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FRANCE - Turenne takes majority stake in Capsule
Turenne Capital has taken a majority stake in Capsule Technology via its fund Turenne Investissement which invested EUR 3.3m as well as an undisclosed investment from other funds under its management.
UK - Infineum no longer up for sale
Exxon and Shell have decided not to go through with the £1.5bn-£2bn sale of their oil additives joint venture Infineum after private equity bids came in below their target price.
FRANCE - Abénex sells Score Groupe
Abénex has sold 100% of Score Groupe to Sodexo. The deal is subject to approval from the French competition authorities and is expected to be completed in early 2009. Abénex Capital (then ABN AMRO Capital France) initially acquired a 52% stake in the...
UK - AFM invests in games console device
Alliance Fund Managers has invested £250,000 through the MSIF Liverpool Seed Fund in games console developer New Concept Gaming.
UK/GERMANY - Sophos to acquire Utimaco
TA Associates-backed Sophos plc intends to acquire German data security solutions company Utimaco Safeware AG for EUR 217m.
UK - Finance Wales supports Silvergate Plastics buyout
Finance Wales has supported the buyout of masterbatch for the plastics industry manufacturer Silvergate Plastics with £1.2m.
UK - HBOS puts Hill Hire up for sale
HBOS is said to have put truck and trailer rental specialist Hill Hire up for sale.
UK - Synova backs buyout of The Lunan Group
Synova Capital has backed the buyout of The Lunan Group, the owner of handbag and accessories brands Fiorelli and Modalu. Synova invested alongside the group's CEO Stuart Lunan.
EUROPE - Private equity deals up 15% in Q2
A rise in expansion deals and the return of big buyouts has led to a 15% rise in the total combined value of European private equity transactions, according to the latest unquote" private equity Barometer, in association with Candover.
UK - HBOS takes stake in Iris Worldwide in £20m deal
HBOS is said to have taken a £3m equity stake in advertising company Iris Worldwide in a £20m deal.
UK - STF invests in AWS Ecoplastics
The Sustainable Technology Fund (STF) has taken part in a $6m funding round, alongside Robeco, into plastic recycling specialist AWS Ecoplastics.
UK - TV3 to acquire Channel 6
Doughty Hanson-backed TV3, an Irish commercial TV channel, is to acquire Irish TV Channel 6.
SPAIN - Nauta leads Privalia financing round
Nauta Capital has lead a EUR 4m financing round in online shopping company Privalia, with existing investor Grupo Cabiedes investing EUR 1m of the total sum.
GLOBAL - KKR goes public
Kohlberg Kravis Roberts is going public in a transaction that will involve buying KKR Private Equity Investors, which was listed on Euronext Amsterdam two years ago, and listing the merged entity in New York.
CEE - Marfin acquires 50% stake in Croatian tourism group
Marfin Investment Group (MIG) has bought a 50% stake in Croatian tourism group Sunce Koncen as part of its expansion plans. The deal was valued at EUR 90m.
PORTUGAL - Explorer acquires recycling business
Explorer investments has wholly acquired metal recycling firm, Constantino Fernandes Oliveira & Filhos (CFO). The deal was carried out though Fundo Explorer II.
UK - ISIS leads buyout of TVC
ISIS Equity Partners has led the buyout of broadcast and digital PR agency The Television Consultancy (TVC) in a £10m deal.
FRANCE - Blackstone postpones exit from hospital group Vitalia
Market rumour suggests that Blackstone has decided to end discussions with CVC and Holding Batipart, the two remaining candidates for the sale of hospital group Vitalia.
SPAIN - Dinamia managing director resigns
Jordi Conejos, managing director of listed vehicle Dinamia Jordi Conejos, has resigned his post citing personal reasons.
SPAIN - CNMV gives green light to MAB
The Spanish regulator CNMV has granted authorisation to the Mercado Alternativo Bursatil (MAB), an alternative trading platform promoted by the Bolsas y Mercados, holding company of the Spanish Stock Exchanges.
UK - Bridgepoint postpones exit from 1st Credit
According to sources, Bridgepoint has postponed the sale of 1st Credit in favour of continuing to expand the company and could be considering bolt-on acquisitions of other debt collection agencies.
FRANCE - Vesalius BioCapital backs Genomic Vision funding round
Vesalius BioCapital has joined existing investor Société Générale Asset Management Alternative Investments (SGAM AI) in a EUR 4m series-B financing round for Genomic Vision, a French developer of nanotechnology for DNA analysis in the areas of cancer...
ITALY - DeA Capital acquires First Atlantic Real Estate for EUR 71.5m
DeA Capital, a private equity firm majority owned by De Agostini, has acquired investment group First Atlantic Real Estate (FARE) in a deal valued at EUR 71.5m.
BELGIUM - N+1 acquires Access from CapMan
CapMan has sold its remaining stake in Access Capital Partners to N+1 Group and managing partners of the firm.