Deals
NETHERLANDS - PE interested in Essent
Market rumour suggests that private equity firms such as CVC and KKR have shown interest in acquiring Dutch waste management company Essent Waste, which has been put up for sale by its parent company.
NETHERLANDS - Rabobank invests $5.4m into eFresh
Rabobank has made a $5.4m investment into Netherlands-based fresh industry portal eFresh.
UK - Braveheart and Scottish Enterprise back £1.2m Tayside investment
Braveheart Investment Group and Scottish Enterprise have participated in a £1.2m funding round for biotechnology company Tayside Flow Technologies, alongside Quayle Munro Holdings and Sir Tom Farmer and a debt investment from Royal Bank of Scotland.
SPAIN - Prince acquires Image
According to reports, Prince Capital Partners has acquired corporate communications firm Image Group alongside two of the firm's managers, Victor Sanchez de Real and Enrique Pascual.
UK - BPE-backed Hydrasun acquires ATR
Barclays Private Equity has backed portfolio company Hudrasun, an oil and gas firm, in the acquisition of the hydraulics business of ATR, an oil and gas tool rental company.
IRELAND - Mianach leads EUR 1.25m RevaHealth funding
Existing backer Mianach Venture Capital has led a EUR 1.25m funding round for health clinic search engine RevaHealth.com, alongside Enterprise Ireland.
AUSTRIA - Global Equity Partners sells I&T GmbH
Global Equity Partners has sold its stake in automotive components I&T GmbH in a secondary management buyout for an undisclosed sum.
UK - Catapult backs £800,000 Comply-Serve funding
Catapult Venture Menagaers has invested an undisclosed sum into software company Comply-Serve Ltd as part of an £800,000 funding round.
UK - Seraphim invests a further £1.5m into TestPlant
Seraphim Capital has made a follow-on investment of £1.5m into software company TestPlant.
UK - MMC supports Neoss with £5.5m
MMC Ventures has participated in a £5.5m funding round for healthcare company Neoss Ltd, alongside Delta Partners, Medtronic and several high net worth individuals.
FRANCE - IRDI-ISCO purchases Bernard Dumas for EUR 10m
IRDI-ISCO Private Equity, alongside company management, has purchased microfiber component manufacturer Bernard Dumas from Arjowiggins, a subsidiary of Sequana, for EUR 10m.
UK - KPS to acquire Waterford Wedgwood
Reports suggest that US-based KPS Capital Partners is posed to acquire the assets of glass and china producer Waterford Wedgewood.
UK - Bank of Scotland Corporate backs Domia funding round
Bank of Scotland Growth Capital has invested £106,000 into energy management specialists Domia Ltd as part of its co-investment programme with business angel network Oxford Investment Opportunity Network (OION), which invested an equal sum and led the...
GREECE - Global Finance sponsors Euroclinic buyout
Global Finance has sponsored a leveraged buyout of Greek healthcare group Euroclinic from the Dutch financial services group Eureko BV for an undisclosed amount.
GERMANY - Earlybird invests in nfon AG
Earlybird has invested in web-based telecommunications solutions provider nfon AG.
BELGIUM - Wellington et al. sell Q-Layer to Sun Microsystems
Wellington Partners, Partech and Big Bang Ventures-backed software developer Q-layer has been acquired by US IT firm Sun Microsystem.
GERMANY - WMS supports IMM Group with EUR 1.75m
Wachstumsfonds Mittelstand Sachsen (WMS) has backed electrical components manufacturer IMM Holding GmbH with an investment of EUR 1.75m, which comprises a direct stakeholding and a silent partnership.
FRANCE - Turenne Capital invests EUR 5m into CEDE
Turenne Capital has invested EUR 5m into thermodynamic heating business Centre Européen de Domotique et d'Energie (CEDE).
FRANCE - CDC CI acquires DGF
CDC Capital Investissement (CDC CI) has backed the management buyout of food products distributor DGF Group.
UK - Infinity buys Flextex
Infinity Asset Management has acquired packaging producer Flextex as part of a management buy-in for an undisclosed sum.
SWITZERLAND - Aravis and IGC lead CHF 32m Synosia investment
Aravis Venture and Investor Growth Capital have co-led a CHF 32m Series-B funding round for Synosia Therapeutics, alongside Swiss Helvetia Fund and historical backers Versant Ventures, Abingworth, Novo A/S and 5am Ventures.
UK - Braveheart further supports Tayside
Braveheart has further supported Tayside Flow Technologies in a £1m round of funding, completed alongside Scottish Enterprise, private investors and company management.
IRELAND - US Private Equity shows interest in Waterford Wedgewood
Deloitte, the administrators of failed china maker Waterford Wedgewood, is reportedly in talks with at least three US-based private equity houses regarding a potential sale.
FRANCE - Abénex and L Capital sell Nutrition & Santé
Abénex Capital and L Capital have sold health food producer Nutrition & Santé to Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co, a Japanese drug, food and drinks maker.