Deals
GERMANY - Perusa sells Buderus Kanalguss to MeierGuss
Perusa Partners has sold Buderus Kanalguss GmbH to strategic investor MeierGuss for an undisclosed amount.
UK - Acacia et al. invest $7m into Mirics
Acadia Capital Partners, Intel Capital and Pond Venture Partners have invested $7m into fabless semiconductor company Mirics Semiconductor.
UK - HgCapital sells Orbiscom for $100m
HgCapital has sold payment solutions provider of Orbiscom to Mastercard for approximately $100m.
UK - KCP-backed Pandora acquires Badger
Pandora Books, a supplier of school books backed by Key Capital Partners (KCP), has acquired rival business Badger Publishing Ltd from EDCO, the Irish educational publishing division of Smurfit Kappa Group Plc, for an undisclosed sum.
FRANCE - Apax-backed Morgan falls into administration
Women's prêt-a-porter clothing brand Morgan, which is backed by Apax Partners, has gone into administration.
GERMANY - NORD Holding backs SIC
NORD Holding Unternehmensbeteiligungsgesellschaft mbH has acquired a silent partnership in care home provider SIC Vermögensverwaltungs GmbH & Co KG.
UK - Indigo sells Sorex
Indigo Capital has wholly exited its holding in pest control company Sorex Holdings Ltd in a trade sale to German chemical group BASF for an undisclosed sum.
SWEDEN - Priveq acquires San Sac
Priveq Investments has acquired a majority stake in Swedish waste disposal equipment supplier San Sac AB for an undisclosed sum.
UK - EPIC acquires Whittards
Specialist tea and coffee retailer Whittard of Chelsea has been bought by EPIC Private Equity for an undisclosed sum.
UK - LCA increases Proven stake
Low Carbon Accelerator Ltd (LCA) has increased its interest in Proven Energy, a manufacturer of small-scale wind turbines, through a new investment of £800,000 and the conversion of a £700,000 loan into equity. The deal takes LCA's total investment...
UK - ECI completes £115m sale of Racal
UK mid-market buyout house ECI Partners has wholly exited its investment in Racal Acoustics, a provider of specialist hearing protection and communications products, in a £115m sale to strategic buyer Esterline Technologies Corporation.
GERMANY - BayBG supports AUVICA
BayBG Bayerische Beteiligungsgesellschaft has invested an undisclosed sum into internet software provider AUVICA GmbH, acquiring a a minority stake. In addition, BayBG provided a mezzanine package in the form of a silent partnership.
SPAIN - Catalana d’Iniciatives to back buyout of Spanair
According to reports, the Consorci Turisme de Barcelona consortium and Catalana d'Iniciatives are in the process of acquiring an 80% stake in air carrier Spanair from SAS.
ITALY - BCC acquires minority stake in Euromisure
BCC Private Equity has acquired a 49% stake in industrial thermometry specialists Euromisure Srl, with the founding owners holding the balance of the equity.
NORWAY - Ratos-backed Arcus acquires four spirits brands
Arcus, a Norwegian wine and spirits supplier backed by Ratos, has acquired Grönstedts Cognac, Star Gin, Red Port and Dry Anis from Pernod Ricard.
GERMANY - TGFS invests in Lecturio GmbH
Technologiegründerfonds Sachsen (TGFS) has invested in internet services provider Lecturio GmbH.
SWEDEN - Northzone et al. invest EUR 3m into Playdo
Northzone Ventures and Miniclip Ltd have led a EUR 3m financing round for Playdo AB, an internet game developer.
NORWAY - Capricorn supports Metallkraft with EUR 3.5m
Capricorn Venture Partners, through the Capricorn Cleantech Fund, has invested EUR 3.5m into Metallkraft AS, a Norwegian recycling business for the solar industry, as part of a EUR 22.8 funding round.
UK - Advent Venture sells Thiakis
Advent Venture Partners has sold biotechnology company Thiakis Ltd to Wyeth Pharmaceuticals for £100m.
PORTUGAL - Magnum acquires Generis
Spanish fund Magnum Capital Industrial Partners has wholly acquired Portuguese pharmaceutical firm Generis in a deal understood to be valued at around EUR 208m.
ITALY - Barclays completes EUR 130m SBO of Cartorama
Barclays Private Equity (BPE) has acquired stationery manufacturer Cartorama from Arner Private Equity in a secondary buyout valued at about EUR 130m.
ITALY - DGPA invests EUR 10m into Light Force
DGPA SGR has invested EUR 10m into clothing manufacturer and distributor Light force, taking a 32% stake in the company, with the balance of the equity being retained by the founding partners Tiziano Sgarbi and Simona Barbieri.
UK - Rho Ventures invests $30m into Patersons HR
US-based Rho Ventures has led a $30m series-A round of payroll software services provider Patersons HR and Payroll Solutions.