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GERMANY – Montagu reviews BSN Medical
According to reports, Montagu Private Equity has hired Morgan Stanley to evaluate strategic options for portfolio company BSN Medical.
UK - Vago and Youngblood resign from ACP board
Derek Vago and Eric Youngblood have resigned from the board of ACP Mezzanine.
CEE - EI acquires 60% of Wema for EUR 46m
Enterprise Investors (EI) has acquired a 60% stake in Polish bathroom retailer and wholesaler Wema for EUR 46m.
ESTONIA - Baltcap exits IT training firm
Baltcap has sold its majority stake in IT Koolituskeskuse OÜ, a Baltic IT training firm, to AS MicroLink Eesti for an undisclosed sum.
NORWAY - Herkules acquires Kraft’s snacks business
Herkules Capital has acquired the salted snacks business in the Nordic and Baltic countries of Kraft Foods Inc for an undisclosed sum.
UK - Catapult invests £600,000 into DigePrint
Catapult Venture Managers has invested £600,000 as part of a £1.25m funding round for DigePrint Ltd, a designer and manufacturer of digital print processors.
GLOBAL - Blackstone forms cleantech group
The Blackstone Group has formed a cleantech group, which will both make investments and advise Blackstone portfolio companies on renewable energy strategies.
SPAIN - ASCRI projects a 53% drop in Spanish investments
The Spanish private equity association, ASCRI, has projected a 53% drop in Spanish investments to between EUR 2bn and EUR 3bn from the EUR 4.7bn registered in 2007.
SPAIN - Debaeque-backed Oasyssoft opens office in Silicon Valley
Debaeque-backed software developer Oasyssoft has moved its headquarters from Barcelona to Silicon Valley, and increased staff numbers from 14 to 50.
A Pipe Dream Or Reality?
Andrew Carpenter and Mike Hinchliffe of Addleshaw Goddard on why PIPEs may make a lot of sense
Large buyouts on hold
For large buyout houses reliant on debt market liquidity, there are no magic solutions to put money to work and the best strategy may be to wait it out. By Nathan Williams
UK - Palatium hires two
Private equity real estate investor Palatium has hired a specialist mezzanine and preferred equity team from Citigroup to manage its planned specialist fund.
UK - JP Mogan opens in Jersey
JP Morgan Private Equity Fund Services has opened a new office in Jersey to service existing and new offshore clients.
UK - Riverside buys Tensator
The Riverside Company has acquired queue management provider Tensator Group Ltd for an undisclosed sum.
FRANCE - AGF PE increase stake in Bioalliance to 5%
AGF Private Equity has increased its stake in biopharmaceutical business Bioalliance Pharma to 5.06%.
GLOBAL - Syndicate eyes up Rio Tinto Alcan division
A private equity syndicate comprising Eurazeo, Apollo, AXA Private Equity, TPG and la Caisse des Dépots are considering an offer for mining company Rio Tinto Alcan’s aeronautics and automotive unit, Alcan Engineered Products, which could value the...
UK - Amadeus et al invest USD 14m into Enigmatec
Amadeus Capital Partners, Pentech Ventures and Herald Ventures have continued to support data centre automation solutions provider Enigmatec Corporation Ltd in a USD 14m serices-C funding round, alongside Scottish Enterprise and Noble Venture Finance.
ITALY - Cape-backed TMQS acquires Meccanica Coatti for EUR 1.7m
Cape Natixis has provided additional funding through its Cape Natixis Private Equity fund to finance portfolio company TMQS Group's acquisition of steel company Meccanica Coatti, in a deal valued at EUR 1.7m.
UK - KKR-backed NIS aquires Anite in £54.3m deal
Northgate Information Solutions, a provider of specialist software, outsourcing and IT services backed by KKR, has acquired public sector IT specialist Anite Public Sector Holdings Ltd in a £54.3m deal.
ITALY - Intesa Sanpaolo close to completing EUR 1bn IMMIT sale
Market rumour suggests that Intesa Sanpaolo SpA is close to completing the sale of its real estate unit, IMMIT Immobili Italiani SpA, to Fimit Srg in a deal that would value the business at a shade under EUR 1bn.
ITALY - Cape Natixis acquires Amf in EUR 11m deal
Cape Natixis has acquired a 65% stake in fashion accessories company Amf in a deal valued at EUR 11m.
ITALY - Carlyle to acquire 48% stake in Moncler Group
The Carlyle Group has announced an agreement to acquire a 48% stake in Moncler SpA, the holding entity of sportswear producer Moncler Group.
UK - GfK seeks support from Apax for TNS bid
German market researcher GfK has held talks with Apax Partners to gain funding for its bid for research group Taylor Nelson Sofres (TNS).
NETHERLANDS - PPM Oost invests in Exendis
PPM Oost has backed the buyout of Exendis, a designer and manufacturer of energy conversion equipment for the mobility, infrastructure and renewable energy sectors.