Deals
Finance Wales provides £500,000 for Inspiresport
Finance Wales has provided a £500,000 follow-on debt and equity investment for Cardiff-based Inspiresport, a sports education company.
Edmond de Rothschild invests in Groupe Fontanel
Edmond de Rothschild Investment Partners has acquired 20% of Groupe Fontanel through its Winch Capital II fund.
Carlyle to acquire 65% of French Giannoni
The Carlyle Group has submitted a bid for 65% of Giannoni, through its Carlyle Europe Partners III fund.
Auctus acquires rehabilitation clinics
Auctus Capital Partners has acquired eight rehabilitation clinics from Marseille-Kliniken AG for an undisclosed amount. Following the transaction, the group of clinics will trade as Celenus-Kliniken GmbH.
EQT Partners makes bid for AcadeMedia
EQT Partners has secured a 75.2% stake in AcadeMedia following a tender offer in April.
Rhône-Alpes Création et al. invest $1.5m in Docea Power SAS
Docea Power SAS has raised $1.5m in expansion capital from Rhône-Alpes Création, Alps Development Sustainable Investment, Siparex, Octalfia and private investors.
HgCapital acquires Manx Telecom
HgCapital has taken a majority stake in Manx Telecom, the largest telecommunications and internet provider on the Isle of Man.
Graphite Capital founds London Square
Graphite Capital has taken a majority stake in house builder London Square in a deal worth £100m. The UK mid-market buyout house will supply £50m of equity, along with a £50m senior debt package.
Cross Equity Partners backs MBO of spirella s.a.
Swiss lower mid-cap specialist Cross Equity Partners has acquired a majority stake in spirella, a supplier of bathroom equipment, from the German group Leifheit AG.
Nordic Capital acquires Handicare
Nordic Capital has acquired Handicare from Herkules Capital in a secondary buyout.
Strong private equity interest for Catalpa
According to reports six private equity houses have made a first offer for Dutch childcare provider Catalpa.
Consortium invests €5m in Action Pharma
A consortium of investors including InnovationsKapital has completed a €5m financing round in Action Pharma.
ISIS Equity sells Occam DM Ltd for £12m
UK-based ISIS Equity Partners has received £12m for its sale of Occam Direct Marketing Ltd to marketing and printing services company St Ives Group.
Siparex sells its Ludendo Groupe shares
Ixen Partners and Caisse des Dépots have acquired all of Siparex's shares in the toys distributor Ludendo Groupe.
Vector Capital to take Trafficmaster private
Vector Capital Ltd has agreed to acquire all shares in Trafficmaster for a total of £73.27m.
Weinberg Capital backs Pharma Omnium in Cellvir acquisition
French laboratory Pharma Omnium International, owned by Weinberg Capital Partners, has acquired biotech company Cellvir.
Finance Wales and Welsh Assembly inject £610,000 into Altech
Finance Wales and the Welsh Assembly Government have invested £610,000 in Altech Software Ltd to expand its Vision For Food software applications.
GED Capital acquires a stake in Bio-Oils
GED Capital has acquired a share in Huelva-headquartered biodiesel company Bio-Oils.
Novartis Venture et al. invest CHF 5m in NanoPowers
Novartis Venture Funds has led a CHF 5m series-A funding round in medical device company NanoPowers. Initiative Capital Romandie (ICR) and Fribourg-based Gran Plasa SA also invested.
Capricorn leads £4.9m investment in Green Biologics
Capricorn Venture Partners has led a £4.9m investment round in UK bio-fuels producer Green Biologics.
Montefiore Investment-backed Asmodee acquires Esdevium Games
Asmodee, a French distributor of board games and trading cards games, has acquired a majority position in Esdevium Games with the support of Montefiore Investment.
Steadfast Capital buys proFagus
Steadfast Capital has acquired charcoal derivatives producer proFagus GmbH from a group of private investors for an undisclosed amount.
ETF et al. invest €5m in Compact Power Motors
Environmental Technologies Fund (ETF) has led a €5m financing round for German engine manufacturer Compact Power Motors GmbH.
EQT acquires sports retailer XXL
EQT Partners has acquired a majority stake in sports retail chain XXL Sport & Villmark for an undisclosed sum.