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UK - DN Capital invests in Apsmart
DN Capital has invested an undisclosed amount into smartphone company Apsmart.
UK - Palamon acquires ADP in £136m deal
Palamon Capital Partners has acquired a majority stake in dentistry business Associated Dental Practices in a £136m buyout from Smith & Williamson, the adminstrators of Kaupthing Capital Partners, the former private equity owners of the business who...
EUROPE - Delving into fair value
With the recent market turmoil and lack of comparables, fair value remains a complicated accounting principle. In a recent video interview, Nordic unquote" editor Rikke Eckhoff discusses the implication of this principle for the industry with PricewaterhouseCoopers...
GERMANY – EMBL leads EUR 4.6m round for Elara Pharmaceuticals
EMBL Ventures has led an investment round for biotech company Elara Pharmaceuticals, raising a total of EUR 4.6m
AUSTRIA - Pontis leads $3.5m round for Xendex
Pontis Capital and a group of business angels have invested in games developer Xendex, in a financing round worth $3.5m.
NORWAY - Investinor makes NOK 58m Innotech investment
Investinor has invested NOK 58m in clean energy company Innotech Solar (ITS), taking a stake of close to 16% in the business.
GERMANY - Palamon Capital Partners invests in Polikum
Palamon Capital Partners has agreed to invest in health clinic operator Polikum, taking a significant minority stake in the business.
NORWAY - Reiten acquires Basefarm for NOK 255m
Norwegian private equity firm Reiten & Co has acquired online application services supplier Basefarm, a subsidiary of media group Schibsted, in a deal valuing the business at NOK 255m.
UK - 3i appoints senior adviser
According to reports, 3i has hired Kim Winser to advise the firm on retail and consumer investments.
GERMANY - KKR and BC Partners eye Siemens subsidiary
According to reports, private equity heavyweights KKR and BC Partners have expressed an interest in Siemens's hearing aid subsidiary, which could be worth as much as EUR 3bn.
Q&A - Bob Long, President, CEO, Conversus Asset Management
Deborah Sterescu speaks to Bob Long of listed fund-of-funds Conversus Asset Management, about making a GP's track record the priority
Floating to the top
The IPO flurry may herald a new dawn in the market - or it could be the result of pressure from LPs for future fundraisings. Deborah Sterescu investigates
European Parliament report slams AIFM Directive
A new report commissioned by the European Parliament has heaped heavy criticism on the AIFM Directive for being "hasty" and "weak". Ashley Wassall reports
End of a (short-lived) era?
The end of the year sees a real shift in sentiment from the LP community. Their focus on cash conservation sparked fear in GPs with mature funds, worried they'd be forced onto a bumpy fundraising trail. On the other hand, funds that were 20-40% invested...
FRANCE - 3i cedes PriceMinister venture
3i has ceded its interest in PriceMinister, a price comparison website, back to the founders and current investors Quilvest and Atlas Ventures.
UK - Permira completes £228m acquisition of Just Retirement
Permira has completed the delisting of financial services company Just Retirement in an all-equity deal of £228m, as reported on unquote" news in September.
ITALY - Bridgepoint and Axa make EUR600m bid for Snai
Bridgepoint and Axa Private Equity have made a EUR600m takeover bid for debt-laden Snai, Italy's largest betting shop operator.
UK - ePlanet invests over £1m into eCommera
ePlanet Ventures has invested in e-commerce service provider eCommera in a deal valued at £1.3m.
EUROPE - 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. By Ashley Wassall
EUROPE - 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. By Ashley Wassall
SWITZERLAND – Private equity-backed Sunrise sold to France Telecom
Danish telecom giant TDC, owned by KKR, Apax, Blackstone, Permira and Providence, has sold 75% of its Swiss mobile telecommunication subsidiary Sunrise Communications AG to France Telecom for EUR 1.5bn.
FRANCE - BC and AXA PE to stage Medica IPO
BC Partners and AXA Private Equity homecare company, Medica, is reportedly looking to raise EUR 250m in an IPO early next year.