Deals
Restructuring and insolvency - Ominous silence
Advisers agree that times are set to become even grimmer. Restructuring and insolvency, already boom topics in the hard-hit UK, are now top of the agenda even in the DACH region. Mareen Goebel reports
Mid-market stats focus - Everyone needs boundaries
Professionals concur that the mid-market is the true engine of European private equity growth. But what are the boundaries? By Matthew Craig-Greene and Patrick Adefuye, IE Consulting
GERMANY - Hasso Plattner Ventures and KfW invest in VIOSO
Hasso Plattner Ventures has, alongside KfW, invested in smart projecting company VIOSO.
UK - August portfolio company acquires Beech Care and Nursing
August Equity-backed Enara Group has acquired Beech Care and Nursing Agency Ltd, a provider of healthcare related services, for an undisclosed sum.
GERMANY - Nova exits nuclitec GmbH
Direct secondaries specialist Nova Capital Management has sold German radioactive products supplier nuclitec GmbH, along with its French and US based sister companies nuclitec sarl and nuclitec Inc, in a trade sale to Eckert & Ziegler Strahlen-und Medizintechnik...
AUSTRIA/GERMANY - Ventizz-backed Cardfactory acquires Visioncard
Ventizz portfolio company CardFactory AG has acquired Tyrol-based Visioncard Kunstoffkarten-Produktions GmbH.
AUSTRIA - Quadriga and Lead Equities in talks over Palmers sale
Rumours suggest that Quadriga Capital and Lead Equities are in talks with an Italian strategic investor to exit lingerie company Palmers.
NETHERLANDS - BNP PE leads EUR 5m Anteryon funding
BNP Paribas Private Equity has led a EUR 5m second round of financing for Anteryon International, providing EUR 3.5m of the total alongside the original investors.
FINLAND - Ferd Venture leads EUR 5m Eniram funding
Ferd Venture has invested EUR 2.7m as part of a EUR 5m investment round for Eniram Ltd, a provider of maritime technology solutions, alongside Finnish Industry Investment and existing investor Conor Venture Partners.
NETHERLANDS - 3i-backed VNU risks creditor take over
It is understood that 3i Group Plc is facing a possible creditor takeover at VNU Business Media Europe, the b2b publisher it acquired at the height of the buyout boom.
FRANCE - AGF leads EUR 6.5m investment into 24h00.fr
Returning investor AGF Private Equity has invested EUR 3.5m as part of a EUR 6.5m second round of funding for online retailer 24h00.fr, alongside Seventure Partners.
SWEDEN - Capricorn and SEB Venture invest EUR 3.3m into Xylophane
Capricorn Venture Partners, via Capricorn Cleantech Fund, and SEB Venture Capital have invested EUR 3.3m into renewable packaging material company Xylophane AB. The two firms join existing investor KTH Chalmers Capital, which has been involved with the...
UK - Albion makes first investment
Albion Ventures, formerly Close Ventures, has invested £2.5m as part of a £6.1m funding round into medical device company Forth Photonics, alongside Scottish Enterprise and current backer NBGI Ventures.
ITALY - Apax, Bain and CVC interested in Safilo Group
It is understood that Apax Partners, Bain Capital and CVC Capital Partners could be among the private equity firms interested in investing in eyeware maker Safilo Group.
ITALY – Candover-backed Ferretti to restructure debt
According to reports, Candover-backed yacht maker Ferretti has appointed Rothschild to advise on talks with its banking syndicate, led by Royal Bank of Scotland and Mediobanca, in relation to a potential restructuring its €1bn+ debt.
SWEDEN - Industrifonden backs QuiQom Systems
Government-backed Industrifonden has invested an undisclosed sum into QuiQom Systems, a developer of solutions for high-speed broadband access in residential properties.
UK - Falcon interested in Chelsea
Reports suggest that an international consortium of investors, including Swiss investor Falcon Equity and Abu Dhabi United Group, are considering a bid for UK Premier League football club Chelsea.
BELGIUM - Siparex exits stake in Guillaume Teco
Siparex has exited its holding in electrical parts company Guillaume Teco to BV Capital Partners.
FRANCE - Balderton leads $12m Talend funding
Balderton Capital has provided $9m as part of a $12m third round of financing for Talend, an open-source software developer, with returning investor AGF Private Equity supplying the balance.
Evolving infrastructure
In recent years the amount of capital being raised for dedicated infrastructure funds has risen substantially and the sector has emerged into a major new area for investment. With raising and deploying capital in the traditional LBO market becoming increasingly...
UK - HIG acquires FNZ Holdings
HIG Europe has acquired financial services company FNZ Holdings Ltd for an undisclosed sum.
GERMANY - DPE acquires bakery business
DPE Deutsche Private Equity GmbH has acquired bakery chain Bäckerei Wilhelm Middelberg GmbH for an undisclosed amount.
NORWAY - Picasso et al. invest NOK 73m into Lytix
Norwegian drug developer Lytix Biopharma has secured NOK 73m funding from existing investors including Picasso Kapital AS, SåkornInvest Nord AS, The University of Tromsø and Norinnova AS, among others.
FRANCE - Oddo invests EUR 3m into Mixicom
Oddo Private Equity has invested EUR 6m into publishing company Mixicom.