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UK - Maven's Capital for Enterprise invests £650,000 into Qire
Maven Capital Partners, through its Capital for Enterprise Fund, has invested ТЃ650,000 into Qire, a provider of intelligent voice messaging solutions.
GLOBAL - General Atlantic appoints former Visa president as adviser
Global private equity firm General Atlantic has appointed former Visa president Hans Morris as special adviser.
BELGIUM - Vendis invests EUR 7.6m in Zeb
Recently-established Belgian private equity firm Vendis Capital has invested close to EUR 8m in retail chain Zeb.
FRANCE - AXA acquires minority stake in Cegos
AXA Private Equity has acquired a 15% stake in vocational training services business Cegos Group.
FRANCE – Butler in exclusive talks to sell France Champignon to Bonduelle
Paris-based private equity firm Butler Capital Partners is currently holding exclusive talks with food manufacturer Bonduelle over the sale of its portfolio company France Champignon.
First Reserve Corp promotes Deulina to director
Energy-focused investor First Reserve Corporation has promoted Anastasia Deulina to director.
GERMANY - CMS Hasche Sigle appoints five new partners
Law firm CMS Hasche Sigle has promoted five associates to partners, increasing the total numbers of partners in the firm to 197.
AUSTRIA – MP Healthcare and Merck Serono lead EUR 8m round for f-star
MP Healthcare Venture Management and Merck Serono Ventures have co-led a EUR 8m extended Series A financing round for f-star Biotechnologische Forschungs- und Entwicklungsges mbH.
FRANCE – AXA PE backs merger of Charlois and Saury
AXA Private Equity has backed the merger of two French barrel businesses, Charlois Group and Saury Group. The deal will allow both businesses to retain their identities, while enabling them to extend their international environmental certifications across...
DENMARK - ViaVenture backs Adform
Danish venture fund Via Venture Partners has invested in online marketing platform provider Adform.
UK - YFM and MTI awarded mandate for interim North West venture fund
Venture investors YFM and MTI have been awarded a mandate to manage the ТЃ9m interim Venture Capital Fund for the North West region, an initiative launched by the Northwest Regional Development Agency to invest in small-to medium sized businesses in the...
NETHERLANDS - Steadfast-backed MPS acquires Butina A/S
Steadfast Capital-backed Meat Processing Systems (MPS) has acquired a majority stake in Butina A/S.
SWITZERLAND - HBM BioVentures sells Ziemer stake for CHF 7m
HBM BioVentures has sold its stake in Ziemer Group Ltd for CHF 7m in cash to other Ziemer shareholders.
UK - WHEB Ventures invests in PassivSystems
WHEB Ventures has invested an undisclosed amount into home energy management company PassivSystems.
GLOBAL - CD&R holds $5bn final close of eighth fund
US-based private equity firm Clayton, Dubilier & Rice (CD&R) has held a final close on its latest fund, Clayton Dubilier & Rice Fund VIII, on approximately $5bn, $1bn more than its predecessor vehicle which closed in 2006.
Steadfast-backed MPS acquries Butina
Steadfast Capital-backed Meat Processing Systems (MPS) has acquired a majority stake in Butina A/S.
UK - SEB Venture Captial et al. exit ShoZu
SEB Venture Capital, Atlas Ventures, Crescendo Ventures and TTP Ventures have all exited their stake in mobile phone application developer ShoZu, via a trade sale to messaging software provider Critical Path for an undisclosed sum.
UK - Lyceum Capital acquires McKinnon & Clarke for £22m
Mid-market investor Lyceum Capital has acquired McKinnon & Clarke (M&C), one of the largest energy procurement and compliance specialists in Europe, for ТЃ22m.
EUROPE - Parish Capital holds $73m first close of European fund-of-funds
Parish Capital has held a first close of $73m for Parish Europe II, a Europe-focused fund-of-funds vehicle with a EUR250 million target.
UK - Goldman Sachs et al. sell SpinVox to Nuance
Goldman Sachs Private Equity, GLG Partners, Blue Mountain Capital and Toscafund Asset Management have all exited their investment in SpinVox, a provider of voice-to-screen messaging solutions, via a trade sale to Nuance Communications in a deal valued...
UK/GERMANY - GI Partners sells Acentic for £30m
GI Partners has sold its 65% stake in entertainment company Acentic GmbH to Philweb Corporation for a total consideration of ТЃ30m, including debt.
Parish Capital holds $73m first close of European fund-of-funds
Parish Capital has held a first close of $73m for Parish Europe II, a Europe-focused fund-of-funds vehicle with a EUR250 million target.
After the storm
The run-up to year-end was decidedly slow in Southern Europe; the contents of this journal are testament to that. Fortunately, sentiment largely agrees that next year should be better
Adapt to survive
Despite recording a steep decline in investment activity over 2009, delegates at the 2009 unquote" Italia Private Equity Congress remained optimistic that Italy is well placed for future growth. Francinia Protti-Alvarez reports