France
Accel leads €7.5m round for Comuto
Accel Partners has joined existing investors ISAI and Cabiedes & Partners in a €7.5m financing round for France-based Comuto, which edits various carpooling websites in Europe.
Syntegra returns to fundraising after seven years
Syntegra Capital has confirmed that it is raising a new fund. The firm expects to hold a first closing on тЌ75m in the first quarter of 2012. Amy King reports
DG Infra Yield acquires 80.1% in special purposes vehicle
The joint infrastructure fund of Gimv and Dexia Bank Belgium has acquired 80.1% of OPTIMEP 4.
IDI reaps 3x money on SFPI exit
Listed private equity fund IDI has sold its minority stake in French building materials manufacturer and industrial supplier SFPI for €18.4m.
EdRIP backs b2s OBO
Edmond de Rothschild Investment Partners (EdRIP) has backed the OBO of French CRM business b2s from Windhurst Participations.
CAPE et al. exit Miyowa in $45.5m trade sale
Crédit Agricole Private Equity (CAPE), Techfund and Sophia Euro Lab have sold their stakes in French software developer Miyowa to Synchronoss in a deal that values the business at $45.5m.
Activa-backed Findis acquires Cocélec
Activa Capital portfolio company Findis, a French household appliances distributor, has acquired French electrical, audiovisual and culinary products distributor Cocélec for an undisclosed amount.
KPS buys Bosch Foundation Brakes
KPS Capital Partners has announced the acquisition of The Bosch Group’s automotive foundation brakes business Bosch Foundation Brakes. Financial details of the transaction remain undisclosed.
unquote" private equity barometer - Q3 2011
Deal activity levels fell by more than a third in Q3 2011 due to ongoing fears regarding the European debt crisis, according to the latest unquoteт Private Equity Barometer, in association with Arle Capital Partners.
DN highlights venture revival
Six exits in 18 months; two portfolio companies bought by Oracle in 2011 alone. One firm is living the dream. Kimberly Romaine reports.
21 Centrale Partners exits Nord-Est
21 Centrale Partners has sold packaging company Nord-Est to Oaktree Capital Management.
Volume of buyout vs venture fund launches
In 2010, launches of venture funds surpassed buyout funds for the first time in 5 years, but the gap has narrowed in 2011.
ACG acquires Viveris Management
ACG Private Equity has acquired a majority stake in Viveris Management from its founders and Caisse d’Epargne Provence-Alpes-Corse (CEPAC), which will retain a minority stake. Financial details of the transaction remain undisclosed.
Access Capital Partners closes fund on €500m
Access Capital Partners has held a final close of its fifth European small- and mid-market fund-of-funds, Access Capital Fund V Growth Buy-out Europe (ACF V), on тЌ500m т above its initial target of тЌ350m.
IK Investment Partners hit by carried interest row
The Swedish tax authority's battle over carried interest taxation continues as another player is drawn into the feud. Sonnie Ehrendal investigates.
21 Centrale acquires Vacances Directes
21 Centrale Partners has bought French mobile home rental business Vacances Directes, formerly backed by Acto Capital, in a deal understood to be worth around €70m.
Summit Partners holds final closing of venture fund on $520m
Summit Partners has announced the final closing of the Summit Partners Venture Capital Fund III on $520m.
Summit Partners' eighth fund closes on $2.7bn
Summit Partners has announced the final closing of Summit Partners Growth Equity Fund VIII on $2.7bn.
IDI buys Emeraude from CM-CIC LBO Partners
Listed fund IDI has acquired French polymers distributor Emeraude International from CM-CIC LBO Partners, alongside management.
AXA PE buys Ouvêo group
AXA Private Equity has acquired French window manufacturer Ouvêo from Alliance Entreprendre and FSI Régions (formerly Avenir Entreprises), in a transaction valued at less than €50m.
French LBOs: foreign buyers beware?
Franceтs latest Loi de Finances (the national budget voted in parliament) introduces stricter rules regarding fiscal integration and the tax deductibility mechanism on financial charges. This could spell bad news for foreign LBO funds looking to acquire...
PE-backed Savena and Sfinc to merge
Food ingredients manufacturers Savena (owned by IK Investment Partners) and Sfinc (owned by AXA Private Equity) have announced their merger.
ACE Management injects €7m into Le Piston Français
ACE Management has invested €7m in French aerospace parts supplier Le Piston Français (LPF).
ACE Management's Mecachrome buys Mecahers
Mecachrome, a portfolio company of ACE Management, has wholly acquired aerospace supplier Mecahers.