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GERMANY - BC Partners-backed Brenntag on track for IPO
Reports suggest that the IPO of BC Partners-backed chemicals business Brenntag is to go ahead in the new year, with the private equity owner having mandated Deutsche Bank, Goldman Sachs, JP Morgan and Merrill Lynch to manage the listing, which could raise...
EUROPE - F&C Private Equity holds EUR 30m first close of Aurora Fund
London-listed private equity investor F&C Private Equity has held a EUR 30m first close of its Aurora Fund, a new vehicle focused on acquiring secondary interests in predominately European private equity funds and co-investments.
UK - Imperial Innovations leads £15m Circassia funding
Imperial Innovations has led a ТЃ15m third founding round for drug company Circassia, alongside return backers Invesco Perpetual and Lansdowne Partners.
UK - LDC races to 15th investment of 2009
LDC has clocked up its 15th deal of 2009, having invested in motor racing team Manor Grand Prix, one of the new entrants to the 2010 Formula One chamionship, in a deal reported to be worth ТЃ10m.
UK - Gartmore cuts IPO share price to 220 pence
Asset management group Gartmore, backed by buyout house Hellman & Friedman (H&F), has dropped its share price to 220 pence on its admission to the London Stock Exchange today, down significantly from its target price range of between 250-330 pence per...
AUSTRIA - Target Partners invests in Hetras
Target Partners has invested an undisclosed sum in hotel management software developer Hetras.
Q&A - Charles Soulignac, Managing Partner, Fondinvest Capital
Deborah Sterescu speaks to Charles Soulignac of Fondinvest Capital about the importance of a quasi-liquidated fund in this environment
Revised Directive angers trade bodies
Another chapter has been added to the long-running saga of the EU Commission's AIFM Directive, with a new report calling for a removal of all fund size exemption thresholds sparking anger within the industry
LPs sound warning over private equity performance
A new report has provided a damning assessment of LP confidence in private equity as an asset class, revealing dissatisfaction over performance and new demands in relation to due diligence and reporting
EUROPE - Venture: resilient, and proving lucrative
While 2009 was a grim year indeed for European buyouts, venture and growth investing has proven more resilient. By Mareen Goebel
GERMANY - EQT finally secures Springer deal
Swedish buyout house EQT has finally reached agreement with incumbent owners Candover and Cinven to acquire academic publisher Springer Science & Business Media, concluding a fraught sales process that has been ongoing since March.
NORWAY - Herkules acquires majority stake in Bandak
Norwegian buyout house Herkules Capital has acquired 62% majority interest in Bandak, a group of machining companies, through an acquisition of existing shares and a new share issue.
FRANCE - Coller interested in Natixis
According to reports, Coller Capital has emerged as a potential suitor for part or all of Natixis' Private Equity divisions.
FRANCE - Evolem buys Solemco
Evolem has purchased a majority stake in Solemco, an automatic distribution business, for an undisclosed sum.
CEE - Syntaxis holds EUR 140m first close for second CEE mezz
Syntaxis Capital, a specialist mezzanine provider for Central and Eastern Europe (CEE), has reached a first close on EUR 140m for its second fund, just over half of its undisclosed target.
UK - Cobbetts bolsters corporate team
Cobbetts has hired David Armitage as partner to its corporate team in the firm's Leeds office.
UK - JRJ Group acquires majority stake in Marex
Newly-launched private equity firm JRJ Group has agreed to acquire a majority stake in futures broker Marex Group in a deal of undisclosed value.
CZECH REPUBLIC - AnaCap to acquire Banco Popolare Ceská Republika
Specialist financial services investor AnaCap Financial Partners is in advanced due diligence to acquire Banco Popolare Ceská Republika, the Czech subsidiary of Italy's Banco Popolare.
IRELAND - Celtic House leads $5.6m RedMere funding
Canadian investor Celtic House Venture Partners has led a series-B funding round for fabless semiconductor company RedMere valued at $5.6m.
IRELAND - NCB invests €2.5m in Zamano
NCB Ventures, via its Ulster Bank Diageo Venture Fund, has invested in listed mobile data services company Zamano in a deal valued at EUR 2.5m.
GERMANY - Consortium invests EUR 2.4m into eZelleron
eCAPITAL and Technologiegründerfonds Sachsen (TGFS) have led an investment into fuel cell systems company eZelleron totalling EUR 2.4m.