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Politicking
Following the conflict between UK trade unions and private equity firms last year, and the subsequent negative media attention, came the recognition by the private equity community that it needed to engage with a wider stakeholder base. This should begin...
CEE – Austrian firms support Herkulane's buy-in
Erste Bank and its Romanian subsidiary Banca Comerciala Romana (BCR) have provided senior debt for the buy-in of Romanian water manufacturer Herkulane by a Romanian investors group, while Mezzanine Management GmbH has provided the mezzanine debt for the...
GLOBAL - RIT Capital Partners increases its stake in Millennium Group
RIT Capital Partners Plc, the investment trust of Sir Jacob Rothschild, and Sir Ronald Cohen's, the former founding chairman of Apax, have increased their shareholdings in Millennium Group Holdings Ltd.
UK - Braveheart demands access to ANGLE books
Early-stage technology investor Braveheart has requested that ANGLE, the AIM-listed technology commercialisation company, open up its books to allow the investor the opportunity to conduct due diligence with a view to a possible take-private.
RUSSIA - East Capital acquires 33.3% of Morgan & Stout for EUR 1.02m
East Capital Financials Fund has acquired 33.33% of Russian debt collection agency Morgan & Stout for EUR 1.02m.
DENMARK - Index Ventures invests USD 27m in Milestone
Index Ventures has invested USD 27m in Milestone, a Copenhagen-based developer of open platform IP video management software for surveillance systems.
GLOBAL - ArcelorMittal launches cleantech fund
ArcelorMittal, the world's largest steelmaker, has launched a EUR 100m venture capital fund to invest in clean technologies.
SWEDEN - Creandum invests EUR 420,000 in Videoplaza
Creandum has invested EUR 420,000, together with business angels Henrik Torstensson and Magnus Hultman, in VideoPlaza, an online advertising start-up.
GLOBAL - CP Eaton beefs up team
Placement agent CP Eaton Partners has appointed Jerry Elliot, Peter Martenson, Nina Frandson, Dan Meade and Brian Newman.
SPAIN - YSIOS appoints CFO
Ysios Capital Partners has appointed Marc Casellas to its newly created finance division.
FRANCE - Garibaldi et al invest EUR 1.2m in Addev
Naxicap Partners, Garibaldi Participations and Midi-Pyrénées Croissance have completed a management buyout of Addev, the holding company of adhesives producer Adhis.
CEE – IDI launches IDI Emerging markets
IDI has launched IDI Emerging markets owith a target of EUR 216m.
UK - Vesbridge backs Corvil funding
Vesbridge Partners has joined ACT Ventures and Apax Partners in a USD 12m funding round for Corvil Ltd, a developer of new generation technolog of IP packet networks.
GERMANY – Blackstone to invest in German wind farm
According to press reports, Blackstone is teaming up with a syndicate of private investors to invest EUR 1bn in Windland Energieerzeugungs GmbH for the purpose of building an off-shore wind farm called Meerwind. The project already has planning permission....
UK - Sovereign strengthens investment team
Sovereign Capital has appointed Taha Hasan as investment manager and Tom Matthews as investment executive.