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Lloyds to sell fund stakes totalling €1bn
Lloyds Banking Group has hired Campbell Lutyens to sell around тЌ1bn worth of stakes in private equity funds, according to reports.
Vauban and Participex take 25% stake in NCS
Vauban Partenaires and subsidiary Participex Gestion have acquired a 25% stake in French IT systems provider NCS.
Earlybird et al. invest $4m in Traxpay
Earlybird Venture Capital has invested around $3.2m in German-American B2B payments service provider Traxpay as part of a $4m series-A round together with three business angels and a strategic investor.
Keith Holdt joins LDC as investment director
LDC has appointed Keith Holdt as investment director in its value enhancement group.
UK support services boom in Q1 2012
The support services sector performed well in Q1 of 2012, raising expectations of strong growth for the remainder of the year.
Pamplona increases stake in UniCredit Group to 5%
Pamplona Capital Management has increased its stake in banking group UniCredit by 3.02%, making it the second largest shareholder with a total of 5.01% of the group.
German family businesses & PE: An uneasy relationship
German private equity firms are hungry for the Mittelstand, but these largely family-run businesses have often proved elusive in the past. Will more partnerships emerge as a consequence of the economic crisis and diminishing availability of conventional...
Cinven's Guardian acquires annuity book
Cinven-owned Guardian Financial Services has acquired a substantial book of business from Phoenix Group.
Investindustrial exits Contenur
Investindustrial has exited plastic urban waste containers producer Contenur to Miura Private Equity and Demeter Partners of France.
Bowmark backs Care Fertility Group MBO
Bowmark Capital has backed the management buyout of UK fertility clinic Care Fertility Group in a deal said to be worth ТЃ60m.
BVCA and UKTI launch venture partnership
UK Trade & Investment (UKTI) and the British Venture Capital Association (BVCA) have come to an agreement to work closely together to promote the UK as an international centre for venture capital and engage with overseas investors.
AXA PE buys Novotema from 3i
AXA Private Equity has completed the secondary buyout of Italian rubber components manufacturer Novotema Group from 3i.
21 Centrale Partners in talks to buy Village Center
21 Centrale Partners is planning to create a large outdoor accommodation group by merging its portfolio company Vacances directes with Promeo subsidiary Village Center.
Mobility Ventures announces new managing partner
Lothar Pauly, former CEO of Siemens Communications has joined Mobility Ventures as managing-partner Europe.
Fondo Italiano backs General Medical Merate
Fondo Italiano di Investimento has injected €13m into radiology equipment producer General Medical Merate in exchange for a minority stake.
ICG-backed Symington's acquires Victoria Foods
ICG portfolio company Symingtonтs, a convenience food manufacturer, is understood to have bought family baking business Victoria Foods.
Omnes-backed SVP acquires FYM Conseil
French support services provider Groupe SVP, a portfolio company of Omnes Capital, has bought training agency FYM Conseil.
Cinven acquires Pronet Güvenlik from Turkven
Cinven Partners has acquired Turkish alarm systems provider Pronet Güvenlik in a secondary buyout from Turkven Private Equity and other institutional shareholders.
Inflexion backs MBO of CTC Aviation
Inflexion Private Equity has backed the management team of British aviation training services company CTC Aviation in acquiring the business.
Cinven buys Prezioso from Indigo
Cinven has acquired industrial services company Prezioso Technilor in a secondary buyout from Indigo Capital.
Industrifonden et al. invest SEK 70m in Bonesupport
Industrifonden, Healthcap and Lundbeckfond Ventures have led a second funding round worth SEK 70m for Swedish medical equipment company Bonesupport.
Blackstone exits Klöckner Pentaplast
Blackstone has sold its majority stake in German thermoform packaging company Klöckner Pentaplast to Strategic Value Partners.
FW Capital backs UTS Group
FW Capital has made a ТЃ700,000 mezzanine investment in pipeline repair company UTS Group.
3i exits Finnish outdoor brand Halti Oy
3i has sold its 49% equity stake in Finnish outdoor equipment company Halti Oy to Ingman Group.