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212 leads round for Hemenkiralik.com
212 Ltd has led a funding round for Turkish online accommodation site Hemenkiralik.com.
BaltCap backs Amateks with €800,000
Baltics-based private equity house BaltCap has invested €800,000 in Latvian metal components producer Amateks.
Flood of businesses for sale expected
Sale flood expected
Genesis buys Czech GAME subsidiary
Genesis Capital has acquired the Czech subsidiary of troubled UK video games retailer GAME Group.
Elbrus Capital Fund II gets $50m injection from EBRD
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development has agreed to invest up to $50m in Russia-based Elbrus Capital Fund II.
Olympic legacy to accelerate UK venture
Accelerating European venture
Summit Partners raises $520m credit fund
Summit Partners has raised a $520m credit fund for middle-market companies, far surpassing its original $300m target.
UK dominant as European deal activity stumbles
The UK has reasserted its dominance as a European private equity market in 2012, racing ahead of the competition, according to figures from unquoteт data.
Video: Natural attrition of GP relationships to accelerate – Capital Dynamics' Katharina Lichtner
Video: Capital Dynamicsт Katharina Lichtner
Slovakia looking to take over Penta-backed Dôvera
Slovakian prime minister Robert Fico is mulling a takeover of two private health insurance companies, in a move that could threaten Penta's investment in Dôvera.
Mid Europa backs Walmark
Mid Europa Partners has acquired a 50% stake in Czech dietary supplements manufacturer Walmark from the company's founders.
The State at play: Italian government jumpstarts flat market
The State at play
Mid-market leads value creation
Mid-market leads value creation
Italian and Russian banks to launch joint venture
Italian banking group Intesa Sanpaolo and Russian bank Gazprombank have signed an agreement to make private equity investments in medium-sized local companies.
Akina holds first close on €173.5m
Akina Partners has held a first close for its fifth fund-of-funds, Euro Choice V, on тЌ173.5m.
Coller's sixth fund hits $5.5bn final close
Coller Capital has held a final close for its sixth fund on $5.5bn, exceeding its original $5bn target.
Investcorp buys 30% of Turkish retailer Orka Group
Investcorp has taken a 30% stake in Orka Group, a Turkish retailer of high-end menswear.
Video: Jonathan Blake advises on fundraising
Video: Jonathan Blake
Q&A: Taylor Wessing on tech investment
Q&A: Taylor Wessing
Mid Europa completes €400m recap of Czech T-Mobile
Mid Europa has secured a further CZK 875m (€35m) from Austria-based Volksbank to complete the CZK 10bn (c€400m) recapitalisation of its minority stake in T-Mobile Czech Republic.
Cinven acquires Pronet Güvenlik from Turkven
Cinven Partners has acquired Turkish alarm systems provider Pronet Güvenlik in a secondary buyout from Turkven Private Equity and other institutional shareholders.
Intel Capital et al. back KupiVIP
Intel Capital has led a $38m funding round for Russian e-commerce fashion retailer KupiVIP Holding.
Baltic governments provide €200m for PE funds
Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania plan to boost private equity investment and build “a vibrant ecosystem of SMEs” in a bid to further economic growth, the Estonian Private Equity and Venture Capital Association (EstVCA) announced in a statement yesterday....
Rise in secondaries highlights tough venture market
Venture secondaries on the rise