Benelux
Viveris Management et al. inject €1.4m in Devederm
Viveris Management and Promelys Participations have co-led a €1.4m round of fundraising for cosmetics company Devederm.
Emergency Budget: Osborne hikes CGT to 28%
UK Chancellor George Osborne has announced a swathe of tax changes in his emergency Budget. With capital gains tax (CGT) up and corporation tax set to be cut, how will these and other changes affect private equity managers and their portfolio companies?...
Almi Invest provides funding for Videofy.me
Almi Invest have provided funding for Videofy.me, an online video service based in Sweden.
Candover, Cinven, Permira exit Gala Coral
Candover, Cinven and Permira have reportedly exited Gala Coral, following a restructuring deal that sees them collectively lose most of their £1.2bn original investment - with mezzanine investors taking control of the company.
Catapult provides £900,000 for Renewable Technical Services
Catapult Venture has invested £900,000 in wind energy support provider Renewable Technical Services Ltd (RTS).
CVC to buy TNT
CVC is reportedly in talks to acquire a significant stake in Dutch post and logistics company, TNT, for €1.5bn.
Ratos makes takeover offer for HL Display
Ratos has offered to acquire all remaining shares in HL Display, after increasing its share ownership to 57% of value and 79.1% of votes.
Mari Thjømøe to join Argentum’s board of directors
Mari Thjømøe will replace Ada Kjeseth on Argentum’s board of directors, a position Kjeseth has held since 2001.
Nordic Capital acquire SiC Processing in SBO
Nordic Capital has acquired a majority stake in the German photovoltaic wafer producer SiC Processing from a group of sellers including Frog Capital in a secondary buyout.
Investec to increase private equity mezzanine financing
Investec is working on plans to increase asset based lending and mezzanine funding to mid-market private equity investors over the next 12 months.
Permira and Goldman Sachs reject Lubrizol offer
Permira and Goldman Sachs Capital Partners have rejected Lubrizol's offer for chemicals group Cognis.
CapMan exits MQ through IPO
CapMan has listed portfolio company MQ. CapMan will reduce it's shareholding from 52% to 28% as part of the IPO.
Atlas Venture et al. sell shares in Priceminister
Japanese e-commerce specialist Rakuten has acquired a 100% stake in the Priceminister group from Atlas Venture, Phillimore, Technocap, Quilvest and individual shareholders.
Hannes Snellman recruits Peter Forsberg
Law firm Hannes Snellman has recruited Peter Forsberg as partner and head of competition law at its Stockholm office.
Benelux unquote" June 2010
Having passed its three main hurdles, with the ECON and JURI committees and EU finance ministers largely approving the regulations, the so-called trilogue for the Directive has begun - wherein the council, parliament and commission are seeking to agree...
Partners Group closes mezzanine fund on €553m
Swiss-based Partners Group has closed its mezzanine fund Partners Group European Mezzanine above target at €553m. The fund attracted investments from corporate and public pension plans, insurance companies, financial institutions, endowments as well...
OFI Private Equity Capital looking to raise €35m
Listed private equity house OFI Private Equity Capital (OPEC) is issuing new shares, for a total capital increase of €35m.
Chalmers Innovation invests in four companies
Chalmers Innovation has provided venture capital for Capee Group, Capeco, Craft Animation and Protaurius.
Apax Patners sells remaining stake in Galapagos
Apax Partners' funds and listed vehicle Altamir Amboise has sold its 5.4% remaining stake in listed biotechnology company Galapagos.
IK Investment Partners acquire majority stake in Colosseum Dental
IK Investment Partners have acquired a majority stake in Norwegian dental care specialist Colosseum Dental.
Eqvitec adds five to investment team
Eqvitec has employed a team of five investment professionals to its offices in Helsinki and Stockholm.
Blackstone hires Higgins to healthcare team
Blackstone has appointed Arthur Higgins, former chairman of Bayer HealthCare AG, to its dedicated healthcare group.
Investing in fashion: Trendy private equity
Private equity has a long history with the fashion sector, from venture funds focusing specifically on fashion, to high profile buyouts of high-street fashion brands. The sector has been very active in early 2010. John Bakie gives an overview of the trends...
Seventure Partners leads investment in Nutrionix
Previous investors Seventure Partners have worked with seven business angels to provided additional funding for Nutrionix.