Deals
Aescap-backed Biocartis acquires Philips Technology Platform
Aescap-backed molecular diagnostics company Biocartis has acquired Philips’ technology platform for rapid fully-automated DNA/RNA molecular diagnostic testing.
Clave Mayor invests €4.5m in Ibetor
Spanish mid-market operator, Clave Mayor has invested €4.5m in technology business Ibetor via its Seguranza fund.
YFM participates in £1m round for ProVision
YFM has invested in a £1m round for wireless HDTV company ProVision Communications.
Neuhaus Partners takes stake in Searchmetrics
Neuhaus Partners has invested in software company Searchmetrics GmbH to fund the company's international expansion.
Aggressive banks push Kabel Deutschland debt to 70%
According to sources close to the deal speaking to unquote", the banks involved in the pending Kabel Deutschland deal have aggressively pushed the equity to just 30% of the deal valued at as much as EUR 5bn. Equity ratios of just 30% are almost unheard...
Volati acquires Team Ortopedteknik
Swedish buyout house Volati has acquired orthopaedic technology company Team Ortopedteknik
Seraphim Capital leads £2m round for Intamac
Seraphim Capital has led a £2m investment into home monitoring company Intamac System Limited alongside Chandos Fund.
Montagu Private Equity prepares for EUR 2bn IPO of BSN Medical
Montagu has hired Morgan Stanley to advise on a possible IPO for medical supplies company BSN Medical, which is expected to fetch up to EUR 2bn. A sales process was started about one-and-a-half years ago, but abandoned.
Waterland backed Medhold sold to Sonic Healthcare
Waterland Private Equity has divested its stake in Belgian laboratory business Medhold Group to Australian-based Sonic Healthcare who has fully acquired the business.
Eqvitec invests SEK 26m into Voddler
Finnish venture investors has backed Voddler, a company which providing video on-demand service, with SEK 26m.
Amadeus Capital leads $5.5m series B for AMEE
Amadeus Capital Partners has led a $5.5m series B funding round for AMEE, a company that has built the largest engine for computing greehouse gas emissions.
MTI et al. invest £2.2m into Exosect
MTI Partners has invested £1m into pest control provider Exosect, as part of a £2.2m funding round.
Duke Street acquires Payzone in €104m restructuring deal
Duke Street has acquired a 69% stake in AIM-listed payment network Payzone Group as part of a €104m restructuring deal that will see the value of existing shareholder Balderton Capital's stake wiped out.
Apax pockets PIK profit
As many predicted, the secondary debt market has in fact proven lucrative for private equity firms as Apax Partners prepares to reap the rewards of buying into the debt of portfolio company New Look. Deborah Sterescu investigates
Bridgepoint acquires LGV's LGC for £257m
Bridgepoint has acquired forensics and scientific testing company LGC from LGV Capital for £257m.
Oaktree takes majority stake in SGD
US buy-out fund Oaktree Capital will become the majority shareholder of perfume and pharmaceutical bottle manufacturer SGD, following the group’s debt restructuring.
CDC-backed EI-Technologies acquires ADEON
CDC Innovation et Entrepreneurs & Investisseurs Capital backed EI-Technologies has acquired IT business ADEON.
Strong research bodes bright future for Dutch venture
The Netherlands’ excellence in the fields of ICT and Life Sciences is driving dealflow up and prompting optimism for the future. By Francinia Protti-Alvarez
Better Capital acquires Carlyle's Gardner in £20m deal
Better Capital, the investment vehicle launched by Jon Moulton last year, has invested in its first deal, reportedly acquiring aerospace components supplier Gardner Group in a £20m deal from The Carlyle Group.
Water investing: money on tap?
Water is back on tap as two companies in the area have generated interest from private equity this week, reports Deborah Sterescu.
EXCLUSIVE - Argos Soditic reaps 4.2x on Kägi sale
Argos Soditic has sold its stake in Kägi to an undisclosed Swiss industrial family, generating 4.2x money.
Argos Soditic reaps 4.2x on Kägi exit
Argos Soditic has sold its stake in Kägi to an undisclosed Swiss industrial family, which acquired the company with all cash and wiped out its debt, for a 4.2x multiple and an IRR of 125 to 130.
Gründerfonds Münsterland completes first investment
eCAPITAL has invested a six-figure sum into Variowell Development GmbH.
Walter services acquires SEB
Walter services Holding GmbH, a portfolio company of Odewald & Cie and caption, has agreed to acquire SEB Card Service GmbH from Swedish banking group SEB AG.