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FRANCE - IPO completes three deals
Nantes-based listed investment vehicle IPO has completed two buyouts and one expansion deal.
FRANCE - Astorg acquires 52% of SCT Télécom
Astorg Partners has backed the buyout of telecommunication services company SCT Télécom.
FRANCE - Wendel recoups EUR 1bn+ from Bureau Veritas IPO
Wendel has recouped over EUR 1bn from the listing of inspection and certification business Bureau Veritas. The investor has sold down approximately one third of its shares in the company through the IPO, generating an IRR of 46% on its partial realisation....
UK - Balderton appoints technology entrepreneur as partner
Balderton Capital has announced the appointment of technology entrepreneur Roberto Bonanzinga as partner.
UK - 3i and Oak Hill-backed Telecity to float
3i and Oak Hill Investors are listing data centre operator Telecity Group on the main market of the London Stock Exchange. The IPO is pricing Telecity shares at 220p each, representing a market capitalisation of ТЃ436m. The flotation of Telecity follows...
UK - 3i leads $26m funding round in CamSemi
3i has led a $26m investment in fabless semiconductor company CamSemi.
UK - LDC appoints new partnerships director
LDC has appointed Edward Hayter to the specially created position of partnerships director.
UK - Phoenix takes stake in organic food delivery business
Phoenix Equity Partners has taken a minority stake in Abel & Cole, an organic food delivery business, in a deal thought to value the company at ТЃ35m.
SPAIN - Odeco acquires US-based company after recap
Quercus Equity-owned Odeco has acquired Addco, a Minessota-based company which specialises in the production of traffic control equipment.
UK - CIT hires new lead origination director
CIT Capital finance (UK) Ltd has announced the appointment of Toby Deane as lead origination director for the group's leveraged finance team.
GLOBAL - Carlyle and Apollo in $1bn joint venture
The Carlyle Group has joined forces with Apollo Group Inc to form Apollo Global Inc, a $1bn venture designed to make investments in the international education sector.
UK - London Seed Capital leads £600,000 investment in cancer innovators
London Seed Capital has led a ТЃ600,000 round of funding into Michelson Diagnostics Ltd, a manufacturer and developer of optical medical imaging equipment specifically designed for use during cancer operations.
UK - Michael Fallon MP says 'craven' industry has created its own problems
The following is an extract from an article written by Michael Fallon MP, Conservative MP for Sevenoaks, a member of the Treasury Select Committee and a director of both a private-equity backed company and a Plc. The full article will appear in the next...
FRANCE - Novalto raises EUR 1.3m from Turenne and Sopromec
Staff incentivisation business Novalto has received a third round of financing from Turenne Capital, Sopromec, and the company's chairman.
BELGIUM - KBC Private Equity acquires Di Legno Interiors
KBC Private Equity has invested in Di Legno Interiors alongside the company's current shareholder and managing director Koen Vanbrabant and commercial director Ben Soers.
FRANCE - CIC Banque de Vizille invests EUR 1.2m in Polyspot
Via its funds Vizille Capital Innovation and Sudinnova SA, CIC Banque de Vizille has invested growth capital in corporate search engine Polyspot.
CEE - Europa Capital sells City Point Distribution Park to Morley for EUR 71.6m
Europa Capital has sold City Point Distribution Park to Morley's Central European Industrial Fund (CEIF) for EUR 71.6m.
UK - RJD Partners makes new appointments to investment team
Mid-market private equity house RJD Partners has strengthened its investment team with the appointment of James Smallridge and Jill Williams.
FRANCE - Weinberg appoints new vice president
Weinberg Capital Partners has announced the appointment of Nicolas Teboul as vice president.
SWEDEN - Segulah floats HMS
Segulah has listed HMS Networks, a Swedish industrial communication company, on the OMX Nordic Exchange for SEK 74 per share. The investor will sold down its shareholding at the time of the listing. Shares in HMS started to trade on 19 October. Segulah...
UK - AIM-listed Huveaux is private equity target
Huveaux, a specialist media company listed on AIM, has received a number of approaches from private equity groups. The London-based business focuses on e-learning and e-based information and communication services publishing 16 magazines and holding 500...
UK - Foresight hires new portfolio managers
Foresight Group has appointed Russell Healey and James Livingston as portfolio managers. Both Healey and Livingston will be responsible for managing a range of the firm's existing investments from the current portfolio of around 50 companies spanning...
UK - SVG Advisers appoints new directors
SVG Advisers, the private equity and fund management subsidiary of SVG Capital, has announced the appointment of James Witter and Sharad Rathke as directors.
UK - Beringea invests £2m in Imagesgate
Beringea Ltd has invested ТЃ2m in Imagesgate, a company which provides royalty fee and stock managed photography images and other bespoke image services.