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CEE - Morgan Stanley opens in Kiev
Morgan Stanley has appointed Ihor Mitiukov as head of the newly-opened office in Kiev. He will work closely with Pavel Fedorov, head of investment banking, to develop Morgan Stanley's business in the region.
GERMANY - Syndicate in seed financing for InflaRx
Swiss business platform Affentranger Associates, alongside bm-t beteiligungsmanagement thüringen gmbh, has provided seed financing to biotechnology company InflaRx GmbH.
AUSTRIA - Adcuram sells Battenfeld Group
Adcuram and the liquidator of Battenfeld Group have agreed to sell Battenfeld Group to Austrian company Wittmann.
UK - Quilvest acquires Yo! Sushi from Primary Capital
Quilvest Private Equity has bought sushi bar chain Yo! Sushi from Primary Capital in a reported ТЃ51m deal.
UK - ECI makes £60m offer for Premier Research Group
ECI Partners has made an offer to acquire clinical services provider Premier Research Group (PRG). The enterprise value of the deal is ТЃ100m.
UK - Creative Capital invests in mydish.co.uk
The Creative Capital Fund has invested ТЃ105,000 in social networking site mydish.co.uk.
FRANCE - Scottish Equity Partners lead B-round in Stentys
Scottish Equity Partners has led a EUR 11.5m B-round of financing in Stentys. Incumbent backer Sofinnova Partners also invested.
UK - Graphite acquires more holiday parks
Graphite Capital has led a ТЃ15m funding round for Park Holiday's acquisition of the Golden Sands and Peppermint holiday parks in Devon.
GERMANY - Square Four Investments acquires Erich Rohde KG
Square Four Investments has, together with investment bank Morgan Stanley, acquired insolvent Erich Rohde KG Schuhfabriken, a shoe manufacturer, for an undisclosed amount.
UK - Endless exits Neville Johnson for £12.5m
Endless LLP has sold furniture designer and manufacturer Neville Johnson Group to Key Capital Partners for ТЃ12.5m.
UK - Fidelity acquiries minority stake in Complinet for £18.5m
Fidelity Equity Partners has invested ТЃ18.5m in Complinet Group, an online regulatory solutions provider for the financial services industry. Sebastian McKinlay and Stephen Findlay will join Complinet's board.
FRANCE - ICSO2 announces first close at EUR 63.5m
IRDI and ICSO Gestion have held a first close of their buy-out and growth capital FCPR fund, Icso2, at EUR 63.5m. The vehicle has a target of EUR 100m. S second close is planned for June.
FRANCE - European Commission sets deadline for PSG deal
The European Commission has set a deadline of April 23 for its inquiry into Colony Capital's proposed acquisition of French football club Paris Saint-Germain. Colony Capital is looking to acquire a majority stake in holding company Colfilm from Butler...
FRANCE – Crédit Agricole recruit Sophie Dano
Sophie Dano has joined Crédit Agricole’s Idia team as head of investments and marketing. She joins Crédit Agricole from IDI where she was marketing manager in charge of origination. Dano started her career at Crédit chimique.
SPAIN – Caja Inmaculada acquires 25% stake in engineering firm
Caja Inmaculada (CAI) has acquired a 25% stake in engineering company ASE Soluciones through a capital expansion deal.
SPAIN - Basque country Sgcer backs industrial player
Basque government private equity firm Sgcer, and local savings banks BBK, Kutxa and Vital have acquired a 16.3% stake in industrial company Ramón Vizcaíno in a deal valued at EUR 4.5m. The remaining stake is retained by the company’s owners.
FRANCE – Perfectis acquires Groupe Larosa
Perfectis Private Equity has acquired Groupe Larosa in a secondary LBO. Perfectis has taken a 60% stake in Groupe Larosa in a deal which represents an exit for IRDI. The management holds the remaining 40% of Groupe Larose.
UK - Emap gets new chief executive
Apax and Guardian Media Group have appointed David Gilbertson as the new chief executive of recently acquired Emap.
SWEDEN - Ratos completes refinancing of Camfil
Ratos has completed the refinancing of Camfil, returning SEK 450m to investors.
RUSSIA - Renaissance Group closes US $660m fund
Renaissance Group has closed its first fund, Renaissance Private Equity Fund I LP, with a total of US $660m in commitments. The new fund is dedicated to investment in Russia and Central and Eastern Europe. It had a target of US$ 500m.
UK - Addleshaw beefs up funds practice
Law firm Addleshaw Goddard has made two appointments to its London funds team.