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Benelux unquote" May 2013
Benelux punched above its weight in April with two private equity-backed IPOs, following on from other listings in recent weeks.
Nordic private equity hushed but hopeful
Nordic PE
Sofina leads €25m round for Privalia
Belgian investor Sofina has led a €25m funding round for Spanish clothing sales club Privalia Venta Directa.
AnaCap sells Cabot to JC Flowers
AnaCap Financial Partners has sold Cabot Credit Management (CCM) to JC Flowers in a secondary buyout worth a reported £800m.
BlackFin backs finanzen.de
BlackFin Capital Partners has invested in finanzen.de AG, taking a majority stake in the business.
HIG kicks off Nordic activity with Freedom Finance buyout
HIG Europe has completed its first investment in the Nordic region with the acquisition of consumer loan broker Freedom Finance Nordic.
Bayside and LBO France inject fresh money into Consolis
Bayside Capital and owner LBO France have respectively injected €45m of new debt and an equal amount of fresh equity into the refinancing of Belgian concrete manufacturer Consolis.
Dunedin's Derry to chair ICAEW corporate finance faculty
The ICAEW Corporate Finance Faculty has appointed Giles Derry, a partner at Dunedin, as its chairman – marking the first time a private equity professional has held the role.
Law firm Edwards Wildman Palmer opens in Istanbul
Private equity-focused law firm Edwards Wildman Palmer (EWP) is set to open an office in Istanbul, covering the CEE and MENA regions in addition to the Turkish market.
CIC Mezzanine closes third fund on €165m
CIC Mezzanine has closed its third vehicle, CIC Mezzanine 3, on €165m – comfortably exceeding its €120m target.
Inventure and Nexit back $5.2m round for Rightware
Inventure and Nexit Ventures have reinvested in Finnish user interface software developer Rightware, which has closed its $5.2m series-B funding round.
Arkea Capital and SGCP buy 20% of Piriou
Arkea Capital Investissement and Société Générale Capital Partenaires (SGCP) have each acquired a 10% stake in French ship builder Piriou from Jaccar Holdings.
Valar Ventures leads $6m round for TransferWise
Valar Ventures, which was set up by Facebook’s first outside investor and Paypal co-founder Peter Thiel, has led a $6m series-B funding round for London-based currency exchange site TransferWise.
Connection Capital hires investment director
Connection Capital has appointed Miles Otway as investment director.
SEP backs €16m Mister Spex round
Scottish Equity Partners (SEP) has joined a €16m round of funding for German online optician Mister Spex.
Dubai International’s Mauser extends 96% of debt
German industrial packaging manufacturer Mauser, which is owned by Dubai International Capital, has extended the maturities of 96% of its €695m senior debt, revolver and acquisition facilities.
CVC-Betfair deal collapses
CVC’s potential takeover of gambling group Betfair has collapsed, with both sides unable to agree on financial terms.
3i sells HTC Sweden to Polaris Private Equity
3i has sold its 36.5% stake in flooring solutions manufacturer HTC Sweden to Polaris Private Equity.
PAI partners sells FTE Automotive to Bain, reaps 3.3x overall return for fund III
PAI partners has agreed to sell its 90% stake in German hydraulic clutch and brakes provider FTE Automotive to Bain Capital in a secondary buyout.
CVC to make second bid for Betfair
CVC is to make a new bid for online gambling business Betfair by 5pm today, according to media reports.
LDC sells Eve Trakway to Ashtead
LDC has sold temporary traffic systems and management supplier Eve Trakway to rental equipment provider Ashtead Group plc for £28m, a 2.5x multiple on the firm’s original investment.
KCP promotes Thomas to investment director
Key Capital Partners (KCP) has promoted Richard Thomas to investment director at its Birmingham office.
EQT to acquire IP-Only for SEK 680m
EQT has agreed to acquire IP-Only Telecommunication AB, a Swedish fibre-based data communication provider.
Q&A: Alberto Forchielli, Mandarin Capital Partners
Founding partner Alberto Forchielli speaks to Amy King about expectations for the firm's current fundraise, why Germany is the only option left for Chinese industrial investment and Chinese GPs’ lack of international presence.