Deals
FRANCE - Blackstone and Lion agree EUR 2.6bn Orangina sale
Blackstone and Lion Capital have agreed the sale of Orangina Schweppes Group to Suntory Holdings, in a deal valued at around EUR 2.6bn.
GERMANY - Earlybird leads azeti investment
Earlybird has led a first round of financing for software company azeti Networks GmbH, alongside NRW Bank.
SWITZERLAND - Astorg acquires Metalor
Astorg Partners has agreed to acquire a majority stake in metals refiner Metalor Technologies International from a group of Swiss private investors.
SWITZERLAND - Astorg acquires Metalor
Astorg Partners has agreed to acquire a majority stake in metals refiner Metalor Technologies International from a group of Swiss private investors.
GERMANY - HTGF and Bayern back H C Carbon with EUR 600,000
High-Tech Gründerfonds and Bayern Kapital have invested EUR 600,000 into H C Carbon Company, a specialist refiner of carbon additives.
GERMANY - TPG drops out of Springer race
According to reports, TPG Partners has dropped out of the sales process to acquire a 49% stake in academic publisher Springer Science and Business Media, which is being sold by Cinven and Candover.
UK - Imperial Innovations leads £2m Cell Medica funding
Imperial Innovations Group has led a funding round worth close to £2m for cellular therapeutics company Cell Medica, alongside private investors.
GERMANY - Montagu and Nordic Capital interested in easycash
Montagu Private Equity and Nordic Capital are said to be among the six bidders in the second round of the auction for payments processing company easycash, which is being sold by Warburg Pincus and is thought to be worth between EUR 240-270m.
DENMARK/SWITZERLAND - Blackstone-backed Nycomed bids for EUR 4.5bn Solvay
Reports suggest that Nordic Capital- and Blackstone-backed pharmaceuticals business Nycomed has made a takeover approach for the drug division of publicly listed chemical and pharmaceutical company Solvay SA, with the offer thought to be valued at around...
FRANCE - BC Partners looking to float Medica
BC Partners is thought to be preparing a floatation of home care portfolio company Medica, expected before the end of the year.
UK - Frog Capital leads £5m investment into eCommera
Growth capital investor Frog Capital has led a £5m second round of financing for eCommera, a provider of e-commerce services to the retail industry, alongside West Coast Capital.
UK - Octopus Ventures backs £5m GetOptics buyout
Octopus Ventures has backed the £5m merger of contact lens businesses GetLenses and PostOptics, creating the new entity GetOptics.
UK - Blackstone sells Cineworld stake
Blackstone has sold close to two thirds of its 57% stake in UK cinema chain Cineworld, prompting a sharp drop in the company's share price of 13 pence.
GERMANY - Private equity circles Primondo
According to press reports, Cerberus, Golden Gate and Sun Capital Partners are among potential suitors for Primondo GmbH, which is being sold by administrator Klaus Hubert Görg.
FRANCE - AXA PE abandon Avera pursuit
AXA Private Equity has pulled out of a possible deal to acquire state-backed Areva's power distribution unit.
FRANCE - Ventech and Auriga invest EUR 2m into BonitaSoft
Ventech and Auriga Partners have invested EUR 2m into software company BonitaSoft.
GREECE - Apax, TPG consider Wind Hellas debt
Apax Partners and TPG are considering investing new money into Greek telecom giant Wind Hellas (formerly TIM Hellas) as the company looks to restructure its EUR 3.2bn debt pile.
GERMANY - KKR And GS provide EUR 100m loan to KION
KKR and Goldman Sachs Capital Partners have provided portfolio company Kion Group, a manufacturer of warehouse equipment, with a EUR 100m loan, provided on the same terms as the company's existing senior debt, in a deal that also sees the business' covenants...
ITALY - BlueGem and MPS acquire Neomobile
UK-based private equity fund BlueGem and existing investor MPS Venture have acquired a controlling stake in mobile marketing business Neomobile.
SWEDEN - Pod invests in Transmode
Swedish investor Pod Venture Partners has acquired a 42% stake in Transmode, a developer of optical networking solutions, from private and institutional backers.
FRANCE - AXA PE subscribes to Carbone Lorraine capital increase
AXA Private Equity has participated in a EUR 63m capital increase for portfolio company Carbone Lorraine, a graphic solutions company, maintaining its 16% interest in the business.
BELGIUM - Gimv pumps EUR 5m into Alfacam
Belgium-based Gimv has invested EUR 5m into listed television service supplier Alfacam Group, taking its stake in the business to close to 5%.
GERMANY – Capvis-backed Bartec acquires Vodec
Capvis portfolio company Bartec, a provider of industrial safety technologies, has acquired sector rival Vodec Ltd for an undisclosed sum.
NETHERLANDS - PPM Oost backs GreenGran
Participatiemaatschappij Oost Nederland (PPM Oost) has invested an undisclosed sum in thermoplastic company GreenGran, in exchange for a 20% stake in the business. The transaction was also supported by ERDF/EU funds and a contribution from the province...