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SWITZERLAND/FRANCE – Argos Soditic divests food companies after one month
Argos Soditic has agreed to sell Roland Murten AG and Cansimag France SA to Swiss food company Cornu SA for an undisclosed amount. This follows just one month after Argos Soditic acquired the two businesses, together with a third company, Kägi Söhne...
SWITZERLAND – BayTech leads USD 3m funding round for Ads-Click
BayTech Venture Capital has led a USD 3m second funding round for online advertising company Ads-Click. An initial investment of USD 4m investment was concluded in March 2007.
BENELUX/GERMANY - Waterland closes EUR 800m fund
Waterland has closed Waterland Private Equity Fund IV (WPEF IV) on EUR 800m, three months after its launch.
GLOBAL - 3i Infrastructure raises fresh funds
Despite the current sombre economic backdrop, 3i Infrastructure has launched a £114.6m new share issue to increase its warchest for investing in global infrastructure assets. The firm is issuing just over 108 million new shares at a price of 106 pence...
UK - B&B shareholders react angrily to TPG rights deal
Investors in struggling buy-to-let lender Bradford & Bingley (B&B) have expressed anger over the banks announcement that it will grant private equity firm TPG Capital anti-dilution rights to protect its planned £179m investment.
EUROPE - Industri Kapital re-brands as IK Investment Partners
Industri Kapital has changed its name to IK Investment Partners (IK) to mark the evolution of the firm’s investment and geographic focus.
GLOBAL - TPG en route to closing record buyout fund
TPG Capital's latest fund is well on course to top Blackstone Group's record USD 21.7bn offering last year, reports suggest. The news comes just a day after it was reported that China's State Administration of Foreign Exchange has invested more than USD...
NORWAY - Norvestor acquires 70% of RenoNorden
Norvestor V LP has acquired 70% of waste collection company RenoNorden AS for an undisclosed sum. The previous owners and the management retain a 30% stake in the business.
SPAIN – Axis takes 5% stake in food company
Axis Participaciones Empresariales has taken a 5% stake in preserve company Isabel, which is owned by the Garavilla Family.
ITALY – Intesa Sanpaolo backs outsourcing firm
Imi Investimenti, part of the Intesa Sanpaolo Group, has acquired a 14% stake in outsourcing company Data Service through portfolio company Praxis Calcolo, one of Imi’s portfolio companies.
GERMANY - TVM Capital leads funding round for Winbox
Lead investor TVM Capital and angel-entrepreneur Robert Schneider have completed a first round of financing for Winbox Technologies AG, a provider of OEM technology solutions for Windows-based TV-centric consumer electronics.
SPAIN – Candover-backed Parques Reunidos acquires Kennywood
Candover portfolio leisure company Parques Reunidos has acquired US company Kennywood Entertainment, increasing the number of parks it controls to 67.
UK - Advent set to submit second round bid for Craegmoor
Advent International is set to submit a second round bid to acquire Craegmoor Heathcare, a care home provider, reports suggest.
UK - Sovereign Capital portfolio company acquires Sureway Gas
Sovereign Capital-backed Kinetics Group, a provider of maintenance services to the social housing sector, has acquired heating and plumbing contractor Sureway Gas.
GLOBAL - China invests USD 2.5bn in TPG fund
China's State Administration of Foreign Exchange has agreed to invest more than USD 2.5bn in the latest TPG fund.
BELGIUM - Carlyle completes exit from Transics
Carlyle has sold its 42.2% stake in Transics, a provider of on-board computers and fleet management solutions for the transport and logistics sector, to Parcom. The transaction consisted of a block trade covering 16.5% of the outstanding share capital...
UK - YFM invests £300,000 in eflow
YFM Group managed South West Ventures Fund has invested £300,000 in eflow Ltd, a specialist software developer for the banking and financial industry.
NORWAY - Altor sells 50% of Lindorff to Investor
Altor has sold 50% of Lindorff Group AB, a debt collections company, to Investor AB in a transaction that values the company at an enterprise value of EUR 1.16bn. Altor retains the remaining 50%.
UK - Bayside closes H.I.G. Bayside fund II at USD 3bn
Bayside Capital, the distressed debt affiliate of H.I.G. Capital, has held the first and final closing of its H.I.G. Bayside II fund with total commitments of USD 3bn.
GLOBAL - LPs concern over GP strategy shift
According to a global barometer by Coller Capital, global LPs are worried about recent GP strategy shifts as the credit crisis continues to bite.
SWEDEN - Segulah portfolio company makes acquisition
Segulah portfolio company Nordform, a supplier of ground and water systems for infrastructure projects, has acquired SKT (Skandinavisk Kommunalteknik AB) for an undisclosed sum.
SWEDEN - STING Capital invests SEK 2m in Vocab
STING Capital has invested SEK 2m in Vocab AB, an education and vocational training company.
BELGIUM - GIMV sells five holdings to Becap
GIMV and Halder IV, which is owned by GIMV's subsidiary Halder, have sold five minority shareholdings to BECAP, a fund specialising in secondary transactions. The sales have had a negative impact of -EUR 800,000 on GIMV’s last equity value.
SPAIN – Inova Capital becomes main shareholder of DiLartec
Inova Capital has invested a further EUR 1.1m in technology company DiLartec and has become its main shareholder with more than a 90% stake.