Deals
GERMANY - Blackstone funds offshore wind farm with more than EUR 1bn
Blackstone has confirmed its partnership with Windland Energieerzeugungs GmbH, which is developing and building "Meerwind", an offshore wind farm in the North Sea. Meerwind will be established 80 kilometres from the coast and is projected to cost more...
GERMANY - SHS and KfW invest in Biontis
Funds managed by Tübingen-based growth investor SHS Gesellschaft für Beteiligungsmanagement have invested in laboratory equipment manufacturerBiontis GmbH alongside KfW Mittelstandsbank's ERP Start-up Fund.
UK - Close Ventures leads £2.6m funding round for Dexela
Close Ventures has invested ТЃ1.4m as part of a ТЃ2.6m funding round for Dexela Ltd, a developer of 3D imaging technology, alongside London Technology Fund and existing shareholders.
UK - YFM supports holiday company
YFM Venture Finance, through its Finance South West Growth Fund, has invested an undisclosed sum into holiday company Sunisle.
CEE – Austrian firms support Herkulane's buy-in
Erste Bank and its Romanian subsidiary Banca Comerciala Romana (BCR) have provided senior debt for the buy-in of Romanian water manufacturer Herkulane by a Romanian investors group, while Mezzanine Management GmbH has provided the mezzanine debt for the...
RUSSIA - East Capital acquires 33.3% of Morgan & Stout for EUR 1.02m
East Capital Financials Fund has acquired 33.33% of Russian debt collection agency Morgan & Stout for EUR 1.02m.
DENMARK - Index Ventures invests USD 27m in Milestone
Index Ventures has invested USD 27m in Milestone, a Copenhagen-based developer of open platform IP video management software for surveillance systems.
SWEDEN - Creandum invests EUR 420,000 in Videoplaza
Creandum has invested EUR 420,000, together with business angels Henrik Torstensson and Magnus Hultman, in VideoPlaza, an online advertising start-up.
FRANCE - Garibaldi et al invest EUR 1.2m in Addev
Naxicap Partners, Garibaldi Participations and Midi-Pyrénées Croissance have completed a management buyout of Addev, the holding company of adhesives producer Adhis.
UK - Vesbridge backs Corvil funding
Vesbridge Partners has joined ACT Ventures and Apax Partners in a USD 12m funding round for Corvil Ltd, a developer of new generation technolog of IP packet networks.
GERMANY – Blackstone to invest in German wind farm
According to press reports, Blackstone is teaming up with a syndicate of private investors to invest EUR 1bn in Windland Energieerzeugungs GmbH for the purpose of building an off-shore wind farm called Meerwind. The project already has planning permission....
UK - Amadeus leads USD 16m funding round for Secerno
Amadeus Capital Partners has led a USD 16m series-B funding round into software company Secerno Ltd alongside existing backers Eden Ventures and Spark Ventures.
FRANCE - Weinberg purchases Balitrand
Weinberg Capital Partners has acquired a majority stake in building fixtures distributor Balitrand group, alongside the management. The Balitrand and Faubert families have diluted their respective stakes in the business.
FRANCE - Vizille Capital invests EUR 1.5m in Ariana
Vizille Capital Innovation, part of Credit Mutuel-CIC bank, has invested EUR 1.5m in pharmaceuticals business Ariana Pharmaceuticals SA in a first round of fundraising, taking a minority stake in the company.
UK - Cohen and Jefferies invest in International Asset Management
Apax Partners co-founder Sir Ronald Cohen and Jeffries Group have backed the management in their buyout of hedge funds manager International Asset Management (IAM) from Dutch bank Fortis Investment.
FRANCE - Index Ventures invests EUR 22.5m into BestofMedia
Index Ventures has invested EUR 22.5m into online media publishing company BestofMedia.
RUSSIA - Dubai World Partners back OAO OGK-1
According to reports, the state-owned investment group Dubai World and Russian energy trader Roskommuenergo have acquired Russian wholesale power producer OAO OGK-1 in a deal valued at USD 5.34bn.
ITALY - Palladio acquires yacht manufacturer Tecnomar
Palladio has acquired a majority stake in ship manufacturer Tecnomar, with the balance being retained by brothers Roberto and Maurizio Zappelli and Maurizio Magrim, who will remain as at the head of operations in the shipyard.
ITALY - Barclays exit industrial manufacturer CEME
Barclays Private Equity has agreed to sell fluid control components producer CEME Group to Investcorp, the global provider and manager of alternative investment products. The current management team will also reinvest in the company.
ITALY/SPAIN - Investitori-backed company acquires chemical firm
Investitori Associati-backed Italian chemical company Infa Group has acquired Spanish rival Derivados Quimicos. The transaction is in line with the backers plan to develop the business to a European level.
ITALY - Credem acquires graphic sector player
Credem Private Equity, through the Credem Venture Capital fund, has acquired a 60% stake in graphic design business Galeati Industrie Grafiche in a management buyout.
UK - Penta acquires IDSS
Penta Capital has acquired support services group IDSS Holdings Ltd for an undisclosed sum.
FRANCE - CDC and Socotec in exclusive negotiations
CDC Capital Investissement have entered exclusive negotiations to acquire a majority stake in building inspection company Socotec alongside the management and employees.
GERMANY - Argantis backs MBO of Frostkrone
Argantis GmbH has backed a management buyout of frozen food producer Frostkrone Engel-Food Tiefkühlkost GmbH in Rietberg, and Frostkrone Tiefkühlkost Produktions- und Vertriebsgesellschaft mbH in Wildeshausen. The existing managing partners will retain...