Deals
CEE - Mid Europa acquires CM LIM
Mid Europa has wholly acquired Polish healthcare provider Centrum Medyczne LIM.
Netherlands – CVC acquires 73% of Schuitema
CVC Capital Partners is made an offer to acquire 73% of supermarket chain Schuitema from Ahold. As a result of the transaction, Ahold will obtain a 20% indirect interest in Schuitema without supervisory board representation.
ITALY – BS Private Equity in sale of Radici Film
BS Private Equity has sold packaging specialist Radici Film to Taghleef Industries, which is controlled by Dubai-based Al Ghurair Group.
NETHERLANDS – Aquiline acquires 5.1% of BinckBank
New York-based Aquiline Capital Partners has acquired a 5.1% in Euronext-listed Dutch online bank BinckBank.
NETHERLANDS – Van den Ende & Deitmers takes 30% of Central Point
Van den Ende & Deitmers has acquired a 30% stake in Central Point, an online provider of computer products. Earlier this month the private equity house invested in social networking site Hyves, described as the Dutch “facebook."
RUSSIA – Aurora Russia acquires Volzhski Universalny Bank
Aurora Russia has wholly acquired Russian Volzhski Universalny Bank (VUB) through its Cypriot holding Flexinvest. Of the £6.36m invested in Flexinvest, £4.52m was used to purchase VUB, the £1.87m balance was invested in the bank to cover post-acquisition...
UK - Longbow and Capital Fund invest £1m in Domainex
Longbow Capital and The Capital Fund have invested ТЃ1m in biopharmaceutical company Domainex.
UK - Spark, Catapult and Nesta invest in Haemostatix
Spark Ventures, Catapult and Nesta have invested ТЃ1.24m in drug development company Haemostatix Ltd.
SPAIN – Apax-backed Panrico acquires biscuit manufacturer
Apax-backed Panrico has acquired biscuit manufacturer Artiach, which consists of some 20 Kraft biscuit brands.
UK - Ludgate backs packaging solutions company
Ludgate Environmental Fund Limited has commited ТЃ4m into Rapid Action Packaging (RAP) Limited; of this sum, ТЃ1.5m will go to ordinary shares and ТЃ2.5m towards a convertible unsecured loan stock (CULS).
UK - Finance Wales invests in Epitiro
Finance Wales has invested an undisclosed sum in Epitiro, a company which undertakes analysis of broadband providers.
UK - Acorn backs two mechanical services companies
Acorn Capital Partners has backed the buyout of Thermotech and TAC Mechanical Services, a provider of fire protection systems maintenance and a provider of air conditioning systems maintenance repectively.
NORWAY - Reiten & Co acquires Brubakken
Reiten & Co Capital Partners VII has acquired a majority stake in Brubakken, a supplier of forklifts and material handling machines, for an undisclosed value.
FRANCE – Demeter injects EUR 1.5m in TREZ
Demeter Partners has invested EUR 1.5m in TREZ in a first round of financing. TREZ plans to industrialise an innovative patented zinc-bearing hazardous waste process originating from the surface treatment industry. The financing round will be used to...
UK - YFM in £2m investment in Micrima
YFM Group and Swarraton Partners have led a ТЃ2m investment in Micrima, a company that is developing radio wave technology to improve the detection of breast cancer.
SPAIN – Riva y García backs sportsware firm
Riva y García has invested in sportswear company Kelme in a deal valued at approximately EUR 14m.
UK - Shackleton Ventures raises fund and strikes deal
Shackleton Ventures has closed Shackleton Secondaries II LP (SSIILP), a ТЃ25m fund dedicated to secondary deals. The private equity house has also purchased 13 portfolio companies from 3i for an undisclosed amount.
UK - Matrix re-cap delivers 5x returns
Matrix Private Equity Partners (MPEP) has re-capitalised Holloway White Allom, a construction company. The deal was financed with ТЃ5m of cash and a ТЃ12m debt package from Lloyds TSB.
FRANCE – Blackstone seeking Vitalia Exit
The Blackstone Group is reportedly seeking to divest healthcare clinic operator Vitalia. The company has 46 clinics and generates around EUR 650 million in revenues.
ITALY – Advent-backed Venere signs Chinese deal
Advent-backed travel and accommodation operator Venere.com has signed an agreement with Chinese travel group Derbysoft, granting the travel agencies in Derbysoft's portfolio access to the services and offers available through Venere.com.
UK - Epi-V invests £5m in Guardian Global Technology Group
Oil and gas private equity fund Epi-V has invested ТЃ5m in Guardian Global Technology Group, a manufacturer of specialist measurement equipment used in oil field production.
SPAIN – N+1 acquires logistics firm
N+1 has acquired an 84% stake in logistics firm Bestin in a deal valued at EUR 26.8m. EUR 13.4m was provided in the form of a capital expansion and the other half as a participatory loan.
UK - New US player buys oil services company
Intervale Capital has acquired Aberdeen-based oil services company Hydrafit in a deal worth more than ТЃ20m. RBS supplied an ТЃ18m debt packaged to support the deal in addition to a ТЃ3.5m working capital facility.
FRANCE – OFI set to acquire Gault et Fremont
OFI Private Equity has signed an agreement with LBO France to purchase Gault et Fremont. The deal will see LBO France exit its interest in the company while OFI will hold a yet to be determined majority share alongside the management.