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ITALY - Zenit appoints two
Zenit Sgr has appointed Alessandro Solina and Luca Mori as portfolio manager and equity manager respectively. Both jointhe firm from Capitalia Asset Management.
ITALY - BS Private Equity could sell Arena
Market rumour suggests that BS Private Equity could sell portfolio sportswear company Arena to German sector giant Adidas.
ITALY – MPS backs EUR 6m PharmEste funding
MPS Venture and Mitsubichi Tanabe Group, via its MPH Healthcare fund, have subscribed to a EUR 6m financing round for biotechnology firm PharmaEste, alongside existing investors Z-Cube and Quantica.
UK - DIC hires Eric Kump
Dubai International Capital has hired Eric Kump as managing director for its London office.
GLOBAL - Nextech Venture holds final close on USD 65m
Switzerland-based Nextech Venture has held a fourth and final close of its oncology-focused fund on USD 65m.
UK - Pentech backs USD 2m Metaforic funding
Pentech Ventures and the Scottish Co-Investment Fund have made an investment of USD 2m into Metaphoric Ltd, a provider of anti-tamper software solutions.
UK - FF&P invests in IKON
FF&P Private Equity, the private equity division of Fleming Family & Partners, has invested an undisclosed sum in IKO Science Ltd, a provider of software and quantitive interpretation services to the upstream oil and gas sector.
FRANCE - Innovacom leads EUR 3.5 Drimki funding
Innovacom has invested EUR 3.2m as part of a EUR 3.5m second round of financing for Drimki, with Ambient Sound Investments (ASI) providing the remaining EUR 300,000.
UK - Investec hires senior investment practitioners
Investec Private Bank has hired Jennifer Macintyre and Catherine Kirchmann as senior investment practitioners.
FRANCE – L Capital sells Micromanina for EUR 480m
L Capital has sold games retailer Micromanina to US-based GameStop in a deal worth around EUR 480m including the assumption of the debt. GameStop will use several existing credit lines, as well as a EUR 150m loan from Bank of America, to finance the deal....
GERMANY - EQT sells Pfaff-silberblau to Columbus McKinnon
EQT Opportunity has, together with the Pfaff family and management, signed an agreement to sell lifting and handling equipment producer Pfaff-silberblau Hebezeugfabrik GmbH to global sector specialist Columbus McKinnon Corporation.
AUSTRIA - EK Mittelstandsfinanzierungs acquires stake in ANGER
EK Mittelstandsfinanzierungs AG, which is owned by Bank Austria and UniCredit Group, has acquired a 49% stake in ANGER MACHINING GmbH from MBI Maschinenbau Investment GmbH and Invest Unternehmensbeteiligungs Aktiengesellschaft.
UK - NorthStar leads £1m Ethicalsuperstore funding
NorthStar Equity Investors (NSEI), through its Co-Investment Fund, has invested ТЃ550,000 as part of a ТЃ1m funding round for online retailer Ethicalsuperstore.com, with Rathbone Greenbank Investments providing ТЃ250,000 and business angels suppling the...
FRANCE - Barclays PE acquires Aerocan
Barclays Private Equity has acquired Aerocan, a manufacturer of aluminium cans and bottles, from N.I. Partners in a secondary buyout.
UK - Royal Society holds first close on £5m
The Royal Society, the national academy of science of the UK and the Commonwealth, has held a first close of its Enterprise Fund on ТЃ5m.
UK - Hartley leaves August Equity
Following 13 years with August Equity, Andrew Hartley has stepped down from his role as managing director.
CORRECTION – Dunedin appoints Strang to lead new programme
Dunedin has appointed Dr Jim Strang to lead the new private equity Fund Investment Programme it has established on behalf of its client Dunedin Enterprise Investment Trust Plc. The programme is not called the Dunedin Enterprise Investment Trust Plc, as...
UK - GIP acquires AIG stake in London City Airport
Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP) has acquired the 50% stake in London City Airport held by AIG Financial Products, with reports suggesting the deal was worth in the region of ТЃ250m.
UK - Phoenix hires investment manager
Phoenix Equity Partners has hired Clarissa Beresford as investment manager.
CEE - EI offers EUR 143m for Kofola-Hoop
Enterprise Investors (EI), through Polish Enterprise Fund (PEF VI), has made a EUR 143m offer the entire remaining share capital of Kofola-Hoop, a producer of non-alcoholic beverages listed on the Warsaw stock exchange.
UK - European Capital exits Avery
European Capital has fully exited its stake in Avery Weigh-Tronix, a manufacturer of industrial weighing products and systems, in a trade sale to Illinois Tool Works Inc. The value of the deal was undisclosed, but it equated to a finalised IRR over the...
UK - Amadeus backs EnQii
Amadeus Capital Partners and Wellington Partners have co-led an USD 18m series-B round of funding for EnQii Holdings Ltd, a digital out-of-home advertising specialist, alongside existing backer Ithmaar Bank.
SWEDEN - Industrifonden backs Cyrba with SEK 20m
Industrifonden has invested SEK 20m into Cyrba Innovation Products, a supplier of components to the whirlpool industry.
FRANCE - Abénex et al complete EUR 329m Buffalo Grill acquisition
Abénext Capital, iXEN and NI Partners have finalised their secondary buyout of Buffalo Grill from Colony Capital, in a deal that values the restaurant chain at EUR 329m.