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Sentica takes 75% Kotipizza stake
Sentica Partners has acquired 75% of Finnish restaurants group Kotipizza.
Creathor Venture, RVC and KfW invest in Sividon Diagnostics
Creathor Venture, Rheinland Venture Capital (RVC) and KfW have invested an amount between €1-€5m in Sividon Diagnostics.
123Venture et al. in Vérifimmo MBI
123Venture, LCV Finance and David Hamelin have wholly acquired French insurance business Vérifimmo for an undisclosed amount.
Nord Holding buys WEMAS
Nord Holding has acquired WEMAS Absperrtechnik, a provider of safety equipment for construction sites.
Southern Europe unquote" September 2011
Having spent 10 years at the helm of the European Venture Capital Association (EVCA), Javier Echarri is roundly considered one of the world’s most influential people in private equity. This month he talks to unquote" Southern Europe about the Alternative...
HTGF backs MeinProspekt
High-Tech Gründerfonds (HTGF) has, together with Mountain Super Angel and TheMediaLab, invested up to €10m in online marketing service MeinProspekt.
IK sells Idex to infrastructure fund Cube
IK Investment Partners has sold French energy and environmental services company Idex to Cube Infrastructure.
Partners Group has new presence in Paris
Partners Group has opened a new office in Paris.
Invercaria boosts Gptech with €4m
Invercaria, the private equity arm of the Junta de Andalucía, has invested €4m in Spanish electronics firm Green Power Technologies (Gptech).
August-backed Lifeways acquires SLC
Lifeways Community Care, a portfolio company of August Equity, has bought SLC Group, thus completing its eighth bolt-on acquisition since 2007.
ISIS exits SLC via trade sale
ISIS Equity Partners has sold UK-based SLC Group, a provider of supported living and domiciliary care services.
CEE buys Solarpark Richelbach Ost
Hamburger Beteiligungsgesellschaft CEE has acquired solarpark Richelbach Ost from ecolutions.
Nordic unquote" out now
The latest digital edition of Nordic unquoteт is out now, featuring all the latest analysis, deals and exits in the region.
Nordic unquote" September 2011
Buyout activity in the Nordics could return to levels seen pre-credit crunch, according to unquoteт research. If Nordic deal activity continues at the pace seen in the first half of 2011, volume and value look set to almost reach 2007 levels, marking...
F&C appoints associate director
F&C Investments has appointed Stuart Hastie as associate director for its Edinburgh office.
BGF adds new investment director
Duncan Macrae has joined the Business Growth Fund (BGF) as an investment director.
Consortium invests SEK 7.25m in Antrad Medical
A consortium, consisting of STING Capital, Innovationsbron and business angels, has invested SEK 7.25m in Swedish medical technology company Antrad Medical.
GE overcomes hurdle in Converteam trade sale
General Electric (GE) has reached an agreement with the US Justice Department (DoJ) allowing it to acquire French engineering group Converteam from Barclays Private Equity and LBO France.
Barclays acquires IN tIME Express Logistik from ECM
Barclays Private Equity has bought IN tIME Express Logistik from ECM Equity Capital Management.
Clyde Blowers Capital sells Clyde Union Pumps for £750m
Industrial investment company Clyde Blowers Capital has sold its Scottish portfolio company Clyde Union Pumps to American Fortune 500 company SPX Corporation for ТЃ750m.
Q&A: The state of fundraising
Greg Gille talks to Antoine DrУЉan, founder, chairman & CEO of independent private equity placement agent Triago, about the current market.
Bridgepoint acquires four businesses from Hampson
Bridgepoint Development Capital (BDC) has acquired four businesses from Hampson Industriesт Aerospace Components & Structures division for $84m.
PE law firms look east for expansion
Large numbers of law firms are beefing up their private equity teams both in Europe and Asia, with fund formation specialists and Mandarin speakers in particular demand. Susannah Birkwood reports
Gimv acquires Studiekring
Gimv has acquired a majority stake in Dutch tutoring service provider Studiekring.