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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.
MML Capital’s Exploration Logistics merges with MEDEX
MML Capital Partners’ portfolio company Exploration Logistics Group has merged with MEDEX Global Solutions to form Frontier MEDEX Group.
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 €94.3m.
Enterprise Ventures invests £8.7m in Trekmates
Enterprise Ventures has led an £8.7m funding round for Nottingham-based outdoor brand Trekmates.
BPE’s Femcare sale generates 2x return
Barclays Private Equity (BPE) has sold Femcare Group Limited to Utah Medical Products Inc for £25m.
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.
3i's Chorion looking to buy Hit Entertainment
3i is looking to merge its media content company Chorion, which holds rights of authors including Agatha Christie and Enid Blyton, with Apax Partner's Hit Entertainment, according to reports.
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.
GI Partners acquires Advanced Childcare for £28m
GI Partners has acquired UK healthcare provider Advanced Childcare (ACL) from Bowmark Capital for £28m.
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.
Electra poised to buy Bathstore
Electra Partners is on the brink of purchasing bathroom retailer Bathstore from building materials group Wolseley.
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.
BC Partners acquires Phones4U in SBO
BC Partners has acquired Phones4U from Providence Equity Partners for an undisclosed sum.
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.