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AXA PE buys Schustermann & Borenstein
AXA Private Equity has bought German fashion exporter Schustermann & Borenstein in an MBO that reportedly values the company at $370m.
Rutland appoints investment exec
Turnaround investor Rutland Partners has appointed Michael Reynolds as investment executive.
Mobeus in £18m Tessella MBO
Mobeus Equity Partners has pumped £18m into science-focused technology and consulting services provider Tessella, marking the GP's first buyout since its spinout from Matrix Group.
Imperial Innovations in £17m round for Cell Medica
Imperial Innovations Group has invested in a £17m funding round for its portfolio company Cell Medica.
Index et al. partially exit Funxional Therapeutics
Index Ventures, Novo A/S and Ventech have partially exited their investment in Funxional Therapeutics, following the company’s sale of its rights to lead anti-inflammatory drug FX 125L to German pharmaceuticals company Boehringer Ingelheim.
August Equity's Enara makes string of acquisitions
August Equity's portfolio company Enara, a British care provider, has completed four add-on acquisitions as part of its buy-and-build strategy.
Italian and Russian banks to launch joint venture
Italian banking group Intesa Sanpaolo and Russian bank Gazprombank have signed an agreement to make private equity investments in medium-sized local companies.
Akina holds first close on €173.5m
Akina Partners has held a first close for its fifth fund-of-funds, Euro Choice V, on €173.5m.
Espiga sells Invesa to Animedica
Espiga Capital Gestión has sold Industrial Veterinaria (Invesa), a Spanish pharmaceutical products manufacturer for the veterinary industry, to German firm Animedica Group.
Connection Capital appoints two
UK private client firm Connection Capital has appointed Robert Clarke as head of its investment committee and Julian Carr as investment director in the private equity team.
Doughty Hanson to reshuffle partnership structure
Doughty Hanson has announced a new GP structure, including limited liability partnerships, following the death of co-founder and majority shareholder Nigel Doughty in February this year.
Will Luxembourg lose prime spot as fund domicile?
Luxembourg losing out?
Mercapital makes €100m on Gasmedi sale
Mercapital has sold Spanish respiratory home therapies firm Gasmedi to French gas company Air Liquide for €330m.
Arts Alliance et al. back RollUp Media
Arts Alliance and a group of individual investors have injected €1.2m into UK-based online platform for publishers RollUp Media.
OTPP looking to score Goals Soccer takeover
The Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan (OTPP) is set to buy listed UK-based Goal Soccer Centres, which operates five-a-side football centres, in a deal that values the business at around £73.1m.
N+1 Mercapital aims for €1bn fund
N+1 Mercapital is hoping to raise a €1bn fund when it launches next year, subject to the completion of regulatory approvals.
Former Metro boss launches PE house in Germany
Former Riverside partners Kai Köppen and Volker Schmidt have partnered with ex Metro boss Eckhard Cordes and former Apax partner Christian Näther to form a new buyout house in Munich, local reports suggest.
Fondo Italiano injects €5m into Antares
Fondo Italiano di Investmento has acquired a minority stake in Italian artificial vision systems producer Antares Vision via a €5m investment in holding company Imago Technologies.
Via Venture acquires Hostnordic
Via Venture Partners and retail investor Christian Winther have jointly acquired a majority stake in Danish web hosting and IT outsourcing provider Hostnordic.
Spain continues to outperform Italy in deal volume
Despite the country's dire economic state, Spanish private equity activity has continued to outpace that of Italy continuously over the past 24 months - although the latter showed more resilience last year.
Gilde Equity Management acquires BlueCielo
Gilde Equity Management has bought Dutch software company BlueCielo from a group of financial and private shareholders.
Renewed confidence in alternative energy
Alternative energy
H2-backed Smartwares acquires Norbain Benelux
H2 portfolio company Smartwares has completed the acquisition of Dutch security products distributor Norbain Benelux.
Sun-backed Neckermann files for insolvency
Sun European Partners' German mail-order portfolio company Neckermann has filed for insolvency following unsuccessful talks with the PE firm.