Deals
GERMANY – EQT still in Ratiopharm race
According to reports, Swedish buyout house EQT is the last private equity bidder in the race for generic drugs maker Ratiopharm.
NETHERLANDS - BioGenerations invests in Medisse
BioGenerations Ventures has led an investment in Medisse, a biotechnology company, alongside Crédit Agricole Private Equity.
NETHERLANDS - BioGenerations invests in Medisse
BioGenerations Ventures has led an investment in Medisse, a biotechnology company, alongside Crédit Agricole Private Equity.
UK - Maven's Capital for Enterprise invests £2m into Pentagon
Maven Capital Partners, via its Capital for Enterprise Fund, has invested £2m into chemical manufacturer Pentagon Chemicals.
TURKEY - Carlyle takes 40% stake in Medical Park
US buyout firm Carlyle has taken a 40% stake in healthcare services company Medical Park Saglik Hizmetleri AS in an all-equity deal.
UK - Carbon Trust invests £4m in New Earth Solutions
Carbon Trust Investments has invested £4m in waste treatment and renewable energy company New Earth Solutions.
UK - Epi-V invests £7m in Moorland Energy
Specialist investor Epi-V has invested a further £7m in Moorland Energy, an upstream exploration and production company.
UK - Francisco Partners to acquire Cybit for £23m
Global private equity firm Francisco Partners has reached agreement on the take-private acquisition of London listed technology company Cybit Holdings plc, in a deal valuing the business at almost £23m.
FRANCE - ERCP purchases Christian Liaigre
Edmond de Rothschild Capital Partners has purchased a majority stake in Christian Liaigre, an interior design company, alongside the founder.
SWEDEN - Accent reaps 5x money on Gryckbo sale to Arctic
Swedish private equity house Accent Equity has sold Grycksbo Paper to Warsaw-listed Arctic Paper for a total consideration of SEK 590-650m, paid in cash and shares.
FRANCE - CM-CIC makes EUR 2m YES investment
CM-CIC Capital Privé has invested EUR 2m in YES (Your English Solution), an English teaching company.
NETHERLANDS - Wendel’s Stahl completes restructuring
It has been reported that Wendel-backed coating specialist Stahl International has successfully agreed a restructuring with lenders, with the firm injecting an additional EUR 60m in equity for an increase in its interest from 48% to 92%.
SWEDEN - InnKap back Medius with SEK 25m
Swedish venture capital fund InnovationsKapital (InnKap) has invested SEK 25m into business system support company Medius, through an equity issuance.
GERMANY - Oakley Capital Private Equity acquires Verivox
Oakley Capital Private Equity has acquired 51% of price comparison company Verivox for an undisclosed sum.
UK - Beringea invests £1m into TH_NK
Beringea, via its ProVen VCT fund, has made a £1m investment into digital agency TH_NK.
UK - Bridges Ventures backs Babington MBI
Bridges Ventures has backed the management buy-in of vocational training company Babington Business College, in a deal of undisclosed value.
UK - Electra-backed Premier makes £23m acquisiton
Electra Partners-backed fund manager Premier Asset Management has completed the acquisition of the management contracts for two OEIC fund umbrellas from Aberdeen Asset Management, for a total consideration of £23m.
UK - Lyceum-backed Synexus acquires ClinPharm
Lyceum Capital-backed Synexus, an international clinical trials specialist, has acquired Germany-based ClinPharm in a deal of undisclosed value.
UK - Vitruvian Partners acquires CIG
London-based Vitruvian Partners has acquired a majority stake in Callcredit Information Group (CIG), the credit referencing and marketing services subsidiary of building society Skipton, for an undisclosed sum.
UK - Apax to acquire Marken in £975m deal
Apax Partners has agreed to aquire Marken, a specialist in clinical drug trial logistics, from management and mezzanine lender ICG in a deal reportedly valued at £975m.
UK - Curzon Park leads £1m funding round for Q Chip
Cleantech venture investor Curzon Park Capital has led a £1m funding round for bioencapsulation technology specialist Q Chip Life Sciences, alongside Finance Wales.
GERMANY - LSP leads EUR 18.5m Series-A for Curetis
Life Sciences Partners has led a Series-A financing round of medical diagnostics company Curetis AG, raising a total of EUR 18.5m.
SWEDEN/GERMANY - Ratos-backed EuroMaint pays EUR 18m for RSM
Ratos' portfolio company EuroMaint, a provider of maintenance services to the rail transport and engineering industries, has acquired the German train maintenance company Rail Service Management Group (RSM) for EUR 18m from Hermann Wiese. Ratos will be...
SWEDEN - CapMan sells Inflight Service to Triton
CapMan has fully exited Inflight Service Interessesenter AB in secondary buyout to private equity firm Triton.