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NETHERLANDS - Rabobank invests $5.4m into eFresh
Rabobank has made a $5.4m investment into Netherlands-based fresh industry portal eFresh.
SWEDEN - Candover appoints senior adviser for the Nordic region
Candover has appointed Fredrik Arp, former CEO of Volvo, as senior adviser with a particular focus on the Nordic region.
UK - GMG confirms strong conformity with Walker guidelines
The Guidelines Monitoring Group (GMG), established in March 2008 to provide oversight on the Walker disclosure guidlines relating to portfolio companies, has published its first review, which found that the majority of the 30 portfolio companies reviewed...
UK - Braveheart and Scottish Enterprise back £1.2m Tayside investment
Braveheart Investment Group and Scottish Enterprise have participated in a £1.2m funding round for biotechnology company Tayside Flow Technologies, alongside Quayle Munro Holdings and Sir Tom Farmer and a debt investment from Royal Bank of Scotland.
SPAIN - Prince acquires Image
According to reports, Prince Capital Partners has acquired corporate communications firm Image Group alongside two of the firm's managers, Victor Sanchez de Real and Enrique Pascual.
UK - CVC appoints senior adviser
International buyout house CVC Capital Partners has appointed Larry Klane as senior adviser to the firm's global financial institutions team.
UK - BPE-backed Hydrasun acquires ATR
Barclays Private Equity has backed portfolio company Hudrasun, an oil and gas firm, in the acquisition of the hydraulics business of ATR, an oil and gas tool rental company.
IRELAND - Mianach leads EUR 1.25m RevaHealth funding
Existing backer Mianach Venture Capital has led a EUR 1.25m funding round for health clinic search engine RevaHealth.com, alongside Enterprise Ireland.
UK - Rutland promotes two
Rutland Partners has promoted Oliver Jones and David Wingfield to the position of investment director.
CEE – ARX names new team member
CEE-dedicated buyout house ARX Equity Partners has appointed David Marek to the position of partner focusing on the Czech and Slovak markets.
AUSTRIA - Global Equity Partners sells I&T GmbH
Global Equity Partners has sold its stake in automotive components I&T GmbH in a secondary management buyout for an undisclosed sum.
FRANCE - Crédit Agricole Private Equity strengthens team
Crédit Agricole Private Equity has hired Xavier Tassel as partner in the Special Situations team, which focuses mainly on investments in distressed companies and manages a EUR 50m Fund.
EUROPE - Value of buyouts plunges to five year low
The value of private equity-backed acquisitions across Europe fell to a five-year low in 2008 amidst continuing illiquidity in the debt markets and a worsening macroeconomic climate, dropping by 61% from 2007's record high of more than EUR 184bn to EUR...
EUROPE - Balderton holds $430m first closing of fourth fund
Balderton Capital has held the first close of its new $500m vehicle, Balderton IV, on $430m.
UK / US - SL bulks up Boston team
SL Capital Partners (formerly Standard Life Investments Private Equity) has appointed Whit Matthews to the role of investment manager for its Boston office.
UK - Catapult backs £800,000 Comply-Serve funding
Catapult Venture Menagaers has invested an undisclosed sum into software company Comply-Serve Ltd as part of an £800,000 funding round.
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UK - Seraphim invests a further £1.5m into TestPlant
Seraphim Capital has made a follow-on investment of £1.5m into software company TestPlant.
UK - MMC supports Neoss with £5.5m
MMC Ventures has participated in a £5.5m funding round for healthcare company Neoss Ltd, alongside Delta Partners, Medtronic and several high net worth individuals.