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PAR Capital secures majority stake in Advanced Inflight Alliance
US firm PAR Capital Management has bought an 86% stake in German listed inflight entertainment company Advanced Inflight Alliance (AIA) following a public takeover offer.
Penta Capital in £560m offer for Redrow
Listed UK house builder Redrow has received a takeover approach from its chairman, backed by a number of investment funds including Penta Capital.
ISIS backs MBO of Impetus Automotive
ISIS Equity Partners has supported the MBO of consultancy firm Impetus Automotive.
Candover NAV per share drops 10%
Listed private equity firm Candover Investments has announced a NAV per share of 642p at 30 June, down 10% from 717p at the end of December 2011.
CT Investment Partners leads £1m round for SenseLogix
CT Investment Partners has led a £1m series-B funding round for UK-based energy solutions firm SenseLogix.
Top 5 exits of 2012 so far
Top 5 exits of 2012
Pinova invests in deconta
Pinova Capital has bought a significant minority stake in German decontamination specialist deconta as part of a succession solution for the company.
CEE fundraising up 50% to €1bn
Almost €1bn was raised by CEE-focused funds in 2011, up almost 50% from the previous year, according to EVCA.
EQT's Munksjö to merge with Ahlstrom division
Munksjö, a Swedish paper producer owned by EQT, is set to merge with Ahlstrom's label and processing business ahead of a planned IPO on NASDAQ OMX Helsinki.
Peppermint et al. invest in IOP
Peppermint Venture Partners, Enjoy Venture and KFW's ERP Startfonds have invested €1.6m in German eye disease monitoring company Implandata Ophthalmic Products (IOP), completing its series-A funding round.
Danske Private Equity holds final close on €650m
Danske PEP V has held a final close on €650m, the fund's hard cap.
DeliveryHero attracts a further €40m
Berlin-based online food delivery firm DeliveryHero has raised €40m from new investor Kite Ventures and existing backers.
Sovereign’s Christchurch Group makes acquisition
Sovereign Capital portfolio company Christchurch Group has acquired Woodlands Respite Care Centre from the MS Society.
iXO et al. exit VSG in trade sale
Visualization Sciences Group (VSG) – a French imaging software developer backed by iXO Private Equity, Tourrette Investissements and CA Aquitaine Expansion – has been acquired by US-based trade player FEI Inc for €44.8m.
PE-backed MedicAnimal acquires Petmeds
MedicAnimal, backed by Balderton Capital and Iris Capital, has acquired online pet medication and supplies retailer Petmeds.
Arle appoints energy specialist as partner
Arle Capital Partners has appointed Peter Goode as a partner with effect from 1 October.
I2C backs Keramat with €600,000
Government-backed Galician venture capital fund I2C has injected €600,000 into ceramic biomaterials firm Keramat.
XAnge bolsters team
French growth capital firm XAnge Private Equity has hired Nicolas Debock as a senior chargé d'affaires.
Investor consortium sells Sirigen to BD
Seraphim Capital, Oxford Capital Partners, Nesta, IQ Capital and YFM Equity Partners have sold high sensitivity fluorescence manufacturer Sirigen Group Ltd to US trade player Becton Dickinson and Company (BD).
SIP's PTF Holding acquires Heinz Kehl & Sohn
Silver Investment Partners' (SIP) portfolio company PTF Holding has acquired Heinz Kehl & Sohn, a German manufacturer of turned and milled parts, as part of its buy-and-build strategy.
Connection backs Scottish wind farms
Connection Capital and Riverside are raising £5.5m for a Scottish wind farm project managed by Burcote Wind Ltd.
Voting ends today: British Private Equity Awards 2012
British Private Equity Awards
DBAG reshuffles board
Deutsche Beteiligungs AG is reshuffling its board of management as part of a generational change.
ECI Partners takes minority stake in Clarke Energy
ECI Partners has invested in British energy solutions company Clarke Energy.