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UK - NSEI invests £60,000 into Durham Mag-Lev
NorthStar Equity Investors, via its North East Proof of Concept Fund, has invested £60,000 into technology company Durham Mag-Lev.
FRANCE - Eco-Mobilite Partners invest EUR 1.6m in Lumeneo
Eco-Mobilite Partners, the venture subsidiary of the SNCF, alongside Objectif Gazelle 2 and a number business angels from the XMP-BA group, has led an investment into electric car developer Lumeneo worth EUR 1.6m.
UK - Valco to acquire Risk Capital-backed Borders UK
Borders, the ailing bookstore backed by Risk Capital Partners, is in talks with Valco Capital Partners, the private equity arm of restructuring specialist Hilco, over the sale of its UK business.
FRANCE - AGF PE and Innovacom sell Steek in EUR 27.5m deal
AGF Private Equity and Innovacom have wholly exited their respective stakes in Steek, a software provider, in a trade sale to F-Secure Corporation worth EUR 27.5m.
UK - Four Seasons set to agree restructuring deal
The proposed sale of care-home operator Four Seasons Health Care to buyout house Advent International now appears unlikely, as senior lenders agreed terms on a restructuring deal that will see them take a substantial equity stake in the business.
UK - Succes Europe et al. invest £3m into Helveta
French technology investor Succes Europe has led a £3m second funding round for timber track and trace technology provider Helveta Ltd, alongside existing investors Albion Ventures and Oxford Capital Partners.
UK/DENMARK - Index leads £10.5m Just-Eat funding
Index Ventures, alongside Venrex Investment Management and existing shareholders, has led a series-A funding round for online meal order business, Just-Eat, raising £10.5m.
Trust is at the heart of the matter
Mareen Goebel speaks to Dr Frank Thianer, who focuses on private equity transactions, about the challenges and opportunities facing the industry
Once-in-a-lifetime opportunities
Frankfurt-based Close Brothers has doubled its debt advisory team to take advantage of the current prospects, with an uptick expected from Q3 this year. Banks would rather be less aggressive than pursue workouts with companies, but some private equity...
10th Munich Private Equity Training Conference
The 10th annual Munich Private Equity Training (MUPET) was held in Munich and hosted by law firm Pollath + Partners last month. Mareen Goebel joined more than 200 delegates for the two-day event to discuss the current state of the industry
UK - MMC Ventures invests £1.1m into E-Stack
MMC Ventures has invested £1.1m into cleantech company E-stack.
ITALY - Foresight signs project financing for 6MW Puglia solar project
Foresight Group has signed a €25m project financing with West LB and Barclays as mandated lead arranger for the financing of a 6MW solar PV project to be constructed in the Puglia region of Italy.
UK - Electra-backed Vasanta to secure new PE backing
Electra Partners-backed Vasanta Group, one of Britain's largest provider of office supplies, has reportedly said it is close to securing new private equity backing, which could save the company from administration.