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IRELAND - Firecomms receives further backing
Swisscom and Alps Electric have supported Firecomms Ltd, a compound semiconductor company, with $5m, alongside existing investors Atlantic Bridge, ACT Venture Finance and Enterprise Ireland.
ITALY - Clessidra to take minority stake in Cavalli
Market rumour suggests that Clessidra will take a 15-20% stake in fashion design house Roberto Cavalli.
FINLAND/SWEDEN - Roschier appoints new managing partner
Ulf-Henrik Kull succeeds Lennart Simonsen as new managing partner of Nordic law firm Roschier. Axel Calissendorff has been appointed co-senior partner.
GERMANY - HTGF partially exits InterMed Discovery
High-Tech Gründerfonds (HTGF) has sold a significant part of its interest in natural product lead-discovery company InterMed Discovery GmbH to Malaysian Life Science company Biotropics Malaysia Berhad, achieving a high single-digit multiple.
SWEDEN - Swedish law firms Lindahl and RydinCarlsten to merge
The two law firms join forces in February 2009, and the combined unit will employ 200 corporate lawyers.
FRANCE - MIDI Capital stage MBI of Savco
MIDI Capital has alongside new manager Bruno Duval and two private individuals supported an MBI of Savco, a provider of metallic structures for hydroelectric plants, by taking a minority stake in the company. The deal values the business at EUR 3-5m....
DACH - Sal Oppenheim Private Equity Partners strengthens sales team
Sal Oppenheim Private Equity Partners, a merger of CAM Private Equity, VCM Capital Management and the alternative investment division of the Sal Oppenheim Group, has expanded its sales force with the addition of Jan Graf von Bassewitz and Sabine Rummel....
SWEDEN - Doughthy Hanson appoints head of Nordic team
Doughty Hanson has appointed Anders Tägt as principal.
UK - Nova exits aia
Nova Capital Management has exited its investment in recruitment agency aia in a sale to TMP Worldwide Advertising & Communications in New York.
UK/CIS - Magisters opens office in London
CIS-based law firm Magisters will open an representative office in London.
UK - SEP will cap exposure to Permira IV
Standard Life European Private Equity Trust (SEP) has taken up the offer to cap commitments to Permira IV as part of a wider restructuring, which has also seen the group sell two of its other partnership interests.
UK - Hammonds elects new Leeds head
Hammonds has appointed is head of private equity Johnathan Jones to lead the firm's office in Leeds.
GERMANY - 3i to cut Frankfurt staff
According to reports, 3i has undertaken measures to cut staff in its Frankfurt office.
FRANCE - Tocqueville Finance strengthens fund team
Tocqueville Finance has hired Pascale Noguera as president to its investment committee. The appointment completes the investment team for the fund Tocqueville Investissement Privés (TIP) comprised of Benoit Panhard and Vincent Foucart.
UK - Hilco considers Allied Carpet acquisition
Reports suggest that turnaround specialist Hilco is considering an acquisition of flooring retailer Allied Carpets.
UK - BVCA calls for banks to actively support businesses
Following the ТЃ20bn loan guarantee given by the government today, the BVCA said the package must involve a culture change in banking which encourages banks to actively support companies and back investors who would like to rescue failing businesses....
FRANCE - Advent International names new director
Damien Lestang has been promoted director at Advent International.
UK - BVCA reports on performance of portfolio companies
The BVCA and Ernst & Young have published its first annual report on the performance of portfolio companies.
UK - BIIF acquires Infrastructure Investors
Barclays Integrated Infrastructure Fund (BIIF), a new fund managed by Barclays Private Equity, has acquired Infrastructure Investors, a portfolio of 84 investments in operational PFI/PPP projects, for ТЃ558.6m.
GLOBAL - Advent International promotes 18
Advent International has promoted 18 members of its global investment team.
DENMARK - Vækstfonden leads DKK 16m funding round for PhotoSolar
Vækstfonden and Teknologisk Institut have invested DKK 12m and DKK 4m respectively in solar shading technology firm PhotoSolar.
GERMANY - Aheim acquires Remy & Geiser
Aheim Capital has acquired pharmaceutical packaging Remy & Geiser GmbH, together with the new CEO, Christoph Hanschke, and the existing management team, for an undisclosed sum.
ITALY - PAI-backed Coin acquires Melablu for EUR 26m
PAI-backed clothing manufacturer Coin has acquired Tre.Bi, owner of the Melablu brand, in a deal valued at EUR 25.5m.
EUROPE - Credit Suisse sets up restructuring advisory division
It is understood that Credit Suisse has established a new division to provide restructuring advice to companies and private equity firms in Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA).