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Acuity cedes management of VCTs to Foresight
Management shift is the second example of industry consolidation this year
BNP Paribas PE appoints new investment manager
BNP Paribas Private Equity has promoted Laurent Baudino to investment manager.
Gilde and Parcom get green light for Gamma offer
Gilde and Parcom Capital Management’s take private offer for Gamma Holding has been approved by the European Commission.
Naxicap invests in Pisoni Publicité
Naxicap Partners has backed the management buy-in of French advertisement company Pisoni Publicité.
Fagerberg & Dellby acquires BIG BAG
Fagerberg & Dellby and APELNSтs management have acquired BIG BAG Sweden AB and APELNS Express AB through a newco.
Intel Capital et al. back Sulfurcell
Intel Capital, Climate Change Capital, Bankinvest Group, Zouk Ventures, Masdar Cleantech Investments and Demeter have invested €18.3m in a fifth round of funding for Sulfurcell Solartechnik GmbH.
Axa PE acquires 22% of FitnessBoutique
Axa Private Equity has taken a 22% stake in French fitness equipment retailer FitnessBoutique.
Nokia Growth Partners leads $8m round in Voddler
Nokia Growth Partners, the venture capital arm of Nokia, has led an $8m investment in Swedish video-on-demand service provider Voddler.
New Value discard FotoDesk stake
New Value AG has written off CHF 8.9m of equity and convertible loans to portfolio company FotoDesk Group.
Advent International backs Towergate
Advent International has backed Towergate Partnership Ltd, a financial services provider, with a ТЃ200m investment.
EQT looking to sell Kabel Baden-Würtemberg
EQT Partners, the private equity arm of Sweden's Wallenberg family, is looking to sell German TV, broadband and phone provider Kabel Baden-Würtemberg (KBW).
Industry pushes ahead with fundraisings
Fundraising is surging forwards in early 2011, with a raft of funds launching and reaching closes in the past month. Following news that Blackstone has raised $15bn for one of the largest private equity funds ever seen, how are other players responding...
Hawkpoint appoints Antony Mannion
Hawkpoint Partners has appointed Antony Mannion as managing director and head of healthcare.
Inveready and Caja Navarra invest in Neurotec Pharma
Inveready Seed Capital and Caja Navarra have acquired a 34% stake in pharmaceutical firm Neurotec Pharma.
Blackstone closes BCP VI fund on $15bn
Blackstone Group has announced the final close of its sixth buyout fund, BCP VI, on $15bn.
Crédit Agricole PE appoints new investment director
Crédit Agricole Private Equity has appointed François Lory as investment director in its small-cap team.
Weil, Gotshal & Manges bolsters global M&A practice
Law firm Weil, Gotshal & Manges has appointed Laurent Faugérolas as a partner in charge of global M&A in the Paris office.
Duke Street merges EduServices with IPAC
Duke Street-backed EduServices has acquired French post-secondary education provider IPAC for an undisclosed amount.
Pöllath + Partners appoints two
Pöllath + Partners (P + P) has appointed Dr. Wolfram Pätzold as a partner for real property law and Jan Wildberger as partner in its M&A team.
Growth Capital announces two senior hires
Growth Capital Partners has appointed Francesco Santinon as a partner and Graham Dewhirst as advisory partner, who will take a seat on the board and investment committee.
Exits: Light at the end of the tunnel?
As 2010 saw buyout activity resurge from an exceptionally quiet 2009, the PE-industry was hoping the exit market would also come alive. Last year however proved to be far less favourable for the exit market than many had hoped for. Is this about to change...
Deutsche Beteiligungs AG raises €170m
Deutsche Beteiligungs AG (DBAG) has raised €170m for its new fund DBAG Expansion Capital. From the money raised, €100m comes from DBAG's balance sheet and €70m from investors commitments.
Hannover Finanz invests in Paper + Design GmbH
Private equity firm Hannover Finanz Group has acquired a majority stake in Paper + Design GmbH from investor Nord Holding.
Spectrum announces Richard Bradley as Associate Director
Spectrum Corporate Finance has appointed Richard Bradley as Associate Director for the Thames Valley and South region.