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NORWAY - Skagerak raises NOK 50m
Skagerak Seed Capital II has raised NOK 50m for investments in Norwegian start-ups.
AUSTRIA/CEE - Schoenherr gains eight new partners
Schoenherr has increased its partnership by eight lawyers, lifting the total number of firm-wide partners to 53.
ITALY - Apax, Bain and CVC interested in Safilo Group
It is understood that Apax Partners, Bain Capital and CVC Capital Partners could be among the private equity firms interested in investing in eyeware maker Safilo Group.
ITALY – Candover-backed Ferretti to restructure debt
According to reports, Candover-backed yacht maker Ferretti has appointed Rothschild to advise on talks with its banking syndicate, led by Royal Bank of Scotland and Mediobanca, in relation to a potential restructuring its €1bn+ debt.
NORWAY - Investinor hires ten
Investinor, the Norwegian government-backed venture fund established in the autumn of 2008, has now completed the formation of its investment team with ten new hires.
UK - TPG lets Lueken go
Reports suggest that TPG Capital has parted with Bastian Lueken, who was based in London.
SWEDEN - Industrifonden backs QuiQom Systems
Government-backed Industrifonden has invested an undisclosed sum into QuiQom Systems, a developer of solutions for high-speed broadband access in residential properties.
UK - Falcon interested in Chelsea
Reports suggest that an international consortium of investors, including Swiss investor Falcon Equity and Abu Dhabi United Group, are considering a bid for UK Premier League football club Chelsea.
BELGIUM - Siparex exits stake in Guillaume Teco
Siparex has exited its holding in electrical parts company Guillaume Teco to BV Capital Partners.
FRANCE - Two 3i partners walk out
Jéôme Girszyn and Laurent Savinelli, two partners in 3i's Paris office, have left the investment house.
UK - National Accident Helpline back on the market
LDC has put legal services company National Accident Helpline back on the market following a failed attempt to sell the business last year.
FRANCE - Balderton leads $12m Talend funding
Balderton Capital has provided $9m as part of a $12m third round of financing for Talend, an open-source software developer, with returning investor AGF Private Equity supplying the balance.
Back to the future
As the private equity market waived a welcome goodbye to a difficult 2008, unquote" spoke to five industry professionals to get their views on what could be in store in the coming year; in terms of dealflow, fundraising, debt availability and the increasing...
Some sunny day...
Following a near barren second half of 2008, which saw an almost complete drying up of debt financing amidst a collapse in the global banking sector, buyout houses will now be looking optimistically to the year ahead. However, it may be some time before...
UK - Baird hires Mortensen
Baird has hired Michael Mortensen as director.
UK - Hermes hires investment manager
Hermes Private Equity has hired Lynsey Register as investment manager.
UK - GMT promotes three
GMT Communications Partners has promoted Jonathan Gillbanks to managing director, Sebastian Sibb to principal and Vikram Krishna to senior associate.
Q&A: Weathering the 'perfect storm'
Following an almost doubling of activity in the German small- and mid-cap segment January and September 2008, the financial crisis finally began to take its toll on the space in the final quarter. Mareen Goebel speaks with Andreas Schober , vice-chairman...
Evolving infrastructure
In recent years the amount of capital being raised for dedicated infrastructure funds has risen substantially and the sector has emerged into a major new area for investment. With raising and deploying capital in the traditional LBO market becoming increasingly...
UK - HIG acquires FNZ Holdings
HIG Europe has acquired financial services company FNZ Holdings Ltd for an undisclosed sum.
GERMANY - Vestar promotes Boege
Vestar Capital Partners has promoted Daniel Boege to executive director.
GERMANY - TVM Capital promotes principal
TVM Capital has promoted Dr Peter Neubeck to principal.
GERMANY - DPE acquires bakery business
DPE Deutsche Private Equity GmbH has acquired bakery chain Bäckerei Wilhelm Middelberg GmbH for an undisclosed amount.
FRANCE - Close Brothers strengthen team
David Benin has been appointed managing director of Close Brothers' Paris office.