Deals
PAI interested in Cerba European Lab buyout
PAI partners has entered into exclusive discussions with IK Investment Partners and management to acquire a majority stake in Cerba European Lab SAS.
HgCapital acquires SimonsVoss
HgCapital has acquired SimonsVoss Technologies AG.
Octopus Ventures appoints Dr Simon Murdoch
Octopus Ventures has appointed Simon Murdoch as senior investment partner. Murdoch is an internet entrepreneur, investor and the former European vice president of Amazon.com.
BC Partners looking to sell Picard Surgelés
BC Partners is looking to sell its 71% of equity in the leading frozen food retailer Picard Surgelés.
Procuritas buys King Oscar
Procuritas Capital has acquired Norwegian canned seafood supplier, King Oscar Brisling Sardines, from Rieber & Søn. No financial details have been disclosed, although the deal is understood to be worth in excess of NOK 255m.
Wirescan raises NOK 25m in latest round
Wirescan AS has received NOK 25m, in a round headed by Siemens Venture Capital and SåkorniVest II AS.
Amadeus, Eden and Spark sell Secerno to Oracle
Amadeus Capital Partners, Eden Ventures and Spark Ventures have agreed to sell Secerno, an Oxford-based data security business, to Oracle Corporation for an undisclosed sum.
LDC supports MBO of UK luggage retailer
LDC has backed the management buyout of UK luggage brand, Antler, for an unknown amount.
MTI Partners invests £250.000 in Arvia Technology
MTI Partners has injected £250.000 in water-treatment specialist Arvia Technology, through the UMIP Premier Fund.
Private equity goes postal
Once again, British politicians are considering selling off some, or all, of the country’s state postal service, Royal Mail. Private equity bidders have been linked to past attempts to buy the company, and may yet swoop on the opportunity. Despite...
Consortium invests $7.5m in Movidius
Existing shareholders Celtic House Venture Partners, Capital E, Emertec Gestion, AIB Seed Capital Fund and angel investors have invested $7.5m in a series-B round in semiconductor company Movidius.
PE bidders in the running to acquire Priory Group
A number of private equity groups are believed to be in the running to pick up Royal Bank of Scotland's healthcare operator Priory Group.
Shanks walks away from Carlyle deal
UK waste management company Shanks has reportedly walked away from takeover talks with Carlyle, as the private equity investor failed to table a deal that its board could recommend to shareholders.
Wise divests Mar-Ter; generates 2.8x returns
Italian mid-market investor Wise Sgr, has divested its stake in logistics operator Mar-Ter Spedizioni, to Italian public investment firm, Mid Industry Capital Spa.
Innova et al. purchase 100% of Polish Expander
Innova Capital has led a number of private equity investors in the acquisition of 40% of Polish independent financial adviser, Expander. Innova already owned 60% of the firm, meaning the firm is now wholly owned by private equity investors. No financial...
Private equity investors back $1.4bn financing of Avolon
Cinven, CVC Capital Partners and Oak Hill Capital Partners have committed $750m to back a $1.4bn financing deal of Irish aircraft leasing company Avolon. The deal is subject to regulatory clearance.
Gimv sells CoreOptics to Cisco
Gimv has sold its stake in CoreOptics Inc to Nasdaq-listed Cisco Systems Inc, which will completely acquire the firm.
Bertelsmann Digital Media Investments and Venture Incubator fund deal united
Bertelsmann Digital Media Investments and Venture Incubator have invested in e-commerce platform deal united GmbH, in a deal thought to be worth around €5m.
BNP backs Telogic with €3m investment
BNP Paribas Private Equity has invested €3m growth capital in business technology services provider, Telogic.
bcnHighgrowth invests €1m in Migoa
Spanish VC, bcnHighgrowth, has injected €1m into technology company Migoa, developers of nuroa.es, a real estate search engine.
Scottish Venture Fund joins £9.6m round for TPP
The Scottish Venture Fund has joined a £9.6m funding round for drug development company, TPP Global Development.
Berchmann Capital leads €1.2m round for Genolab
Berchmann Capital has led a €1.2m series-A round for medical diagnostics company Genolab.
PAI-backed Chr Hansen targets DKK 3.16bn IPO
PAI Partners-backed Danish food ingredients group, Chr Hansen, is hoping to raise DKK 3.16bn in a flotation of new shares. PAI is set to offer 27.15 million of its shares in the company.
Cinven’s Sperian bid trumped by Honeywell €1.1bn offer
The board of Sperian, a French maker of protective clothing, revealed that trade player Honeywell, manufacturer of civilian and military aerospace equipment, put a based on a €117 per share.