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Inova Capital sold by Torreal
Inova Capital has been sold by Torreal to investment firms Ibersuizas and GB Inversiones.
Amadeus and Northzone to list EPiServer
Venture capital investors Amadeus Capital and Northzone Ventures will sell their shares in software company EPiServer.
Vatel Capital invests €500,000 in FLInteractive
Vatel Capital has injected €500,000 of equity in French online marketing agency FLInteractive.
Alven Capital et al. back Novapost with €1.7m
Electronic payslips company Novapost has secured €1.7m from Alven Capital and existing individual investors.
Barclays Private Equity puts Schneider Gruppe on the block
Barclays Private Equity is looking to exit its portfolio company Schneider Gruppe.
Marketing investments: Privately-owned publicity
There is an old saying that any publicity is good publicity. This may hold true, but with several private equity investments in publicity-focused firms this year, is publicity good business? John Bakie investigates
IK Investment Partners acquires majority stake in Agros Nova
IK Investment Partners has agreed with Agros Nova to acquire a majority stake in the company.
EVCA elects Fricke as chair
Uli Fricke has been elected chairwoman of the European Venture Capital Association (EVCA).
Butler Capital invests in Groupe Christian Bernard
Butler Capital Partners (BCP) has acquired an undisclosed stake in French jeweler Christian Bernard.
Deutsche Beteiligungs acquires FDG group
Deutsche Beteiligungs AG (DBAG) has acquired a 79.6% stake in French category management group FDG from its founding families.
Phoenix-backed Precise Media buys MediaGen
Precise Media Group has acquired media monitoring specialist MediaGen, with the support of Phoenix Equity Partners.
Private equity derivatives: Hedging your bets
Derivatives have come to be accepted as a way of life for many asset classes, including publicly traded equity. However, the emergence of the products in the private equity space has raised some eyebrows. Questions have been raised over whether they can...
Perfectis sells Philippe Manutention to Groupe Manuloc
Perfectis Private Equity has sold its majority stake in forklifts distributor Philippe Manutention to industrial group Manuloc.
NextStage et al. invest €3m in Port Adhoc
French marina services operator Port Adhoc has raised €3m in a new round of fundraising led by Nextstage.
Brit Insurance shares jump after declining private equity offer
Brit Insurance shares jumped 20% this morning after the firm rejected a private equity approach, according to reports.
Palamon hires Hauptmeier to London office
Palamon Capital Partners has appointed Dietrich Hauptmeier as associate principal.
Xange Private Equity funds Iptego
XAnge Private Equity has invested in Iptego, a software developer for the telecommunications industry.
Nexit Ventures back Octoshape
Nexit Ventures has invested €4m in Danish mobile video delivery company Octoshape.
Private equity LPs flock to the Nordic region
The Nordic private equity model is becoming increasingly attractive, according to industry experts. Rikke Eckhoff reports from the unquote” Nordic Private Equity Congress in Stockholm.
SEB Venture Capital leads investment in Coresonic
SEB Venture Capital has invested €1.5m in Swedish technology firm, Coresonic.
Swedish Central Bank chief warns on continued threats
Lars Nyberg, deputy governor of the Swedish Central Bank, said the Swedish economy is not out of danger, in his keynote speech at the unquote” Nordic Private Equity Congress 2010. Viktor Lundvall reports.
Octopus Ventures invests £2m in Opex Group
Octopus Ventures has invested £2million from its £30 million Octopus Capital for Enterprise Fund into Opex Group, an exhibition and event organisers' services group.
Montagu and GIP look to build up Biffa
Montagu Private Equity and Global Infrastructure Partners have agreed to acquire waste management group Greenstar UK from NTR plc for £135m.
Avista commits $48.5m to OptiNose
US-based Avista Capital Partners has invested $48.5m in Norwegian medical company OptiNose.