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EUROPE - NEXT WEEK Nordic unquote" Congress & Awards
Join unquoteт next Tuesday evening in Stockholm for the second annual Nordic Private Equity Awards. The event brings together industry luminaries to celebrate innovation and accomplishment in the Nordic private equity market. Places are still available...
CEE - KBC Private Equity acquires Polish scooter distributor ZIPP
KBC Private Equity has acquired ZIPP, a Polish scooter distributor, from Kross, a bicycle producer. The financial details of the transaction were not disclosed. The acquisition represented KBC's first transaction in Poland.
GLOBAL - Carlyle and Apollo in $1bn joint venture
The Carlyle Group has joined forces with Apollo Group Inc to form Apollo Global Inc, a $1bn venture designed to make investments in the international education sector.
CEE - Europa Capital sells City Point Distribution Park to Morley for EUR 71.6m
Europa Capital has sold City Point Distribution Park to Morley's Central European Industrial Fund (CEIF) for EUR 71.6m.
ESTONIA - Skype founders back pet social networking site
The two social networking sites, www.uniteddogs.com and www.unitedcats.com , have received funding from Ambient Sound Investments (ASI), the investment company set up by the four founding engineers of Skype. The capital injection gives ASI a 15% stake...
CEE - Oresa Ventures acquires majority stake in Trinity Corporate Services
Oresa Ventures , a Swedish investment company, has acquired a majority stake in Trinity Corporate Services in a leveraged buyout. The investors acquired the shares from a group of private investors which had provided start-up funding to the company.
EUROPE - WINNERS ANNOUNCED for Deutsche unquote" Private Equity Awards
Deutsche unquoteт is delighted to announce the winners of the first ever awards for German Private Equity, held last night at the Renaissance Zurich Hotel, Zurich. The inaugural event immediately followed on from a day-long Congress dedicated to discussing...
EUROPE - Private equity beware the peeping Toms
In today's environment of increasing calls for transparency, one must discern between reasonable requests for information, and those that simply satisfy curiosity or are driven by an ideological agenda, according to Allianz Capital Partners CEO Thomas...
EUROPE - EVCA concerns over Walker review
EVCA has responded forcefully to the ending of Sir David Walker's consultation period into transparency and disclosure in UK private equity.
EUROPE – THIS THURSDAY - Deutsche unquote" Congress & Awards – 11 October
unquoteт is delighted to announce its second annual Deutsche unquoteт Private Equity Congress & Awards this Thursday, 11 October 2007, in Zurich. The Congress brings together industry experts to discuss how to stay ahead of the game in this dynamic region....
TURKEY - KKR completes $1bn+ shipping company buyout
KKR -owned newco Trieste Bidco Denizcilik ve Tasimacilik A.S. has acquired 97.6% of the shares in U.N Ro-Ro Isletmeleri A.S. and majority shareholdings in each of its three affiliates (together the U.N. Ro-Ro Group). The transaction values the U.N Ro-Ro...
EUROPE - Fundraising for corporate venturing reached EUR 412m in 2006
European venture independent fundraising reached EUR 412m in 2006, the highest level since the 2000 boom, according to data collected for EVCA's Corporate Venturing Survey. The industry body released the figures at its 10th annual forum taking place in...
EUROPE - EVCA Venture forum sets out venture strategy
EVCA announced a venture capital Action Plan and 100 days of activities as part of its strategy for European venture, at its 10th Annual Venture Capital Forum, held in Stockholm today. The meeting of venture industry figures from across Europe is the...
CEE - Argan Capital to sell Polish juice producer Hortex for EUR 300m
It is widely reported that Argan Capital , formerly the private equity arm of Bank of America before spinning out in 2006, is looking to sell Hortex, a Polish juice and frozen food producer. The private equity house had been considering floating the...
RUSSIA - Aurora Russia invests a further £10m into Kreditmart
Aurora Russia has invested a further £10m into Kreditmart, a finance company that distributes mortgages, equity release loans and other consumer finance products. The company was set up by Aurora Russia, which invested £12.5m in 2006.
CEE - Enterprise Investors partially exits Magellan in an IPO on the Warsaw Stock Exchange
Enterprise Investors ' Polish Enterprise Fund IV has partially exited its stake in Magellan in an IPO on the Warsaw Stock Exchange.
RUSSIA - DFJ and VTB team up to launch Russian venture capital fund
Draper Fisher Jurvetson (DFJ), the international high-technology venture capital firm, has partnered with Russian commercial banking group VTB to form a new Russian venture capital fund, DFJ-VTB Aurora. The team will manage a family of funds, which are...