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UK - Private equity buyers no longer interested in Apollo and Keepmoat
Private equity interest in an investment into social housing contractors Apollo and Keepmoat has cooled, despite Lloyds officially putting their 20% holding up for sale.
UK - Lenders move to take control of Park Resorts
GI Partners-backed Park Resorts is reportedly in restructuring talks with its lenders over a debt-for-equity swap that could see the private equity firm lose control of the business.
EUROPE - Advent International hires partner
Global private equity firm Advent International has hired Bob Wigley as operating partner in its London office.
FRANCE - Evolem purchases stake in Ingerence & Connivence
Evolem has taken a 25% shareholding in Ingerence & Connivence, a consulting services company, for an undisclosed sum.
GERMANY - DIC’s Almatis is debt restructuring talks
According to reports, Dubai International Capital-owned aluminium producer Almatis is in debt restructuring talks with its lenders, comprising UBS, Commerzbank, SMBC, Harbourmaster Capital and Carlyle Group.
UK - NBPE to seek SFM listing
Neuberger Berman has announced plans to list its Euronext Amsterdam-quoted private equity fund-of-funds, formerly Lehman Brothers Private Equity, on the Specialist Fund Market (SFM) of the London Stock Exchange.
GERMANY - Commerzbank launches debt restructuring business
Commerzbank has established a new debt restructuring advisory business based in Frankfurt.
FRANCE - Elaia et al. invest EUR 6m into Goojet
Returning backers Elaia Partners, Partech International and IRDI-ICSO have participated in a EUR 6m second round of financing for software business Goojet, alongside new investor Orkus Capital.
UK - LDC appoints legal counsel
Mid-market investor LDC has hired John-Paul Preston as counsel to its legal and risk team.
GERMANY/UK - 3i-backed Hyperion's subsidiary acquires Hendricks
3i-backed Hyperion Insurance Group's brokering arm, Howden, has acquired Hendricks & Co, a specialist directors and officers (D&O) and commercial legal expenses broker in Germany.
NETHERLANDS - Robeco holds EUR 50m first closing
According to reports, Robeco's EUR 250m Responsible Private Equity Fund II has reached a first closing on EUR 50m.
ITALY - Clessidra acquires 30% stake in Cavalli
Report suggest that private equity firm Clessidra has acquried a 30% stake in fashion house Cavalli in a deal valued at EUR 100m.
FRANCE - Buyout portfolio companies remain healthy
According to a new report, 80% of current portfolio companies acquired in buyouts in France are currently able to manage their debt commitments and covenants.
FRANCE - TIME strengthens team
TIME Private Equity has recruited Jean Stéphane Bonneton as an associate and member of the Board.
EUROPE - Richard Wilson to succeed Jonathan Russell as EVCA chairman
The European Private Equity and Venture Capital Association (EVCA) has announced Richard Wilson, senior partner at Apax Partners, as the proposed successor of chairman Jonathan Russell.
DENMARK- Altor acquires Pulse Medtech from listed Technitrol
Altor Equity Partners has acquired the Pulse Medtech Group, a designer of hearing solutions, from listed Technitrol Inc, a manufacturer of hearing aids and medical devices.
EUROPE – LODH closes Euro Choice IV on CHF 776m
Lombard Odier Darier Hentsch has closed Euro Choice IV on CHF 776m.
GERMANY - Linklaters appoints global head of employment
Linklaters has appointed Dr Michael Teppas as global head of its Frankfurt-based employment practice, which oversees the activities of around 70 lawyers worldwide.
SPAIN - Catalana d'Iniciatives acquires e-Diagnostics in EUR 3.8m deal
Catalana d'Initiatives has acquired an 80% stake in medical diagnostics firm e-Diagnostic, in a deal valued at EUR 3.8m.
ITALY - Innogest leads $8m beeTV funding
Italian venture investor Innogest has led an $8m series-B financing round for TV content producer beeTV.
FRANCE - OFI-backed Fondis purchases Bioritech
OFI Private Equity-backed Fondis Electronic, a testing equipment company, has acquired analysers producer Bioritech from its founding managers.
FRANCE - 123Venture injects EUR 2.5m into Ekyog
123Venture has backed Attitude Developpement, a company that owns and commercialises Ekyog, an organic clothing brand, with EUR 2.5m.
UK - CVC- and TPG-backed Debenhams plans £400m capital raising
CVC Capital Partners and TPG-backed UK retailer Debenhams is reportedly planning a £400m capital raising through a placing of shares to slash its £1bn debt pile.
UK - CVC makes $3.3bn bid for Royal Mail stake
Buyout house CVC Capital Partners has reportedly offered $3.3bn for a 30% stake in state-owned postal service Royal Mail.