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Afinum sells Pinova to trade
Private equity firm Afinum has sold tinting solution provider Pinova AG to CPS Color for an undisclosed amount.
Bolt-on for Abénex-backed Dupont Restauration
French catering group Dupont Restauration, in which Abénex Capital holds a minority stake, has acquired Yvelines Restauration for an undisclosed amount.
HTGF backs Capical seed round
High-Tech Gründerfonds has, together with a private investor, backed a seed financing round for cardiac diagnostics developer Capical.
Save the date: unquote" 20th anniversary summit
Invaluable market insight and A-list networking: the unquoteт team looks forward to welcoming you at its 20th anniversary summit on September 22.
Syndicate invests €29.2m in AM-Pharma
A consortium led by Ysios Capital Partners has invested €29.2m in Dutch biopharmaceutical company AM-Pharma BV.
Fidelity appoints new analyst
Fidelity Growth Partners has appointed Tim Kindt as an analyst in its London office.
KKR-backed BMG bolts on Bug Music for $325m
BMG Rights Management, a portfolio company of KKR, has purchased music publisher Bug Music from Spectrum Equity Investors and Crossroads Media for more than $300m.
Markus Grundmann joins Target Partners
Germany-based venture capital investor Target Partners has hired Markus Grundmann as a new associate for its team in Munich.
Equita exits Stromag in €195m trade sale
Equita has sold power management components provider Stromag Group to global engineering group GKN for €195m.
Portobello and Vista exit Maxam to Advent for €900m
Advent International has acquired a 50% stake in Spanish explosives supplier Maxam as part of a secondary buyout valued at almost €900m. The deal represents an exit for Portobello Capital and Vista Capital.
ISAI invests €1.25m in StickyADStv
ISAI has provided French online advertising agency StickyADStv with €1.25m of growth capital funding.
Bridges Ventures invests £2m in Ardenham Energy
Bridges Ventures has provided ТЃ2m of funding for renewable energy company Ardenham Energy.
DFJ Esprit et al. in €19.8m Qosmos round
DFJ Esprit, Fonds Stratégique d’Investissements (FSI) and Alven Capital have co-led a €19.8m funding round for French software developer Qosmos.
Capital Dynamics loses 10
Unquoteт has learned that fund-of-funds Capital Dynamics has seen a number of departures recently, some of which stemmed from the recent closure of its Switzerland-focused investments in clean-tech.
GCP invests in 42matters
Gamma Capital Partners has provided seed financing for mobile phone software developer 42matters.
Procuritas buys Farma Holding
Procuritas has acquired a majority stake in pharmaceutical supplier Farma Holding.
Deutsche unquote" September 2011
Bregal has outbid Deutsche Beteiligungs AG (DBAG) with its offer for troubled automotive supplier Novem Group. The firm was acquired from its creditors in a deal thought to be worth less than €200m.
UK & Ireland unquote" 5 September 2011
Private equity firms are unlikely to show much appetite for struggling 3i-backed Chorion, the owner of the Mr Men franchise, corporate finance adviser Jeremy Rayment said last week.
DZ Equity Partner buys Goldeck
DZ Equity Partner has acquired sweets producer Goldeck Süßwaren.
Pass the parcel deals get personal
A spate of private equity investors have acquired portfolio companies from their previous employers in recent months. Is this is a clever way of sourcing deals or a sign of unscrupulous behaviour? Susannah Birkwood finds out
Alven sells Fine Media to KKR's Pages Jaunes
Alven Capital has sold French online publisher Fine Media to Pages Jaunes, a listed portfolio company of KKR and Goldman Sachs.
AXA PE invests in KRDS
AXA Private Equity has taken a 20% stake in French online marketing agency KRDS.
Enara completes 30th acquisition
August Equity-backed Enara has acquired Colvin Nursing Agency and Longacre Homecare.
Aescap Venture et al. back Orphazyme
Aescap Venture has invested тЌ14m in a series-A round for biotechnology firm Orphazyme.