Region
Unquote has a long history of delivering in-depth coverage for each European market, from individual deals to fundraising and region-specific trend analysis. Click on the following links to access content for a specific region:
UK & Ireland DACH Nordic France Southern Europe Benelux CEE
AXA PE-backed DIANA acquires US bolt-on
AXA Private Equity-backed nutrition specialist DIANA has acquired US-based Pacific Pure Aid as part of its international growth strategy.
Innogest Capital invests $5m in Beintoo
Italian venture capital firm Innogest Capital has invested $5m in a series-A round for Beintoo, a mobile commerce and social platform for mobile app users.
Activa hires ex-Equistone director Sophie Rouland
French mid-cap GP Activa Capital has hired Sophie Rouland as investment director.
Canaan leads $12m round for onefinestay
Canaan Partners has led a $12m series-B funding round for London-based accommodation manager onefinestay.
Industrifonden leads €11m round in Nuevolution
Industrifonden and existing investors have provided Danish biotech company Nuevolution with a DKK 80.5m (тЌ11m) round of funding.
Intel leads €20m round in FlatFrog
Intel Capital has led a тЌ20m funding round in Swedish touch screen pioneer FlatFrog Laboratories backed by existing investors Invus and Sunstone Capital.
Doughty raises $1.1bn from Norit sale
Doughty Hanson has sold activated carbon specialist Norit to US trade player Cabot Corporation for $1.1bn.
Intel Capital et al. back KupiVIP
Intel Capital has led a $38m funding round for Russian e-commerce fashion retailer KupiVIP Holding.
AFIC appoints Louis Godron as chairman
French private equity association AFIC has elected Argos Soditic partner Louis Godron as its new chairman.
Tim Creed promoted to managing director at Adveq
Adveq has promoted Tim Creed to managing director, effective from 1 July 2012.
Gribkowsky admits taking bribes from Ecclestone
Gerhard Gribkowsky has admitted to taking bribes amounting to $44m from F1 chief executive Bernie Ecclestone during the sale of the company to CVC Capital Partners.
Vector wins Technicolor battle
US private equity house Vector Capital has seen its offer for a minority stake in troubled French digital video specialist Technicolor accepted by the company's shareholder - pipping JP Morgan to the post.
FSI Régions backs Raynier Marchetti
FSI Régions has invested €1m in French corporate catering company Raynier Marchetti.
Eden Ventures et al. exit WE7 to Tesco
Eden Ventures has sold its minority stake in Peter Gabrielтs digital music platform WE7 to retailer Tesco.
Climate Change Capital et al. in €12m PPC series-B
Climate Change Capital (CCC) has invested alongside strategic investors Siemens Financial Services Venture Capital and British Gas in a €12m series-B round for German smart grid company Power Plus Communications (PPC).
Onex opens London office
North American investment firm Onex has announced the opening of a London office led by newly-hired managing director Tony Morgan.
Bridgepoint's LGC receives additional £80m from lenders
Forensics and scientific testing company LGC, owned by Bridgepoint, has raised ТЃ80m of additional capital from a consortium of lenders.
Endless hires general counsel
UK-based turnaround investor Endless has appointed Simon Hardcastle as general counsel.
Antares backs Chili
Antares Private Equity has bought a 15.4% stake in Italian film streaming platform Chili.
Alliance Boots partial exit raises £4.3bn cash and shares
KKR and AXA Private Equity have made a partial exit from Alliance Boots following a cash and shares offer from US pharmaceutical retailer Walgreens.
VCs in $28m funding round for Oxford Immunotec
A pool of venture capital firms has backed a $28m funding round for Oxford Universityтs medical diagnostics spin-off Oxford Immunotec.
BGF invests £4.4m in Springfield Healthcare Group
Business Growth Fund (BGF) has injected a total of ТЃ4.4m into care provider Springfield Healthcare Group.
Permira-backed Telepizza extends loans
Permira has led a €35m equity injection into Spanish fast food chain Telepizza as part of a larger refinancing operation, according to reports.
Evonik cancels IPO
CVC-backed German chemicals maker Evonik has announced the cancellation of its planned IPO.