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Private equity to benefit from oil & gas boom
The high price of oil could provide a boom to many operating in the oil & gas sector in the UK, and private equity players are looking to take advantage of the opportunities it offers.
Gimv’s Verbinnen winds up
Gimv-backed Belgian food processing business Verbinnen Poultry Group has filed a petition to wind up on 25 February 2013 after failing to find a buyer.
Ingenious Ventures joins forces with BBH’s Zag
Ingenious Ventures is teaming up with Zag, the corporate venturing arm of global advertising agency BBH, to invest in the British creative industry.
Equistone seals Brétèche Industrie deal
Equistone has completed the acquisition of a majority stake in French food machinery business Groupe Brétèche from Azulis Capital and Unigrains.
Investor AB backs Active Biotech with SEK 270m
Investor AB has agreed to buy six million newly-issued shares in Active Biotech, providing the company with SEK 270m in total after transaction costs.
Osprey backs Indexx Markets
Osprey Capital has invested in UK-based financial services firm Indexx Markets.
Ingenious Ventures invests £900,000 in Casabu
Ingenious Ventures has led a £900,000 series-A funding round for UK-based online retailer Casabu.
Axa PE backs Five's bolt-on of Mag Americas
Axa Private Equity has provided its French portfolio company Fives Group, an industrial engineering business, with additional funding in order to acquire US-based Mag Americas.
CEE unquote” March 2013
Around 10 years ago, when the first wave of CEE accession into the EU was ready to go, most observers noted that Brussels’ assurances to Istanbul about eventual membership were empty and simply an effort to keep the Muslim country on a short leash.
Southern Europe unquote” March 2013
Portuguese private equity hit an all-time low in 2012. While most investors made a full retreat, those that remained stumbled through the economic turmoil and completed just two transactions.
Nordic unquote" March 2013
SVCA head Marie Reinius told unquote” in a recent interview that the most pressing issue for Swedish private equity at the moment is to have clear, long-term guidelines regarding tax regulation that are internationally competitive, for both large and...
HgCapital Trust sees NAV rise by 15% in 2012
HgCapital Trust, the listed vehicle investing in all of Hg's private equity transactions, has reported a 15% increase in NAV per diluted share over the course of 2012.
Dunedin’s CitySprint buys Sameday UK
CitySprint, a distribution network backed by Dunedin, has acquired Sameday UK.
Phillimore appoints Olivier Grandry as partner
French private equity investor Phillimore has appointed Olivier Grandry as a partner.
Russian Direct Investment Fund seeks partnership with Germany
State-backed Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) is looking to form a strategic partnership for co-investments with Germany, according to reports.
HgCapital sells Computer Software for £110m
HgCapital has sold Computer Software Holdings Ltd (CSH) in a trade sale to Advanced Computer Software.
Alven Capital raises €120m for fourth venture fund
French venture firm Alven Capital is set to close its latest fund on its €120m hard-cap after nine months on the road.
Bridges Ventures exits Whelan Refining
Bridges Ventures has sold its stake in Whelan Refining to the company’s management team, reaping a 4.7x multiple on its overall investment.
TDR Capital backs MGM Advantage spin-off
TDR Capital has supported the spin-off of annuity specialist MGM Advantage.
MML invests €17.3m in ATA Group
MML Capital Partners has invested €17.3m in Ireland-based engineering business ATA Group.
Duff & Phelps appoint new partner to Leeds office
Duff & Phelps has appointed Jeremy Bennet as partner to lead the firm's new Leeds office.
Ogier opens Luxembourg office
Ogier Fiduciary Services, a provider of corporate, fund and private wealth administration services, has opened an office in Luxembourg.
Albion exits Nelson House to NHS-Care UK partnership
Albion Ventures has sold UK-based mental health hospital Nelson House to Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust and Care UK for £8m, generating a £2m profit for the VC.
LDC CEO becomes chairman of E2Exchange
LDC CEO Darryl Eales has been appointed chairman of E2Exchange while entrepreneur Hugh Chappell joins the company's board as director.