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UK - Sovereign completes £12m LPM refinancing
Sovereign Capital portfolio comapny LPM group, a provider of contract cleaning, security and maintenance services, has undergone a ТЃ12m refinancing backed by Clydesedale Bank.
NORWAY - Herkules closes largest ever Norwegian private equity fund
Herkules Capital (formerly Ferd Private Equity) has launched and closed its third fund, Herkules III, on more than NOK 6bn (approximately EUR 700m), making it the largest Norwegian private equity fund ever raised.
FRANCE - AXA closing in on Skyrock sale
According to reports, AXA Private Equity may have found a suitable buyer for radio station Skyrock in the shape of TF1, the French television company.
FRANCE - Avenir and OSÉO invest EUR 1m into Nomia
Avenir Entreprises and OSÉO have supported software business Nomia with an investment of around EUR 1m.
FRANCE - Truffle recruits new investment manager
Truffle Capital has recruited Antoine Pau as investment manager within the life sciences team.
UK - LDC appoints director
LDC has appointed Daniel Sasaki as director in its London office.
UK - August acquires Enara as platform for buy-and-build
August equity has acquired home care provider Enara Ltd as the platform business for a buy-and-build growth strategy.
UK - Private equity could make joint-bid for Four Seasons
RBS-owned specialist healthcare provider The Priory Group has been reported as having held discussions with buyout houses Apax, Blackstone and KKR about the possibility of a joint bid to acquire care home operator Four Seasons.
UK - Kaupthing's capital markets division re-brands
The management team of Kaupthing Singer and Friedlander Capital Markets has acquired the business from the administrators of the parent company, Kaupthing Singer and Friedlander Ltd, and re-branded it as Singer Capital Markets.
BELGIUM – Agri Investment and Thuja lead EUR 8.5m Okapi funding
Agri Investment Fund and Thuja Capital have led an EUR 8.5m financing round for Okapi Sciences NV, a new Belgian biopharmaceutical business. Fortis Private Equity Arkimedes, KBC Arkiv, the Flemish innovation fund Vinnof, the Gemma Frisius Fund KU Leuven...
GERMANY - IBB et al. invest in TRIBAX
IBB Beteiligungsgesellschaft mbH, Phoenix Foundation GmbH and private investor Axel Steinwarz have invested an undisclosed sum into online community software company TRIBAX GmbH.
SWEDEN - Ratos-backed EuroMaint acquires Husqvarna division
Ratos portfolio company EuroMaint, a Swedish maintenance company, has signed a declaration of intent with Husqvarna to acquire the company's maintenance and tools operations.
UK - Octopus appoints marketing director
Octopus Investments has appointed Karl Jentoft as marketing director with immediate effect.
FRANCE – UFG PE invest EUR 1.1m in aXigate
UFG Private Equity has invested EUR 1.1m into administrative software company aXigate.
UK - Inflexion achieves 2x return from Ilchester Cheese sale
Inflexion Private Equity has sold Ilchester Cheese, a producer and exporter of fine quality speciality cheeses, to Norwegian milk co-operative Tine BA for an undisclosed sum, generating a money multiple in excess of 2x and an IRR in the mid twenties over...
DENMARK - Vækstfonden backs DKK 6m Bjerre Media funding
Government-backed Vækstfonden has invested DKK 3m as part of a DKK 6m funding round for Bjerre Media, a Danish publisher that has developed a customer service system for publishing houses, alongside five business angels.
ITALY – DGPA acquires Planters in EUR 24m deal
DGPA Capital has acquired a 67% stake in natural cosmetics manufacturer and distributor Planters in a leveraged buyout valued at EUR 24m.
UK - MMC invests a further £1.5m into Clash-Media
MMC Venture has made a follow-on investment of ТЃ1.5m into marketing company Clash-Media.
NETHERLANDS - SET Venture invests in SolarTotal
SET Venture Partners has invested an undisclosed sum into photovoltaic business SolarTotal Holding BV.
GLOBAL - KKR delays listing
Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co (KKR) has delayed its plans to go public for a second time this year, blaming the current market conditions.
TURKEY – Turken invests in Mavi
Turken has acquired a stake in apparel brand Mavi.
EUROPE - Reitberger joins Wellington's cleantech team
Christian Reitberger, a former partner at Apax Partners, has joined pan-European venture capital firm Wellington Partners as venture partner.
UK - Carbon Trust and QIA to launch £250m fund
The Carbon Trust and the Qatar Investment Authority (QIA) are to launch a ТЃ250m fund dedicated to clean technology investments.
SWEDEN - EQT-backed Ivytan makes SEK 3.9bn cash offer for Q-Med
Ivytan AB, which is indirectly owned by EQT and Lyftet Holding, has made a cash offer for Swedish biotechnology firm Q-Med valuing the business at SEK 3.9bn. The bid is priced at SEK 39 per Q-Med share - a 24% premium to the closing price on 31 October....