following news of Resolution’s acquisition of AXA’s UK life business. While Clive Cowdery’s listed consolidation vehicle is slowly assembling some of the...
Gresham backs £33m Team Telecom buyout
Gresham Private Equity has backed the £32.8m management buyout of telecommunications equipment and services provider, Team Telecom Group. The deal is subject to shareholder approval.
Sovereign Capital’s LM acquires two funeral businesses
Sovereign Capital-backed LM Funerals has acquired Chris White Funeral Directors Limited and Pomphrey and Mercer Funeral Directors.
Alchemy holds first close at more than £280m
Alchemy Partners has held a first close at just over £280m on its second fund that is looking to invest in financially distressed European companies.
Stirling Square buys Environmental Solutions Europe
Stirling Square Capital Partners has acquired waste and recycling systems manufacturer Environmental Solutions Europe Holding from OTTO Group.
Crédit Agricole PE et al. invest €7.5m in EyeTechCare
Crédit Agricole PE and insurance company SHAM have provided medical devices developer EyeTechCare with a €7.5m round of funding.
TPG and Goldman Sachs acquire Ontex for €1.2bn
TPG and GS Capital Partners have agreed to buy hygienic disposables specialist Ontex from Candover.
West Capital puts Office up for sale
West Capital is looking to sell shoe retailer Office for an estimated €170m.
STING invests SEK 2m in ENCare
STING has injected SEK 2m in Swedish MedTech company ENCare.
Segulah acquires European Travel Interactive
Segulah has acquired European Travel Interactive AB (eTRAVELi) from Norvestor Equity in a secondary buyout.
PAI Partners sells Kwik-Fit Insurance to Fortis
PAI Partners has sold the Insurance branch of Kwik-Fit to Fortis UK for £215m.
Apax acquires BNP Paribas Personal Finance Belgium
Apax has agreed to acquire BNP Paribas Personal Finance Belgium from BNP Paribas.
CapMan acquires INR and Aspen
CapMan has acquired INR from Accent Equity and Aspen from Valedo Partners in secondary buyouts.
EQT sells Aleris to Investor AB
EQT Partners has agreed to sell Aleris Holding AB to Investor AB for an enterprise value of SEK 4.4bn.
Lone Star buys Düsselhyp bank from BdB
US fund Lone Star has acquired the Düsselhyp bank from BdB, the German commercial banking association.