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CEE - Enterprise Investors backs Dystrybucja Polska
Enterprise Investors has acquired a 30% stake in non-addressed mail distributor Dystrybucja Polska (Polish Distribution) in a deal valued at PLN 6m (approx. EUR 1.5m).
UK - 3i to sell 70 portfolio companies to Chamonix Private Equity
It is understood that 3i Group is assessing the possibility of selling stakes in up to 70 companies to Chamonix Private Equity.
UK - Premier Foods seeks out PE investors
According to reports, Premier Foods, owner of Hovis bread among other food brands, is talking to investment banks and private equity groups about a potential £700m fundraising.
FRANCE - AGF, Auriga et al inject EUR 2.11m into Domain Therapeutics
Returning investors AGF Private Equity, Auriga Partners, Edmond de Rothschild Investment Partners and Sofinnova Partners have invested EUR 2.11m in Domain Therapeutics alongside new investors Alsace Inter Regio Fonds d'Investissement and Alsace Création....
SPAIN - Clave Mayor invests EUR 1m into Ikatz
Clave Mayor, via the Ronda Inovación fund, has taken a minority stake in photography specialist Ikatz in a deal valued at EUR 1m. The transaction encountered some delay because of Ikatz's acquisition of Fotosistema, and took about nine months to complete.
GERMANY - Caption invests in Fruitwork Group
Capiton has invested in fruit and nut trading company Fruitwork Group, as part of reallocating company shares and financing growth.
GERMANY - HTGF and Bayern Kapital invest in SurgicEye
High-Tech Gründerfonds and Bayern Kapital have invested in medical technology company SurgicEye GmbH.
FRANCE/GERMANY - Cognetas-backed Tokheim acquisition of Göhler
Cognetas Fund II has backed Tokheim's acquisition of Göhler Group with an equity injection of EUR 7.9m, and a further maximum commitment of EUR 7.9m over three years to meet earn-out requirements.
SPAIN - Highgrowth and BCN Emprèn merge
Venture capital firms Highgrowth and BCN Emprèn have merged. The combined entity will henseforth trade under the name bcnHighgrowth.
FRANCE - CAPE and CEA invest EUR 1.2m into EyeTechCare
Crédit Agricole Private Equity (CAPE) and CEA Valorisation have made an investment of EUR 1.2m into EyeTechCare, a specialist in medical devices, with each contributing half of the total.
UK - Pantheon bolsters secondaries team
Funds-of-funds investor Pantheon has appointed Francesco di Valmarana as principal in its London-based European secondaries team.
NETHERLANDS - IK exits Wehkamp
IK Investment Partners has sold Dutch online shopping site Wehkamp to a group of private investors for an undisclosed sum.
Finding your way out
Doing deals is tough in the current market; exiting may be even tougher
Emergency exit
LPs have little to lose (and lots to gain) by defaulting on initial capital calls. All the talk nowadays is on finding the quickest and least painful way out; of deals (for stressed GPs that are willing to accept low pricing) and of funds, with limited...
CEE - Bancroft completes Frost acquisition
Bancroft Private Equity has acquired a 94.36% stake in Slovakia-based ice cream producer Frost.
NORWAY - Norvestor acquires Intelecom for NOK 173m
Norvestor has obtained acceptance from shareholders representing 97.3% of the share capital of communications company Intelecom Group ASA for its NOK 6 a share takeover offer, which values the business at NOK 173m, and has initiated a compulsory squeeze-out.
CEE - Mid Europa Partners increases stake in Falcon Group
Mid Europa Partners has completed the acquisition of an additional stake in Falcon Group from Lehman Brothers, taking its ownership in the business to 74.6%.
ITALY - Alpha appoints new associate
Independent private equity house Gruppo Alpha has appointed Marco Bernardi as associate to its Italian buyout and development capital team.