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MB Funds invests in Suomen Transval
MB Funds has invested in Suomen Transval Oy, making the investor the main shareholder in the company.
Avenir Entreprises et al. back Société Hôtelière Côte Rôtie
Avenir Entreprises, Sofival, BNP Paribas DУЉveloppement, Garibaldi Participations and Risque & SУЉrУЉnitУЉ have funded the buyout of eight hotels on behalf of SociУЉtУЉ HУДteliУЈre CУДte RУДtie (SHCR).
Crédit Agricole PE et al. invest €7.5m in EyeTechCare
CrУЉdit Agricole PE and insurance company SHAM have provided medical devices developer EyeTechCare with a тЌ7.5m round of funding.
TPG and Goldman Sachs acquire Ontex for €1.2bn
TPG and GS Capital Partners have agreed to buy hygienic disposables specialist Ontex from Candover.
STING invests SEK 2m in ENCare
STING has injected SEK 2m in Swedish MedTech company ENCare.
Former SAP CEO to launch tech fund
Former SAP CEO Leo Apotheker is planning to launch a new private equity fund focusing on investments in European software, telecommunications and IT companies.
Segulah acquires European Travel Interactive
Segulah has acquired European Travel Interactive AB (eTRAVELi) from Norvestor Equity in a secondary buyout.
Apax acquires BNP Paribas Personal Finance Belgium
Apax has agreed to acquire BNP Paribas Personal Finance Belgium from BNP Paribas.
CapMan acquires INR and Aspen
CapMan has acquired INR from Accent Equity and Aspen from Valedo Partners in secondary buyouts.
EQT sells Aleris to Investor AB
EQT Partners has agreed to sell Aleris Holding AB to Investor AB for an enterprise value of SEK 4.4bn.
Lone Star buys Düsselhyp bank from BdB
US fund Lone Star has acquired the DУМsselhyp bank from BdB, the German commercial banking association.
CMS Bureau Francis Lefebvre appoints six partners
Independent European law-firm, CMS Bureau Francis Lefebvre, has elected six new Partners.
Argos Soditic buys Termoindustriale
ArgosSoditic has acquired a 70% stake in Italian industrial engineering specialist Termoindustriale.
Triton acquires MCS division of Munters
Triton has signed an agreement to acquire MCS (Moisture Control Services), a division of Munters for a total deal value of SEK 1.3bn.
Advent and Turkven sell Roma Plastic
Advent International and Turkven Private Equity have sold Turkish manufacturer of PVC edge bands to Austrian wood manufacturing firm Egger.
Life sciences: testing times ahead?
Pharmaceuticals and biotechnology have fared marginally better than other sectors during the global recession, but the last two years have still been lacklustre for private equity investments in life sciences. However, with a healthy number of deals already...
Intera invests in Toivonen Yhtiöt
Intera Equity Partners has invested in demolition and waste processing specialist Toivonen YhtiУЖt.
Fouriertransform invests in El-Forest
Fouriertransform has invested SEK 20m through the issue of new shares in El-Forest AB.
Vækstfonden provides funding for EntomoPharm
VУІkstfonden has taken a stake in EntomoPharm for an undisclosed amount.
Siparex exits Keria
Siparex has sold its entire stake in lighting products retailer Keria to the founder's family.
CapMan Buyout IX reaches final close
CapMan Buyout IX fund has raised тЌ294.6m at final close.
HgCapital acquires Teufel Speakers
HgCapital has acquired a majority stake in German speakers manufacturer Teufel from Riverside.
Gilde's latest fund reaches €800m hard cap
Gilde Buyout Partners have closed their Gilde Buyout Fund IV on тЌ800m.
Fouriertransform invests SEK 28m in Alelion Batteries
Fouriertransform AB (FTAB) has invested SEK 28m in Alelion Batteries AB through a share issue.