Deals
Electra Partners et al. back SAV in Citigroup portfolio purchase
Electra Partners has injected additional capital into portfolio company SAV Credit for its acquisition of a £825m credit card portfolio from Citigroup, alongside other backers Palamon Capital Partners, Morgan Stanley Alternative Investment Partners and...
Sunstone Capital backs merger of IMIX and Arcoma
Danish venture capital firm Sunstone Capital has invested and undisclosed sum in IMIX, a provider of superior digital radiography.
Intesa and Innogest in €5m round for Silicon Biosystems
Atlante Ventures, the Venture Capital Fund of the Intesa Sanpaolo Group, and Innogest Capital have co-led a €5m round of financing for Silicon Biosystems SpA.
Norvestor's RenoNorden acquires Danish waste collection unit
RenoNorden, a portfolio company of Norwegian buyout house Norvestor, has acquired the household waste collection division of Renoflex-Gruppen.
Apposite backs SureCalm MBI
Healthcare-focused investor Apposite Capital has backed the management buy-in of healthcare services provider, SureCalm Healthcare. No financial details have been disclosed.
Valedo makes four add-ons to Swedish psychiatry group
Valedo Partners has completed four add-on acquisitions for its portfolio company Specialistpsykiatrigruppen.
Bridgepoint to sell half of its stake in Safestore
Bridgepoint Capital has announced that it intends to sell up to 32 million ordinary shares in listed self-storage retailer Safestore Holdings plc, which is approximately half of its stake in the company.
LDC backs Matrix with £10m investment
LDC has invested £10m in energy management company Matrix in exchange for a significant minority stake in the newco.
360° CP invest € 2m in Smartdate
360° Capital Partners has provided Smartdate, an online dating website, with a € 2m investment. The company had previously received $400,000 from four business angels.
Creandum and Northzone lead $5m round for Videoplaza
Nordic venture capital firms Northzone Ventures and Creandum have led a $5m investment round for Videoplaza.
Northzone in $13m round for Energy Micro
Northzone Ventures and Investinor has invested $13m in microcontroller company Energy Micro.
SEP invests £6m in ControlCircle
Scottish Equity Partners (SEP) has invested £6m in communications and data technology services provider, ControlCircle.
Bowmark Capital backs £48m Leaders MBO
Bowmark Capital has backed the £48m management buyout of specialist lettings agency Leaders from RO Group, a property investment and development business.
BC Partners-backed Brenntag solidifies IPO plans
BC Partners-backed chemicals distributor Brenntag has released further details on its planned IPO on the Frankfurt stock exchange.
Siemens aborts plans to sell hearing aids unit
According to reports, the sale of Siemens Audiologische Technik, the hearing aids business of Siemens AG has now definitely been cancelled.
Perceva invests in Dalloyau
Perceva Capital has taken a 50% stake in luxury food producer, Dalloyau. The financial details of the transaction have not been disclosed.
BlueGem in line to acquire Liberty after company sells flagship store
BlueGem Capital Partners is said to be the frontrunner to acquire luxury retailer Liberty in a deal worth more than £40m.
MIG Fonds et al. in €13m Antisense round
MIG Fonds and Global Asset Management have invested a further €13m in biotechnology company Antisense Pharma GmbH, with management and private investors also taking part in the financing.
Cinven to buy Sebia from Montagu
Cinven is set to buy French medical diagnostic company, Sebia, from Montagu Private Equity in a secondary buyout deal reportedly valued at €800m.
Alpha Group's Tom Tailor to cut debt in €140m IPO
Alpha Group's portfolio company Tom Tailor is reportedly preparing for a €140m IPO on the Frankfurt stock exchange at the end of the month, which will see the retailer cut its debt by more than €100m.
NVM acquires Lanner from 3i in £3m deal
NVM Private Equity has backed the £3m management buyout of simulation software provider Lanner Group from 3i, which owned a minority stake in the company.
Sovereign-backed EEG acquires Future Environmental Services assets
Sovereign Capital-backed Euro Environmental Group (EEG) has acquired certain trading assets from Future Environmental Services.
VNT invests €2m in dilitronics
Finish VC VNT Management Oy has invested around €2m in LED driver company dilitronics GmbH.