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CVC further reduces stake in Formula 1
CVC Capital Partners has sold another $500m chunk of its holding in British racing business Formula 1 to Waddell & Reed and Ivy Investment Management.
Pentech backs Nutmeg with £3.4m
Pentech Ventures has joined a ТЃ3.4m funding round for online investment manager Nutmeg.
Octopus appoints entrepreneur in residence
Peter Bance has been appointed as entrepreneur in residence at Octopus Investments' venture team.
PE houses circle Everything Everywhere
Private equity firms including Apax and KKR are in discussions to bid for UK mobile operator Everything Everywhere in a deal that could exceed тЌ8bn, according to reports.
Finance Yorkshire announces new hires
Finance Yorkshire has expanded its equity linked finance team.
How private equity helps build British businesses
Speak up for PE
Index Ventures closes €350m tech fund
Index Ventures has raised a €350m fund aimed at early-stage investments in the technology sector, Early Stage Fund - IV6.
AXA Private Equity raises $8bn for funds-of-funds
Axa Private Equity has secured $7.1bn for its secondaries fund-of-funds and $900m for its primary investment fund-of-funds.
FSI Régions leads round for Callejo Transports
FSI Régions has invested €1.5m in night transportation company Callejo Transports.
Baltic governments provide €200m for PE funds
Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania plan to boost private equity investment and build “a vibrant ecosystem of SMEs” in a bid to further economic growth, the Estonian Private Equity and Venture Capital Association (EstVCA) announced in a statement yesterday....
FSI Régions backs Coprométal
FSI Régions has injected €1m into French packaging producer Coprométal in exchange for a minority stake.
FSI Régions backs Abzac
FSI Régions has injected €2m into French cardboard tubes and core provider Abzac in exchange for a minority stake.
Big boost in Spring dealflow
Nordic activity rebounded sharply in May as nine deals worth an estimated €1.4bn were recorded: more than double the volume, and more than four times the value of the previous month.
Newfund invests €1m in Sykio
French VC Newfund has provided software developer Sykio with €1m of growth capital funding.
EdRCP takes majority stake in EuroTechnoCom
Edmond de Rothschild Capital Partners (EdRCP) has acquired a majority stake in French telecoms maintenance equipment company EuroTechnoCom (ETC).
Eurazeo PME exits Mors Smitt
Eurazeo subsidiary Eurazeo PME has exited Franco-Dutch electronic rail equipment maker Mors Smitt to US manufacturer Wabtec, reaping a 3.5x money multiple on its initial investment.
Greylock and Northzone lead €25m series-B for iZettle
Greylock Partners and Northzone have led a тЌ25m series-B funding round for Swedish technology company iZettle.
Motion and FSI inject additional €80m into Tokheim
Motion Equity Partners (formerly Cognetas) and Fonds Stratégique d'Investissement (FSI) have provided French fuel distribution solutions company Tokheim with an €80m equity injection as part of a larger refinancing operation.
Rise in secondaries highlights tough venture market
Venture secondaries on the rise
Ambienta backs FoundOcean
Ambienta Sgr has acquired a 35% stake in UK-based sub-sea and offshore foundation grouting services firm FoundOcean.
Encore acquires TSC
Encore Capital has acquired a majority stake in software company Technical Software Consultants (TSC).
DACH unquote" June 2012
Vienna’s stock exchange has experienced a few tough years, but new chief executive and several planned private equity IPOs over the next two years could see the bourse becoming attractive to private equity once again.
Benelux unquote" June 2012
The latest market report from the Dutch private equity association (NVP) shows that GPs in the Netherlands have strengthened their position between 2010 to 2011.
YFM backs Mynt Facilities with £650,000
YFM Equity Partners has injected ТЃ650,000 into Merseyside-based commercial cleaning business Mynt Facilities Services.