Deals
SWEDEN - Verdane acquires portion of Pelago portfolio
Verdane Capital has acquired a portion of three of Pelago Venture Partner’s portfolio companies for an undisclosed sum.
DENMARK - Doughty Hanson acquires Svendborg for EUR 460m
Doughty Hanson has acquired 100% of Svendborg Brakes A/S, a provider of industrial brake solutions, for EUR 460m from the two founding entrepreneurs.
FRANCE - ASI invests in Drimki
Ambient Sound Investments (ASI) has completed a seed round investment in Drimki.
FRANCE - TechFund leads EUR 5m investment into Miyowa
TechFund Europe, alongside Crédit Agricole Private Equity, has invested EUR 5m into software company Miyowa in a second round of financing. Venture capital firms Techfund and Sophia Euro have both previously supported the company with EUR 1.5m, taking...
FRANCE - AXA PE portfolio company acquires Dylon
AXA Private Equity portfolio company Spotless group has acquired UK-based company Dylon international limited.
RUSSIA - A1 et al sell Vladpivo
Alfa Group's private equity arm A1, Detroit Investments and the International Finance Corporation (IFC) have sold Russian brewer Vladpivo to SAB Miller for an undisclosed sum.
FRANCE - AGF PE continues to back Yoono
AGF Private Equity has returned for a EUR 4m round of financing for Yoono, a software developer. Previously AGF Private Equity had invested EUR 1.7m in first round of funding in 2006.
SWEDEN - Atle Industri sells Nordhydraulic
Atle Industri, which is 50% owned by 3i and Ratos, has sold Nordhydralic, a hydraulic business, to German company Hydac for an undisclosed sum. The deal generates an exit gain of approximately SEK 100m for both Ratos and 3i.
NETHERLANDS - AIG divests InterGen in USD 1.1bn sale
AIG Highstar Capital II has sold its 50% stake in InterGen, a power generation company, to Indian infrastructure company GMR for approximately USD 1.1bn.
UK - SEP joins £6.5m Fotech funding round
Scottish Equity Partners, US firm Energy Ventures and Saudi Arabian investor Shoaibi Group have backed energy technology company Fotech group with a ТЃ6.5m investment.
UK - Phoenix completes £95.6m acquisition of Ashtead unit
Phoenix Equity Partners has backed the ТЃ95.6m buyout ofТ Ashtead Technology Rentals, provider of rental equipment to the offshore oil and gas sector and the environmental monitoring and testing industry, from Ashtead Plc.Т Т
AUSTRIA - PONTIS Venture Partners invests in Xendex
PONTIS Venture Partners, alongside a consortium of business angels, has participated in a EUR 2.3m first funding round for mobile games company Xendex.
ITALY - Candover-backed Ferretti prepares flotation
According to reports, Candover-backed yatch manufacturer Ferretti has presented the Consob, the first of three documents necessary to proceed with the company’s flotation on the Mta.
SPAIN - Ibersuizas acquires 50% stake in truck distributor
Ibersuizas has acquired a 50% holding in Veinsur, the main distributor of Volvo trucks, thus strengthening its position in the automotive sector. Following the acquisition, the Carrión family will retain the remaining 50% and will continue managing the...
SWEDEN - TranSiC closes SEK 24m funding round
Industrifonden, STING Capital, Volvo Technology Transfer and Midroc New Technology have participated in a SEK 24m financing round for cleantech business TranSiC. Industrifonden committed SEK 13m to the round.
GERMANY - KTB leads fourth funding round for MergeOptics
KTB Technologie Beteiligungsgesellschaft has led a EUR 5.3m fourth financing round for fibre optics business MergeOptics GmbH, alongside existing investors Earlybird, Target Partners and DVC.
GERMANY - CornerstoneCapital AG acquires Stanniolfabrik Eppstein
CornerstoneCapital has acquired a majority stake in technical metal foils producer Stanniolfabrik Eppstein from JL Goslar Group for an undisclosed amount, alongside co-investors including Columbus Investment AG and company CEO Dirk Mälzer.
SPAIN - Santander, RBS and DIF Renewable Energy form joint venture
Santander, RBS and Dutch infrastructure fund DIF Renewable Energy have formed SolarCap Partners, a new joint venture aimed at establishing new solar energy projects in Greece, Italy and Spain.
CEE - Alnair acquires 8% stake in Kazkommertsbank
Alnair Capital has acquired an 8.03% stake in Kazkommertsbank, Kazakhstan’s largest bank, and is planning to raise this to more than 25%.
GERMANY - Hannover Finanz acquires Giesserei Industrie Holding Isselburg
HANNOVER Finanz has acquired a 70% stake in foundry Giesserei Industrie Holding Isselburg GmbH for an undisclosed amount, with the management continuing to hold the balance of the equity.
SWITZERLAND - Doughty Hanson Technology Ventures sells Plazes AG
Doughty Hanson Technology Ventures has sold its stake in mobile social navigation startup Plazes AG to Nokia for an undisclosed amount. Plazes had raised VC funding from Doughty Hanson Technology Ventures as well as Esther Dyson, Marc Andreessen and Martin...
NETHERLANDS - AAC and ACP sell Sdu Identification
AAC Capital Partners and ACP have sold Dutch publisher Sdu Identification to Safran for an undisclosed sum. Sdu Identification is one of the two businesses of Sdu, which the two investors acquired in 2007.
NETHERLANDS - Madinvest et al divest Arcomet
Madinvest, NPM, GIMV and Sofinim have sold their holdings in crane company Arcomet to the management, including the CEO, who already holds 60%. Sofina and LPFI provided a mezzanine debt package to support the acquisition.
BELGIUM - GIMV doubles stake in Scana Noliko
GIMV has doubled its stake from 46.3% to 92.6% in Scana Noliko, a Belgium producer of preserved food, taking over the stake of LRM, which invested in the company in 2000. GIMV originally acquired backed Scana Noliko in 2004.