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UK - GfK in talks with Cinven over TNS bid
German market research group GfK is reportedly in talks with Cinven in relation to a potential joint bid for UK research group TNS.
FRANCE - CDC Innovation and Innovacom invest EUR 750,000 in Maeglin
CDC Innovation and Innovacom have invested EUR 750,000 in Maeglin Software in a first round of financing.
GERMANY – PAI Partners and Goldman Sachs acquire Xella for EUR 1.9bn
PAI partners and Goldman Sachs Capital Partners have acquired building material company Xella International GmbH from Haniel Group for EUR 1.9bn.
GERMANY - T-Online Venture Fund invests EUR 2m in swoodoo
T-Online Venture Fund has invested EUR 2m in travel comparison company swoodoo GmbH.
FRANCE - Arts Alliance et al invest EUR 4.5m in Monte Cristo Games
Arts Alliance, 360° Capital Partners and Innoven Partenaires have invested EUR 4.5m in Paris-based online games company Monte Cristo Games.
ITALY - Advent sells Venere to Expedia
Advent International has has agreed to sell travel and accomodation operator venere.com to online travel company Expedia Inc for an undisclosed sum.
GERMANY - Blackstone funds offshore wind farm with more than EUR 1bn
Blackstone has confirmed its partnership with Windland Energieerzeugungs GmbH, which is developing and building "Meerwind", an offshore wind farm in the North Sea. Meerwind will be established 80 kilometres from the coast and is projected to cost more...
UK/FRANCE - NBGI launches in Paris
NBGI Private Equity has opened a new office in Paris, which will be headed up by Didier Riebel and Laurent AllУЉgot.
UK - Infinity opens in London
Manchester-based private equity and real estate fund Infinity Asset Management has opened an office in London.
CEE - EBRD banker joins CEE fund of funds
Henry Potter, who has been with EBRD for 15 years, will be joining Alpha Associates, Central and Eastern Europe’s oldest and largest fund-of-funds.
UK - ORIX opens London office and hires Rob Young
Japanese integrated finance provider Orix has opened an office for ORIX Venture Finance, its senior debt capital arm, in London.
GERMANY - SHS and KfW invest in Biontis
Funds managed by Tübingen-based growth investor SHS Gesellschaft für Beteiligungsmanagement have invested in laboratory equipment manufacturerBiontis GmbH alongside KfW Mittelstandsbank's ERP Start-up Fund.
UK - Oxford Capital closes fourth gateway fund on £12m
Oxford Capital has closed Oxford Gateway Enterprise Investment Scheme (EIS) Fund No 4 on ТЃ12m.
UK - Foresight appoints industrial partner
Foresight Group has appointed Nigel Aitchison as industrial partner.
UK/ASIA - LDC enters Asian market
LDC is to enter the Asian market, opening offices in Hong Kong, mainland China and India to help its portfolio companies expand into Asia and provide access to Asian suppliers.
EUROPE - Axa head calls for code on profits
The head of Axa Private Equity, Dominque Senequier, has called for Europe's private equity industry to draw up a voluntary code of conduct on how profit made from deals should be split among investors, managers and staff.
UK - Six private equity firms past second round of Bodycote auction
Bodycote Plc, the supplier of specialist testing and thermal processing services, has gone into the next stage of auctioning its testing business, with six private equity firms believed to still be in the running: CVC Capital Partners, Montagu, Warburg...
UK - Close Ventures leads £2.6m funding round for Dexela
Close Ventures has invested ТЃ1.4m as part of a ТЃ2.6m funding round for Dexela Ltd, a developer of 3D imaging technology, alongside London Technology Fund and existing shareholders.
UK - YFM supports holiday company
YFM Venture Finance, through its Finance South West Growth Fund, has invested an undisclosed sum into holiday company Sunisle.
UK - Houlihan hires director
Houlihan Lokey has hired Florus Plantenga as director in its London office.
Tough at the top
The prevailing opinion in the private equity market today is that it's not a good time to be a large buyout fund manager. With a 'sweet spot' a long way up the value chain, finding suitable targets is a tough job and convincing banks to back a transaction...