Deals
Inventure et al exit Proxeon to Thermo Fisher Scientific
Inventure Capital, Vecata and Vækstfonden have divested their stake in scientific instrument maker Proxeon A/S to US trade buyer Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. The terms of the deal were not disclosed.
Investinor invests NOK 50m in Ziebel
Investinor has led a NOK 71m investment round in oil service company Ziebel AS, contributing NOK 50m.
Duke Street and Partners inject a further £30m into Oasis
Duke Street and Partners Group are backing dental chain Oasis Healthcare development plans. The fresh equity capital and a new acquisition facility will give Oasis access to up to £50m of growth capital to upgrade its existing estate, acquire established...
Balderton backs InterResolve
Balderton Capital has invested an undisclosed sum in independent injury claims company InterResolve.
Amadeus prepares €1.36bn IPO
Amadeus IT Holding, the travel reservations company backed by BC Partners and Cinven, is finalising the preparations for its listing. The company is scheduled to debut in the Madrid bourse on 29 April.
Balderton et al. in £14m The Hut Group pre-IPO placing
Balderton Capital has participated in a £14m pre-IPO placing of online retailer, The Hut Group .
Cerberus' Bawag sells Bawag PSK Versicherung
Cerberus Capital Management-backed Bawag has sold 25% of its insurance broker Bawag PSK Versicherung to sector player Generali.
Mountain Cleantech's En-tech files for insolvency
Mountain Cleantech's portfolio company En-Tech En-tech Energietechnikproduktion GmbH has filed for insolvency.
CDC Enterprises in $18m round for biospace med
CDC Entreprises, (acting on behalf of the Strategic Investment Fund -SIF), has participated in an $18m round for biospace med alongside existing investors Edmond de Rothschild Investment Partners, Crédit Agricole Private Equity, UFG Private Equity, NBGI...
HTGF and KI Kapital invest in SAW Instruments
High-Tech Gründerfonds and KI Kapital GmbH have invested in start-up SAW Instruments GmbH.
Deutsche Bank loses spot in NXP IPO
According to reports, KKR is said to have taken Deutsche Bank off the list of underwriters for its impending IPO of Dutch semiconductor business NPX .
LDC increases stake in Ascend
LDC has purchased an additional stake in portfolio company Ascend, a provider of aviation information and consultancy services.
CVC takes 35% stake in R
CVC Capital Partners has acquired, a 35% of Spanish cable operator R, valuing the company at around €675m.
Procuritas acquires Gram Equipment AS
Procuritas Capital Investors (PCI) has acquired Danish-based supplier of advanced ice cream machines, Gram Equipment, for an undisclosed sum.
Investinor in NOK 54m round for Nordic Seafarms
Norwegian government-backed venture fund Investinor has alongside other investors backed Nordic Seafarms with NOK 54m.
Norinnova and Sarsia Seed back Prophyllix Pharma,
Norinnova Forvaltning, via Norinnova Invest, has alongside Sarsia Seed invested in Norwegian life science company Prophyllix Pharma, each taking a 7.7% stake.
CEE invests in geothermals company Planetherm GmbH
Conetwork Erneuerbare Energien Holding GmbH & Co. KgaA (CEE), has invested an undisclosed sum in Planetherm GmbH. The deal is rumoured to be valued between €3-7m.
Seed financing fails to germinate
The German venture industry is under fire from all angles, with the regulatory environment, a shortage of serial entrepreneurs, and a lack of support from domestic LPs posing formidable challenges. One of the core problems within the segment, however,...
Amadeus et al. in €7m D-round for Liquiavista
Returning investors Amadeus Capital Partners, GIMV, Prime Technology Ventures and Applied Ventures have participated in a €7m series-D round for Dutch display manufacturing company Liquiavista BV.
Perusa acquires Kammann out of insolvency
Perusa GmbH has acquired industrial machinery company Kammann from its Perusa Partners I fund.
Primary Capital backs £20m Güralp BIMBO
UK mid-market private equity investor, Primary Capital, has backed the £20m buy-in management buyout (BIMBO) of Güralp Systems - a manufacturer of geophysical instruments and networks.
MCH PE to buy share of Garavilla
MCH Private Equity is set to purchase a majority share of Conservas Garavillain from the Garavilla family in a deal which is expected to close in the coming days.
Biotech IPOs under investor microscope
The recent flurry of biotechs seeking to raise capital on the public markets could prove mistimed as question marks are raised over investor appetite. François Rowell investigates.
Permira and GS in talks to sell Cognis for more than €3.5bn
According to reports, Permira and Goldman Sachs (GS) are in talks to sell additives business Cognis and the expected price is said to be above the €3.5bn mark.