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Ratos-backed MCC acquires Carrier division
Ratosт portfolio company Mobile Climate Control (MCC) has acquired Carrier Corporationтs AC-for-buses division.
EQT sells Kabel BW to Liberty Global
Private equity firm EQT has sold 100% of German cable network provider Kabel BW to US media house Liberty Global for €3.16bn.
CVC leads bids for Kabel BW
CVC has offered €2.95bn for German cable operator Kabel Baden Wuerttemberg.
Industrifonden fully exits Qliktech
Industrifonden has sold its remaining 6.5% stake in Qliktech after listing on NASDAQ in New York in July 2010.
Caixa Capital Risc leads i-Neumáticos round
Caixa Capital Risc, the private equity arm of La Caixa savings bank, has invested in Spanish tyre sales website i-Neumáticos.
NORD Holding backs De Mäkelbörger expansion
NORD Holding has backed its portfolio company De Mäkelbörger Backwaren GmbH to acquire 85 Kamps branches in the Berlin metropolitan region as well as the production facility at Prenzlauer Promenade.
Cabiedes & Partners invests in Zyncro
Spanish internet investor Cabiedes & Partners has participated in a €1.2m funding round for microblogging platform Zyncro.
Ratos acquires Finnkino for €94.3m
Ratos has acquired Finnish cinema chain Finnkino Oy from Sanoma for an enterprise value of тЌ94.3m.
Prospects for CEE: have your say
As Europe emerges from recession, what are the prospects for Central and Eastern Europe?
ECI acquires Fourth Hospitality
UK mid-market private equity firm ECI Partners has acquired software as a service provider Fourth Hospitality as part of a management buyout transaction.
Frog Capital sells agri.capital
Frog Capital has sold its stake in German biogas energy producer agri.capital to Alinda Capital Partners.
Benelux unquote" March 2011
GIMV has made a €60m PIPE investment in listed Belgian frozen food producer PinguinLutosa.
Cabiedes unveils €25m angel fund
Cabiedes & Partners has announced a first close of its €25m angel fund, which will invest in internet start-ups in Spain.
Edison Ventures invests $6m in LearningGuide Solutions
Edison Ventures has invested €4.3m in Dutch software company Learning Guide Solutions.
Hannover Finanz backs MBO of Media Concept
Private equity house Hannover Finanz has led the buyout of online retailer Media Concept together with BayernLB Private Equity.
3i in talks with Go Outdoors
UK buyout house 3i is one of several private equity firms currently in talks with Go Outdoors over a possible investment in the outdoor clothing and equipment retailer.
Innova to float Libet on WSE
Innova Capital is looking to float Polish paving business Libet just over a year after acquiring the firm in a corporate spin-off.
PAI Partners sells Yoplait stake to General Mills
PAI Partners has sold its 51% stake in French yoghurt maker Yoplait to General Mills, in a deal that values the company at €1.6bn.
ISS IPO postponed
EQT and GS Capital Partners have pulled the IPO of Danish outsourcing group ISS at the last minute, according to reports.
Demeter et al. invest €5.3m in Fermentalg
A consortium of investors led by Demeter Partners has provided French biotechnology company Fermentalg with a €5.3m round of funding.
Magenta invests €1.4m in El Gym
British private equity firm Magenta Partners has invested €1.4m in low cost fitness group El Gym.
Deutsche unquote" out now!
The latest digital edition of Deutsche unquote” is out now, looking at the state of the German venture industry, which is today dominated by government-backed players.
Leonardo Ventures exits Isis and Culavis
Leonardo Ventures has sold its two of it portfolio companies Isis sentronics and Culavis forfor for €1.6m and €45,000 respectively to private investors.
Deutsche unquote" March 2011
Metalor Technologies, a Swiss portfolio company of Astorg Partners, has agreed to acquire NECC’s Coatings Division in Asia.