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GLOBAL - TPG downsizes fund
TPG Capital is to cut its $6bn fund designed to invest in distressed financial companies by 25%, reports suggest.
SWEDEN - Chalmers et al. provide SEK 1.5m for Syspiro
Chalmers Innovation has, together with Innovationsbron and business angels, provided a SEK 1.5m investment for medical equipment company Syspiro Diagnostics.
NETHERLANDS - LDC appoints Dutch director
Mid-market private equity house LDC has strengthened both its investment team and international reach with the appointment of Ronald Verhoef as director of its new Netherlands office.
SWEDEN - Innovationsbron and Chalmers invest SEK 1.5m into Capeco
Chalmers Innovation, alongside Innovationsbron, has subscribed to a SEK 1.5 share issue for Capeco, a developer of encapsulating biocides to protect painted surfaces againt mold and algae growth.
SWEDEN - Chalmers leads SEK 4m funding round for Capee
Chalmers Innovation Seed Fund has invested SEK 4m into cleantech business Capee Group, alongside Förvaltnings AB Brunnen, Start Invest and Innovationsbron.
SPAIN - N+1 reaps 2x returns from Atecsa sale
N+1, alongside its listed vehicle Dinamia, has wholly exited its stake in vehicle inspection business Atecsa through a trade sale to Ahorro Corporación subsidiary Henri Inversiones 2008 SL in a deal valued at EUR 27.8m, generating returns of 2x the money...
SWEDEN - SVCA head of communications to step down
Jan Segerfeldt, the head of communications at the Swedish Venture Capital Association (SVCA), is to step down on 1 June to start up a consultancy business, focusing on marketing and communication.
UK - Permira and News Corp. complete NDS acquisition
Permira and News Corporation has today announced that the scheme of arrangement for the $3.6bn de-listing of digital set-top box manufacturer NDS Group has become fully effective.
UK - Accel-backed Mind Candy acquires Tutpup
Games developer Mind Candy, backed by Accel Partners, Index Ventures and Spark Ventures, has acquired Tutpup, a games web page for children, for an undisclosed sum.
UK - Matrix launches new VCT fundraising
Matrix Private Equity Partners has launched a further share offer for the Matrix Income & Growth 2 VCT (MIG 2).
NETHERLANDS - Mountain Partners-backed Bluehill acquires Yoonison
Business angel network Mountain Partners-backed Bluehill ID has acquired Yoonison BV.
UK - Eurotel makes acquisition
Inflexion Private Equity-backed Eurotel, a provider of telephony services to SMEs, has acquired the SME customer base from its broadband supplier Griffin.
UK - Index Ventures backs $15m Viagogo funding
Index Ventures has participated in a $15m funding round for secondary tickets marketplace Viagogo Ltd, reports suggest.
ITALY - DGPA acquires 65% stake in Production
DGPA has acquire a 65% stake in industrial group Production, with the remaining stake is held by the funding owners Gianni and Rosario Imperatore and the management.
GERMANY - High-Tech Gründerfonds invests in Microstim
High-Tech-Gründerfonds has invested EUR 500,000 in medical technology start-up company Microstim GmbH.
EUROPE - Dubai Int’l Cap replaces PE CEO
Dubai International Capital has appointed David Smoot as its new private equity chief executive, to be based in Dubai.
EUROPE - PEREP appoints three board members
Private equity data platform PEREP_Analytics has appointed Sergey Sheshuryak, Sophie Manigart and Peter Rosenhoom to its governing board.
DENMARK - Essex-backed Symphogen raise EUR 33m; merges with Receptor BioLogix
Essex Woodland Health Ventures, together with existing investors, has raised EUR 33m for portfolio biopharmaceuticals company Symphogen A/S and simultaneously merged the business with fellow portfolio company, Receptor BioLogix, in an all shares transaction.
EUROPE - Baugur to collapse
Baugur is set to go into administration after its main banker, Landsbanki, ended restructuring talks with the once-prolific Icelandic investor.
UK - Apax and GfK interested in Synovate
Apax Partners and German market research firm GfK are reported as being interested in Synovate, the market research arm of Aegis Group.
RUSSIA - PPF to acquire 51% stake of Eldorado
Czech Republic-based private equity firm PPF Group is said to be in the process of acquiring a 51% stake in Russian electronics retailer Eldorado.
UK - Accel further supports Cambridge Broadband
Return backers Accel Partners, Adara, Amadeus Capital Partners and TVM have invested $7.5m into Cambridge Broadband.
SPAIN - Bullnet backs Códice Software
Bullnet Capital has invested in software developer Códice Software.
SPAIN - Bridgepoint interested in Cintra
According to reports, Bridgepoint is among the interested bidders for Ferrovial's parking lot division Cintra valued at approximately EUR 500m.