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GERMANY - Palamon invests in DS Produkte
Palamon Capital Partners has agreed to invest in DS Produkte, a supplier of fast moving consumer products.
UK - Zeus acquires M J Quinn from 3i
Zeus Private Equity has completed the secondary buyout of M J Quinn Intergrated Services Ltd, a provider of electrical and mechanical contracting services, from 3i and Alliance Fund Managers for an undisclosed sum.
UK - Hogan & Hartson hires partner
Hogan & Hartson has hired Philip Watkins as partner in the corporate group.
CEE - Abris closes maiden fund on EUR 320m
Abris Capital Partners has closed its inaugural fund at EUR 320m.
FRANCE - Butler Capital sells SNCM stake
Butler Capital Partners has sold its 38% stake in shopping group SNMC to strategic buyer Veolia Transport for an undisclosed sum.
UK - Charterhouse exits Lucite in USD 1.6bn deal
Charterhouse Capital has agreed to sell Lucite International, a manufacturer of acrylic based products, to Mitsubishi Rayon Co in a trade sale valued at USD 1.6bn.
GERMANY – HTGF and Seedfonds Bayern back Corrmoran
High-Tech Gründerfonds (HTGF) and Seedfonds Bayern have invested an undisclosed sum into Corrmoran GmbH, a developer of corrosion monitoring systems for large combustion plants.
SWEDEN - DN Capital invests EUR 4m into Tbricks
London-based venture capital firm DN Capital has, together with private investors, invested EUR 4m into Swedish automated trading software company, Tbricks.
UK - Stirling appoints head of finance
Stirling Square Capital Partners has appointed Chrstopher Black as head of finance.
UK - HSBC backs Amtech acquisition
HSBC Private Equity has financed portfolio software company Amtech Group's acquisition of TSI Luckins Ltd, a data services company.
UK - Capital Fund leads £490,000 investment into knomo
The Capital fund has invested ТЃ330,000 as part of a ТЃ490,000 funding round for accessories brand knomo.
UK - Epi-V invests £10m into Moorland Energy
Epi-V has invested ТЃ10m into Moorland Energy Ltd, a company that acquires licences to extract hydrocarbons from surveyed and partially delineated dicoveries.
GERMANY - PEPPERMINT leads EUR 3.9m JADO funding
PEPPERMINT Financial Partners has led a EUR 3.9m series-B funding round for biotechnology company JADO Technologies GmbH.
UK - Baird appoints Steve Holt
Baird has appointed Steve Holt as director in its institutional equity sales group in London.
SWEDEN - Ledstiernan defies market and delivers positive result
Swedish private equity company Ledstiernan presented a strong cash position and a positive result in its interim report for January-September 2008.
UK - YFM invests £250,000 into NNT
The YFM Group-managed Yorkshire and Humber Equity Fund has invested ТЃ250,000 into software company New Net Technologies (NNT).
GERMANY - SHS and KfW invest in c-LEcta GmbH
SHS Gesellschaft für Beteiligungsmanagement and KfW have invested an undisclosed sum into biotechnology company c-LEcta GmbH as part of a capital increase.
CEE – Horizon reaches final close on USD 390m
Horizon Capital has reached the final close for its newest fund, Emerging Europe Growth Fund II, LP (EEGF II) on $390m, significantly above its $300m target.
GLOBAL - BNY Mellon launches private equity fund admin service
The Bank of New York Mellon's Alternative Investment Service is launching a private equity servicing platform.
UK - Foresight hires investment director
Foresight Group has hired Sonia Powar as investment director.
EUROPE - American Capital to acquire European Capital for USD 158m
European Capital has entered into an implementation agreement with majority owner American Capital that will see the latter acquire the 32.3% of shares it does not currently own for a total consideration of around USD 158m.
UK - TowerBrook closes third fund
TowerBrook Capital Partners has held a final close of its third vehicle, TowerBrook Investors LP III, on USD 2.8bn.
EUROPE - LSP reaches first closing of LSP IV at EUR 75m
Life Science Partners has reached the first closing of their fourth fund, LSP IV, on EUR 75m - half way through its EUR 150m target.
FRANCE – Siparex backs Scierie Chauvin with EUR 1.1m
Siparex has invested EUR 1.1m into hardwood specialist Scierie Chauvin. The deal was carried out via Franche-Compte PME Gestion and Rhone-Alpes PME Gestion.