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FRANCE - OFI Private Equity Capital creates Transatlantic industrial sealing business
After backing the secondary buyout of Houston-headquartered Flexitallic from US private equity firm Cravey Green and Whalen, OFI Pivate Equity Capital (OFI PEC), intends to merge the entity with its French protfolio company Siem Supramite.
UK - DFJ portfolio company secures $40m funding round
DFJ Espirit portfolio company diagnostics company Oxford Immunotec has completed the first stage of $40m series-E funding round.
UK - Smedvig portfolio company appoints new CEO
Smedvig Capital Portfolio company SUSO Drinks Ltd has appointed Sean Uprichard as CEO.
ITALY - Cavalli considers private equity alliance
Roberto Cavalli is said to be considering the possibility of a partnership with a private equity firm.
UK - Noble and Co appoints director
Independant investment bank Noble and Company has announced the appointment of Daniel Confino as director.
ITALY - Alto Partners sells 30% of its management company
Mid-market firm Alto Partners has sold a minority stake of around 30% of its share capital to a group of new strategic shareholders, including industrial groups, family offices and entrepreneurs.
UK - Bridges boosts Credential with £6m investment
Bridges Ventures has committed ТЃ6m to support the growth of tyre reprocessing company Credential Environmental Ltd. Bridges has taken a minority stake in the company. The transaction includes an initial ТЃ4m investment, with a further ТЃ2m allocated...
UK - SVG Capital joins iPEIT
SVG Capital has joined iPEIT, the Initiative for Private Equity Investment Trusts, a group of 10 UK-listed private equity funds. iPEIT was launched in Septmeber 2006 with the goal of raising the profile and increasing the understanding of listed private...
GERMANY - Cerberus sizing up Deutsche Woolworth
According to German press, US investor Cerberus Capital Management is looking to buy retailing group Deutsche Woolworth from Electra Private Equity. Electra bought the company in 1998. Deutsche Woolworth operates a total of 330 outlets in Germany and...
UK - LK Bennett next private equity target
Luxury fashion chain LK Bennett is the next retailer likely to be acquired by private equity. The 74-store strong business is wholly owned by its founder and is expected to have a price tag of approximately ТЃ150m. Rothschild has been retained to facilitate...
UK - TA Associates backs SBO of M and M from ECI
TA Associates has backed the secondary management buyout of sports mail order company M and M Direct Ltd from ECI Partners. ECI backed the buyout of M and M in 2004 since when sales have grown at 18% per annum to ТЃ80m and profits at 28% per annum. Terms...
UK - Nova completes £75m acquisition of international laboratory group
Nova Capital Management has completed the ТЃ75m acquisition of international laboratory group Barloworld Scientific Laboratory Group (BSLG) from Barloworld Ltd, a South African-listed industrial company.
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ITALY - Finlombarda invests EUR 1m in biotech business
Finlombarda Gestioni has invested EUR 1m in TOP srl, a spinout of the University of Milan.
EUROPE - NEXT WEEK Nordic unquote" Congress & Awards
Join unquoteт next Tuesday evening in Stockholm for the second annual Nordic Private Equity Awards. The event brings together industry luminaries to celebrate innovation and accomplishment in the Nordic private equity market. Places are still available...
NETHERLANDS - AAC Capital wine portfolio company makes acquisition
AAC Capital Partners portfolio company Baarsma Wine Group Holding has acquired Italian wine brand Canei from Pernod Ricard. Winetracks International, a business unit of Baarsma, will manage the worldwide distribution and marketing of Canei from the beginning...
CEE - KBC Private Equity acquires Polish scooter distributor ZIPP
KBC Private Equity has acquired ZIPP, a Polish scooter distributor, from Kross, a bicycle producer. The financial details of the transaction were not disclosed. The acquisition represented KBC's first transaction in Poland.
UK - Morgan Stanley Private Equity appoints Michael Hehn
Michael Hehn is to join Morgan Stanley Private Equity from Allianz Capital. From December 2007, Hehn will be based at Morgan Stanley's London office.
BELGIUM - Waterland portfolio company Senior Living Group acquires Psychogeriatrisch Centrum
Waterland Private Equity portfolio company Senior Living Group (SLG) has acquired Psychogeriatrisch Centrum (PGC). The SLG portolio now has seventeen facilities and an authorised capacity of 2600 beds with the addition of four nursing homes following...
FRANCE - Initiative & Finance acquires 35% of Challenger
Initiative & Finance has backed the management buyout of Challenger, a company specialising in mentally stimulating toys for young children.
FRANCE - Access Capital Partners hires investment director
European fund-of-funds Access Capital Partners (ACP) has hired Frédéric Evain from Altium Capital Gestion as an investment director.
SPAIN - Espiga Capital buys minority stake in marketing business
Spanish mid-market house Espiga Capital has acquired a 33% stake in marketing business Grupo Pool, according to local press reports.
UK - Barclays Ventures backs BIMBO of Howorth Airtech
Barclays Ventures has backed the buy-in management buyout (BIMBO) of Howorth Airtech Ltd. Based in Bolton and employing nearly 100 people, Howorth provides ultra clean air solutions for the medical and pharmaceutical markets in the UK and overseas. The...
UK - ISIS generates 69.5% IRR from £15.7m Bolden sale
ISIS Equity Partners (ISIS) has wholly exited its stake in communications software provider Bolden James Holdings Ltd in a sale to QinetiQ Group Plc for a cash consideration of ТЃ15.7m, generating an IRR of 69.5% and a 3.11x return on its investment....