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FRANCE – CAPE leads EUR 2.5m investment in h2i technologies
Crédit Agricole Private Equity (CAPE) has led a EUR 2.5m investment into technology company h2i technologies with an investment of EUR 2m, while original investors Emertec and Soridec provided the balance.
RUSSIA - Starr and FPK acquire 20% of Investtradebank
Starr International Company and FPK Capital have acquired a 19.99% stake in Russian bank Investtradebank.
SWEDEN - Riverside acquires MekoTeknik
The Riverside Company, via Riverside Europe Fund III (REF III), has acquired MekoTeknik, a Swedish precision steel machining company for a total consideration of between EUR 5m and EUR 10m. A mezzanine tranche was provided by Eqvitec Mezzanine to support...
NETHERLANDS - Lion Capital and Egeria acquire Ad van Geloven
Lion Capital and Egeria have acquired Ad vang Geloven, a Dutch producer of frozen meal components.
TURKEY - Carlyle acquires 50% of TVK
Carlyle Group has acquired 50% of TVK Shipyard, a Turkish shipbuilder specalising in chemical tankers and other specialty vessels. This represents the first investment for Carlyle in the region.
UK - BDO adds four new partners
BDO Stoy Hayward has appointed four new corporate finance partners.
NETHERLANDS - Doughty Hanson acquires TMF for EUR 750m
Doughty Hanson has acquired a majority stake in TMF, a Dutch global management and accounting outsourcing services company, for EUR 750m. The management and founders retain a significant stake in the business.
UK - I-Source supports Webjam
I-Source has invested a further ТЃ1m in social networking site Webjam.
PORTUGAL - Explorer makes 90% IRR on Editora Oficina do Livro
Explorer Investments has sold publishing house Editora Oficina do Livro to Grupo Leya, achieving an IRR of 90% on the 75% stake it acquired 18 months ago from Grupo JRP. The value of the deal has not been disclosed.
NETHERLANDS - Egeria reaches first closing on EUR 500m
Egeria has reached the first close of its third fund on its hardcap of EUR 500m.
UK - DN Capital opens office in USA
DN Capital will open an American office in Palo Alto, California.
GERMANY - ECM supports merger of IN tIME and RS Logistik
ECM Equity Capital Management has supported the acquisition by portfolio courier company IN tIME Direkt-Kuriere Transport GmbH of sector rival RS Logistik AG.
GERMANY – VC Fonds Kreativwirtschaft Berlin invests in DFW
Fonds Kreativwirtschaft Berlin GmbH, managed by IBB Beteiligungsgesellschaft mbH, has invested an undisclosed amount in niche broadcaster DFW Deutsche Fernsehwerke GmbH, alongside strategic investors Madsack GmbH & Co KG and south&browse GmbH.
NORWAY - Norvestor completes recapitalisation of BecoTek
Norvestor has completed a NOK 320m refinancing of BecoTek Metal Group, a supplier of brass cages for the ball and roller bearing industry, fully returning the original investment after 18 months.
UK - Bridges promotes investment director
Bridges Ventures has promoted Anne-Marie Harris to investment director.
NORWAY - HiTecVision sells three portfolio companies to Cubera
HiTecVision has completed the sale of RigNet Inc, SPT Group AS, and Norse Cutting & Abandonment AS to Cubera for an undisclosed sum.
UK - Apax and Barclays generate 2x returns from Somerfield sale
The ТЃ1.6bn acquisition of supermarket chain Somerfield by the Co-operative Group has generated a 2x return for backers Apax Partners, Barclays Capital and Robert Tchenguiz.
UK - Barclays Ventures exits Insight Medical Ventures in £22m deal
Barclays Ventures has sold its stake in Insight Medical Ventures Ltd, an operator of integrated healthcare facilities, to UME Diagnostics Ltd in a ТЃ22m deal.
SWEDEN - Nordic Venture Partners et al exit Operax
NetSockets Inc has acquired Stockholm-based software company Operax for an undisclosed sum from Nordic Venture Partners, Emano, Innovacom and Nomura, and the founders.
CEE - Jordan Company-backed WCT acquires Mediquest
The Jordan Company-backed Worldwide Clinical Trials (WCT) has acquired Eastern European contract research organisation Mediquest.
RUSSIA - East Capital acquires 16.43% of Kamchatprombank for EUR 2.85m
East Capital has acquired a 16.43% stake in Russian retail and corporate bank Kamchatprombank for EUR 2.85m.
RUSSIA - Hansa reaches first closing on EUR 30m
According to sources, Hansa Investment Funds has reached the first closing of a EUR 30m private equity fund that will focus on investments in Eastern Europe.
BELGIUM - GIMV appoints new CEO
GIMV has appointed Koenraad Dejonckheere as the new CEO of GIMV, replacing Dirk Boogmans.
FRANCE – AXA take 57.1% of the Altares Group
AXA Private Equity has acquired a 57.1 % stake in B2B information provider Altares Group.