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EUROPE - Private equity deals up 15% in Q2
A rise in expansion deals and the return of big buyouts has led to a 15% rise in the total combined value of European private equity transactions, according to the latest unquote" private equity Barometer, in association with Candover.
UK - HBOS takes stake in Iris Worldwide in £20m deal
HBOS is said to have taken a ТЃ3m equity stake in advertising company Iris Worldwide in a ТЃ20m deal.
UK - STF invests in AWS Ecoplastics
The Sustainable Technology Fund (STF) has taken part in a $6m funding round, alongside Robeco, into plastic recycling specialist AWS Ecoplastics.
UK - TV3 to acquire Channel 6
Doughty Hanson-backed TV3, an Irish commercial TV channel, is to acquire Irish TV Channel 6.
SPAIN - Nauta leads Privalia financing round
Nauta Capital has lead a EUR 4m financing round in online shopping company Privalia, with existing investor Grupo Cabiedes investing EUR 1m of the total sum.
GLOBAL - KKR goes public
Kohlberg Kravis Roberts is going public in a transaction that will involve buying KKR Private Equity Investors, which was listed on Euronext Amsterdam two years ago, and listing the merged entity in New York.
UK - ISIS leads buyout of TVC
ISIS Equity Partners has led the buyout of broadcast and digital PR agency The Television Consultancy (TVC) in a ТЃ10m deal.
CEE - Marfin acquires 50% stake in Croatian tourism group
Marfin Investment Group (MIG) has bought a 50% stake in Croatian tourism group Sunce Koncen as part of its expansion plans. The deal was valued at EUR 90m.
PORTUGAL - Explorer acquires recycling business
Explorer investments has wholly acquired metal recycling firm, Constantino Fernandes Oliveira & Filhos (CFO). The deal was carried out though Fundo Explorer II.
FRANCE - Blackstone postpones exit from hospital group Vitalia
Market rumour suggests that Blackstone has decided to end discussions with CVC and Holding Batipart, the two remaining candidates for the sale of hospital group Vitalia.
SPAIN - Dinamia managing director resigns
Jordi Conejos, managing director of listed vehicle Dinamia Jordi Conejos, has resigned his post citing personal reasons.
SPAIN - CNMV gives green light to MAB
The Spanish regulator CNMV has granted authorisation to the Mercado Alternativo Bursatil (MAB), an alternative trading platform promoted by the Bolsas y Mercados, holding company of the Spanish Stock Exchanges.
UK - Bridgepoint postpones exit from 1st Credit
According to sources, Bridgepoint has postponed the sale of 1st Credit in favour of continuing to expand the company and could be considering bolt-on acquisitions of other debt collection agencies.
FRANCE - Vesalius BioCapital backs Genomic Vision funding round
Vesalius BioCapital has joined existing investor Société Générale Asset Management Alternative Investments (SGAM AI) in a EUR 4m series-B financing round for Genomic Vision, a French developer of nanotechnology for DNA analysis in the areas of cancer...
ITALY - DeA Capital acquires First Atlantic Real Estate for EUR 71.5m
DeA Capital, a private equity firm majority owned by De Agostini, has acquired investment group First Atlantic Real Estate (FARE) in a deal valued at EUR 71.5m.
BELGIUM - N+1 acquires Access from CapMan
CapMan has sold its remaining stake in Access Capital Partners to N+1 Group and managing partners of the firm.
UK - LDC reaps 92% IRR from £73m sale of ATP
LDC has wholly exited its stake in travel management group ATP International Group in a ТЃ73m secondary buyout led by Barclays Private Equity, generating returns of 2.8x the capital invested and an IRR of 92.3%.
FRANCE - Astorg Partners acquires Photonis from AXA Private Equity
Astorg Partners has signed an agreement with AXA Private Equity to acquire a majority stake in IT company Photonis.
CEE - EI-backed Macon Deva acquires Simcor
Enterprise Investors (EI) has provided equity funding to Romanian construction materials producer Macon Deva to facilitate the EUR 53m acquisition of Romanian building materials producer Simcor Group. The deal was financed through a EUR 26m capital increase...
SWEDEN - Provider et al close seed investment in Sol Voltaics
Sol Voltaics AB, a spin-out company of QuNano AB, have closed a seed funding round form an investor syndicate comprising Provider Venture Partners, Teknoinvest, Nano Future Invest, LU Innovation and LUAB, the investment arm of Lund University.
SPAIN - Change Partners-backed companies default payments
According to reports, Change Partners-backed electronic goods distributors Idea and Master Cadenas have defaulted on a EUR 160m debt repayment to banks and suppliers.
SPAIN - N+1 completes EUR 160m MBA acquisition
N+1 has acquired medical prosthetics supplier MBA Incorporando in a management buyout deal valued at EUR 160m.
GLOBAL - Goldman Sachs raises USD 10bn fund
According to reports, Goldman Sachs has raised a USD 10bn fund to invest in senior loans backing leveraged buyouts.
SPAIN - Clave Mayor invests in renewable energy player
Clave Mayor, through its Fondo Tecnologico Seguranza, has invested EUR 3m in DC Wafers, a manufacturer of silicon wafers for use in photovoltaic cells.