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GE Capital appoints European leveraged finance director
Dan Matthews has joined GE Capital as executive director of its European leveraged finance unit.
Oxford Capital adds Watts to investment team
Oxford Capital Partners has appointed Colin Watts as investment director.
Mercapital offers €135m for Teknon
Mercapital has made a €135m bid for Barcelona-based Centro Médico Teknon.
Summit backs insurance technology vendor Acturis
Summit Partners has acquired a minority stake in insurance technology vendor, Acturis, for an undisclosed amount.
BC Partners lines up IPO for Fitness First
BC Partners is preparing to exit Fitness First in an IPO worth up to £1.2bn, according to reports.
LDC exits defense specialist Kylmar
LDC has sold its minority stake in Kylmar to the UK branch of General Dynamics, for an undisclosed sum.
Kaye Scholer poaches DLA Piper’s Harris
DLA Piper’s head of private equity practice, Andrew B Harris, has joined US law firm Kaye Scholer LLP.
Alchemy to sell Seymour Pierce stake
Alchemy Partners will sell their 33.6% stake in brokerage firm Seymour Pierce to the company's employee benefit trust.
Coach & Capital provide funding for Mindmancer
Coach & Capital and Chalmers Innovation have invested in CCTV systems operator Mindmancer, following the issue of new shares in June 2009.
Octopus Ventures invests £1.9m in Semafone
Octopus Ventures has invested £1.9m in UK call centre support services provider Semafone.
Cubera reaches final close on secondary fund
Cubera Private Equity has reached final close for its secondary fund Cubera V.
Carlyle’s Ramsey resigns from leverage finance team
Carlyle’s managing director of European leveraged finance, Mike Ramsey, has resigned his London-based role.
Norinnova leads investment in Vivision Roller
Norinnova has invested alongside KapNord Fond and Narvik Kapital in Vivision Roller AS.
Rothschild Capital Partners appoints portfolio director
François-Xavier Mauron has joined Edmond de Rothschild Capital Partners' private equity team as portfolio director.
Consortium invests in Målselv Utvikling
A consortium consisting of Investinor, Sparebanken Nord-Norge Invest, SIVA, Luma Invest and others, have invested NOK 52m in Målselv Utvikling AS.
OTC Asset Management injects $3.3m in Nuxeo
OTC Asset Management has provided content management solutions provider Nuxeo with $3.3m.
All-equity deals on the rise in 2010
The proportion of all-equity deals being executed by private equity players is on the rise once again, as the debt-underwriting markets continue to lag behind a revival in deal activity, forcing investors to fully back deals to meet vendor deadlines.
Chalmers Innovation provides funding for Witsbits
Chalmers Innovation has provided funding for Witsbits AB, a provider of software for cloud computing services.
Capital-E backs eoSemi
Early-stage technology investor Capital-E has co-led a £3m funding round in UK semiconductor company, eoSemi.
ABP and OMERS launch INKEF Capital
ABP and OMERS have launched INKEF Capital, a €200m venture capital fund.
Avenir Entreprises invests in Intégral Système
Avenir Entreprises has backed electronic locks specialist Intégral Système via its AEM mezzanine fund.
Chequers buys Thermocoax back from TCR Capital
Chequers Capital has purchased a majority stake in heating technology specialist Thermocoax from TCR Capital.
AIFM vote put back to autumn
A crucial vote on the Alternative Investment Fund Managers’ (AIFM) Directive has been delayed until September.
Tertiary buyouts: Passing it on
As deal making fever returns to the market, tertiary sales appear to be back in vogue for a number of private equity investors looking to put their secondary assets on the block.