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UK - Phoenix acquires LK Bennett
Phoenix Equity Partners and Sirius Equity have agreed to invest in fashion brand LK Bennett in a deal rumoured to be worth around £100m.
UK - Fidelity acquires Picsolve in £33m deal
Fidelity Equity Partners has acquired photographic systems and services provider Picsolve International from its formers investors, led by Meridian Equity, in a £33m deal.
FRANCE - LBO France to sell Interclean
LBO France is set to divest portfolio cleaning company Interclean to The Samsic Group in a trade sale.
UK - ANGLE slams door on Braveheart
ANGLE, the AIM-listed technology commercialisation company, has withdrawn from its discussions with early-stage technology investor Braveheart regarding a possible take-private.
UK - Bank of Scotland supports £450,000 Suface Generation deal
Oxford Investment Opportuity Network (OION) and Bank of Scotland Corporate's Growth Capital team have each invested £140,000 in mould tooling technology company Surface Generation Ltd as part of a £450,000 third round of funding.
FRANCE - Promotions at Initiative & Finance Gestion
Initiative & Finance Gestion, a subsidiary of Natixis Private Equity, have promoted Jean-Michel Laveu and Arnaud Mendelsohn to associate directors.
UK - Advent wins auction for Craegmoor
Advent International has acquired Craegmoor Healthcare Group from LGV Capital, beating off competition from nursing home operator Southern Cross Healthcare in the final round of bids.
FRANCE - Blue Capital increases stake in Carrefour
Blue Capital has upped its shareholding in Euronext-listed supermarket group Carrefour from 10.7% to 12.9%.
RUSSIA - Starr and FPK acquire 20% of Investtradebank
Starr International Company and FPK Capital have acquired a 19.99% stake in Russian bank Investtradebank.
FRANCE – CAPE leads EUR 2.5m investment in h2i technologies
Crédit Agricole Private Equity (CAPE) has led a EUR 2.5m investment into technology company h2i technologies with an investment of EUR 2m, while original investors Emertec and Soridec provided the balance.
SWEDEN - Riverside acquires MekoTeknik
The Riverside Company, via Riverside Europe Fund III (REF III), has acquired MekoTeknik, a Swedish precision steel machining company for a total consideration of between EUR 5m and EUR 10m. A mezzanine tranche was provided by Eqvitec Mezzanine to support...
NETHERLANDS - Lion Capital and Egeria acquire Ad van Geloven
Lion Capital and Egeria have acquired Ad vang Geloven, a Dutch producer of frozen meal components.
TURKEY - Carlyle acquires 50% of TVK
Carlyle Group has acquired 50% of TVK Shipyard, a Turkish shipbuilder specalising in chemical tankers and other specialty vessels. This represents the first investment for Carlyle in the region.
UK - BDO adds four new partners
BDO Stoy Hayward has appointed four new corporate finance partners.
NETHERLANDS - Doughty Hanson acquires TMF for EUR 750m
Doughty Hanson has acquired a majority stake in TMF, a Dutch global management and accounting outsourcing services company, for EUR 750m. The management and founders retain a significant stake in the business.
UK - I-Source supports Webjam
I-Source has invested a further £1m in social networking site Webjam.
PORTUGAL - Explorer makes 90% IRR on Editora Oficina do Livro
Explorer Investments has sold publishing house Editora Oficina do Livro to Grupo Leya, achieving an IRR of 90% on the 75% stake it acquired 18 months ago from Grupo JRP. The value of the deal has not been disclosed.
NETHERLANDS - Egeria reaches first closing on EUR 500m
Egeria has reached the first close of its third fund on its hardcap of EUR 500m.
UK - DN Capital opens office in USA
DN Capital will open an American office in Palo Alto, California.
GERMANY - ECM supports merger of IN tIME and RS Logistik
ECM Equity Capital Management has supported the acquisition by portfolio courier company IN tIME Direkt-Kuriere Transport GmbH of sector rival RS Logistik AG.
GERMANY – VC Fonds Kreativwirtschaft Berlin invests in DFW
Fonds Kreativwirtschaft Berlin GmbH, managed by IBB Beteiligungsgesellschaft mbH, has invested an undisclosed amount in niche broadcaster DFW Deutsche Fernsehwerke GmbH, alongside strategic investors Madsack GmbH & Co KG and south&browse GmbH.
NORWAY - Norvestor completes recapitalisation of BecoTek
Norvestor has completed a NOK 320m refinancing of BecoTek Metal Group, a supplier of brass cages for the ball and roller bearing industry, fully returning the original investment after 18 months.
UK - Bridges promotes investment director
Bridges Ventures has promoted Anne-Marie Harris to investment director.
NORWAY - HiTecVision sells three portfolio companies to Cubera
HiTecVision has completed the sale of RigNet Inc, SPT Group AS, and Norse Cutting & Abandonment AS to Cubera for an undisclosed sum.