Region
Unquote has a long history of delivering in-depth coverage for each European market, from individual deals to fundraising and region-specific trend analysis. Click on the following links to access content for a specific region:
UK & Ireland DACH Nordic France Southern Europe Benelux CEE
GREECE - Apax, TPG consider Wind Hellas debt
Apax Partners and TPG are considering investing new money into Greek telecom giant Wind Hellas (formerly TIM Hellas) as the company looks to restructure its EUR 3.2bn debt pile.
GERMANY - KKR And GS provide EUR 100m loan to KION
KKR and Goldman Sachs Capital Partners have provided portfolio company Kion Group, a manufacturer of warehouse equipment, with a EUR 100m loan, provided on the same terms as the company's existing senior debt, in a deal that also sees the business' covenants...
FRANCE - PAI offers investors to halve commitment
PAI Partners has offered to return up to 50% of undrawn commitments back to investors in its fifth fund, following the departure of chief executive Dominique Megret and his right hand man Bertrand Meunier, which triggered a key man clause.
ITALY - BlueGem and MPS acquire Neomobile
UK-based private equity fund BlueGem and existing investor MPS Venture have acquired a controlling stake in mobile marketing business Neomobile.
SWEDEN - Pod invests in Transmode
Swedish investor Pod Venture Partners has acquired a 42% stake in Transmode, a developer of optical networking solutions, from private and institutional backers.
ITALY/SPAIN - Investindustrial boosts investment team
Buyout house Investindustral has appointed Antonio Casari to its investment team.
FRANCE - AXA PE subscribes to Carbone Lorraine capital increase
AXA Private Equity has participated in a EUR 63m capital increase for portfolio company Carbone Lorraine, a graphic solutions company, maintaining its 16% interest in the business.
BELGIUM - Gimv pumps EUR 5m into Alfacam
Belgium-based Gimv has invested EUR 5m into listed television service supplier Alfacam Group, taking its stake in the business to close to 5%.
GERMANY – Capvis-backed Bartec acquires Vodec
Capvis portfolio company Bartec, a provider of industrial safety technologies, has acquired sector rival Vodec Ltd for an undisclosed sum.
GERMANY - Salans boosts private equity practice
Salans has hired Dr Volker Junghanns for its Frankfurt-based private equity practice.
NETHERLANDS - PPM Oost backs GreenGran
Participatiemaatschappij Oost Nederland (PPM Oost) has invested an undisclosed sum in thermoplastic company GreenGran, in exchange for a 20% stake in the business. The transaction was also supported by ERDF/EU funds and a contribution from the province...
EUROPE - ML Capital launches alternative assets advisory service
ML Capital has today launched an alternative assets advisory and business solution service, dedicated to advising private equity and hedge fund managers on how to meet current market expectations.
UK- Foresight and Octopus invest £1.5m in iProfile
Foresight Venture Partners and Octopus Group, via its Titan VCT fund, have invested, alongside private investors, in online CV and career profile provider iProfile, in a funding round worth more than £1.5m.
ITALY - S+R and Alcedo to sell GTS to Alfaparf
It is understood that S+R Investimenti e Gestioni and Alcedo Sgr have agreed to sell their combined 72% stake in cosmetics company GTS Group to trade buyer Alfaparf, in a deal estimated at EUR50-60m.
GERMANY - Private equity circles ratiopharm group
Private equity firms have shown interest in acquiring drugs company ratiopharm group, which is being put up for sale by VEM Vermögensverwaltung GmbH.
EUROPE - Growth Capital to take the lead in 2010
In a market starved for debt, growth capital investments are in line to become the favoured deal type of 2010, as highlighted in Nordic editor Rikke Eckhoff's interview with Louis Elson, co-founder and managing partner of Palamon Capital Partners. See...
DACH - German Private Equity Partners in liquidation
German Private Equity Partners, which was founded in August 2007, is being liquidated.
AUSTRIA - DZ Equity’s Illichmann enters administration
DZ Equity Partner's portfolio company Illichmann Aluminiumguss GmbH has filed for insolvency. Austrian press reports suggest that Illichmann's lenders have refused to provide additional loans to the company, while also cancelling its existing credit facilities.
EUROPE – Specialist or generalist ?
"We will see a shift from local generalist funds to global sector specialists," said Simon Havers, BVCA chairman and managing director of Baird Capital Partners Europe. He was speaking at this morning's Capital Creation panel, which debated the future...
UK - ETF et al. invest £10m in Nujira
The Environmental Technologies Fund (ETF), alongside existing backers Bank Invest, 3i, Amadeus, Mitsubishi UFJ Capital and private investors, has participated in a £10m series D round of funding for cleantech company Nujira.
BENELUX - Gilde hits first close for latest vehicle
Unquote" can reveal that European mid-market group Gilde Buy Out Partners has reached a first close on its Fund IV on EUR 217m. The Fund, which launched in Q2 of this year, has a target of EUR 800m and expects to hold a second close on half that by the...
UK - Crescent Point Group et al. invest in XConnect
Crescent Point Group, alongside return backers Accel Partners, Grazia Equity and Venrock, has invested $10m in telecom company XConnect, as part of a series B funding round for the company.
SPAIN - Crédit Agricole in EUR 3.75m round for ERA Biotech
Crédit Agricole Private Equity has led a series-B investment round for ERA Biotech, raising EUR 3.75m from existing backers BcnHighgrowth, Axis, and Uninvest as well as private investors.