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UK - YFM invests in Mobile Safety Solutions
YFM Group, through its Yorkshire & Humber Equity Fund, has invested an undisclosed sum in mobile technology software business Mobile Safety Solutions.
EUROPE - SL Capital reaches fourth closing on EUR 520m
SL Capital Partners has reached the fourth closing of its European Strategic Partners 2008 (ESP 2008) fund-of-funds on EUR 520m.
SWEDEN - Bure divests Textilia for EUR 201m
Bure Equity has sold Textilia, a washing and textile services provider, to Litorina Kapital for SEK 201m.
FRANCE - Abénex Capital and Ixen purchase Buffalo Grill
Abénex Capital and Ixen have completed a secondary buyout of restaurant chain Buffalo Grill from Colony Capital and Eurazeo.
FRANCE - PIPE deals up 100%
With market valuations down buyout houses in France are increasingly targeting investments in public companies. France has already seen 11 pipe deals completed so far this year; more than twice the five deals recorded in 2007.
GLOBAL - Private equity drawn to distressed debt
Reports suggest that private equity firms with large pots of capital from recent fundraising efforts are taking advantage of the current market conditions by acquiring increasing amounts of distressed debt from banks.
UK - YFM invests £250,000 into MyKnowledgeMap
YFM, through its Yorkshire & Humber Equity Fund (YHEF), has invested £250,000 in e-learning company MyKnowledgeMap.
IRELAND - Cinven withdraws Elan offer
Cinven has reportedly dropped out of the auction to acquire Elan Drug Technologies (EDT), the drug delivery unit of biotechnology company Elan Corp Plc.
UK - Close Brothers appoints in Manchester
Corporate finance house Close Brothers has appointed Dan Sheahan as director to its newly established Manchester office.
NORDIC - Altor closes third fund on EUR 2bn
Altor has held a final close of its third fund, Altor Fund III, on EUR 2bn.
SWEDEN - AAC backs Helo acquisition of Tylö Group
AAC Capital has backed portfolio company Helo Group Oy in its acquisition of sauna company Tylö Group from the Janson family for an undisclosed sum.
GERMANY - ATS acquires GANYMED
ATS Beteiligungsverwaltung GmbH has acquired a majority stake in GANYMED Pharmaceuticals AG by purchasing shares held by Ingro Finanz, KfW, Landesbank Baden-Wuerttemberg (LBBW), Nextech Venture, Varuma, VI Partners, WFT and a number of private investors...
NETHERLANDS - Waterland re-acquires JVH Gaming
Waterland has re-acquired troubled Dutch gaming machines operator JVH Gaming.
UK - BankInvest leads £6.3m F2G funding
Danish venture capital firm BankInvest Biomedical Venture has led a £6.3m investment into F2G Limited, an antifungal drug discovery and development company, in a fifth financing round. Merifin Capital, Astellas Venture Management and K Nominees also...
GERMANY - Lone Star agrees to buy IKB
Lone Star has agreed to acquire a 90.8% stake in IKB Deutsche Industriebank, the bank which collapsed as a result of the subprime mortgage crisis, from state-owned KfW Group for an undisclosed amount.
UK - AFM backs £1.8m Anaco MBO
Alliance Fund Managers has backed a £1.8m management buyout of building façade manufacturer Anaco Systems Ltd, providing a £400,000 mezzanine investment from its MSIF Mezzanine Fund.
SWEDEN - Priveq acquires 70% of Unisport
Priveq Investments has acquired 70% of Unisport Scandinavia, a supplier of artificial flooring and surfaces for sports halls for an undisclosed sum.
UK - Bank of Scotland Corporate backs APA Parafricta
Bank of Scotland Corporate’s Growth Capital team has invested £115,000 into APA Parafricta Ltd, a developer of low-friction products for the medical sector, as part of a £230,000 funding round.
BELGIUM - KBC Arkiv invests EUR 500,000 in Dilhome
KBC Arkiv has invested EUR 500,000 in Belgian nursing house Dilhome.
GERMANY/SWITZERLAND – Paine-backed Stabilus acquires LinRot
Paine & Partner portfolio company Stabilus GmbH, a manufacturer of gas springs and hydraulic vibration dampers, has acquired a majority stake in LinRot Holding AG, a developer and manufacturer of linear and rotational drive units.
SPAIN - Cortefiel circled by distressed funds
According to reports, distressed debt funds are seeking to purchase some of the debt held by retailer Cortefiel, owned by Permira, CVC and PAI Partners, which is now trading at 42% of face value.
GERMANY – DPE acquires iloxx AG
Funds advised by DPE Deutsche Private Equity GmbH have, with retroactive effect from 1 January 2008, acquired a majority shareholding of logistics services provider iloxx AG.
UK - Endless acquires Crown Paints
Turnaround specialist Endless has announced the acquisition of paint producer Crown Paints from Dutch company AkzoNobel in a management buyout reported to be worth in the region of £70m.
SWEDEN - Segulah completes SEK 1.6bn take-private of Gunnebo
Segulah Stellata Holding AB, an investment vehicle managed by Segulah Advisor AB, has received acceptances representing more than 97% of shares and voting rights in Gunnebo Industrier AB for its SEK 1.62bn takeover offer and intends to initiate the compulsory...