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Following the cancellation of the Preziozo buyout and the Giannoni sale in May, buyout news is equally bleak this month. The drop in the volume of buyouts has been dramatic, with only the MBI of Capitaine Fracasse taking place. Adding to the gloom, the...
UK - Livingstone boosts UK team
Boutique investment bank Livingstone Partners has made three promotions and one new hire in its London office.
FRANCE - Serena and A Plus invest EUR 6.47m into RSI
Serena Capital and A Plus Finance, alongside previous investors Galileo Partners, CDC Innovation and Techfund Europe Management, have backed video security company RSI Video Technologies with an investment of EUR 6.47m.
PORTUGAL - Explorer acquires Gascan
Private equity firm Explorer Investments has wholly acquired gas business Gasses Combustiveis (Gascan) SA for an undisclosed sum.
UK - Alliance Boots buys £400m of distressed debt
Alliance Boots, the retailer that was taken private by executive chairman Stefano Pessina and KKR almost two years ago, has reportedly bought back more than £400m of the debt used to acquire the business.
FRANCE - I-source and OTC invest further EUR 3.5m into Rhapso
I-Source Gestion and OTC Asset Management have invested EUR 3.5m into Rhapso, a software company, in a third funding round.
UK - AFM and EV invest further in TPS
Alliance Fund Managers (AFM) and Enterprise Ventures (EV) have made a further instalment of £275,000 in foreign exchange and payment services specialist TransGlobal Payment Solutions (TPS), as part of a £1m first round funding package agreed last November.
UK - Cambridge Discovery Fund raises £1m
The new University of Cambridge Discovery Fund, designed to provide researchers with pre-licence, pre-seed or seed funding for high-tech ventures, has raised £1m of its £5m target.
UK - BVCA research recommends policy initiatives for UK venture
New research published in association with the BVCA suggests a series of policy initiatives to improve the environment for smaller businesses in the UK, including the establishment of a Government sponsored fund-of-funds.
FRANCE - Linklaters names new counsel
Linklaters has promoted Kathryn Merryfield to the role of counsel.
FRANCE - Argos Soditic names new associate
Argos Soditic has promoted Frédéric Quéru to the role of associate.
FRANCE - Sofinnova and Ventech complete $2.7m MXP4 investment
Sofinnova Partners and Ventech Capital have returned for a $2.7m second round of funding for digital music company MXP4.
UK - Business angels to reap returns
Business angels stand to make an average IRR of 22% over four years from early-stage investments in the UK, according to new research published today by The National Endowment for Science, Technology and the Arts (NESTA), in collaboration with the British...
FRANCE - Innovacom leads EUR 5.5m investment into Mixcommerce
Innovacom has invested EUR 3m into e-commerce company Mixcommerce as part of a EUR 5.5m financing round, with XAnge Private Equity providing the balance.
POLAND - Enterprise invests EUR 3m into R&C
Enterprise Investors, through the Enterprise Venture Fund, has pumped EUR 3m into Polish restaurant chain R&C Union, taking a 48% stake in the business.