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ITALY - KKR exits FL Selenia SpA in EUR 1bn deal
Kohlberg Kravis Roberts and Co (KKR) has wholly exited its stake in Selenia SpA, a producer of lubricants and functional oils, in a trade sale to Malaysian petrolium company PETRONAS in a deal which values the company at around EUR 1bn.
SPAIN - Tirant invests in EUR 20m Filmax financing round
Barcelona-based Filmax Entertainment is reported to have closed a EUR 20m financing round.
FRANCE - Bryan, Garnier and Co appoint new healthcare director
Independant Investment Bank Bryan, Garnier and Co have announced the appointment of Catherine Trividic to their corporate finance division as director of the healthcare team.
UK - MSIF invests £300,000 in carbon monoxide testing company
The Liverpool Seed Fund, managed by the Merseyside Special Investment Fund (MSIF), has invested ТЃ300,000 of seed funding in Detectagas, a carbon monoxide testing company.
FRANCE - Crédit Agricole leads MBO of Sateco
Crédit Agricole Private Equity has led the leveraged management buyout of Sateco, a producer of metal structures and safety platforms for the construction industry, in association with FPG-LFPI, Pechel and Uni Expansion Ouest (UEO).
GERMANY – Cologne Media Ventures joins second round of funding for nugg.ad
nugg.ad has concluded an undisclosed second financing round from existing investors bmp, VC Fonds Berlin as well as new investor Cologne Media Ventures GmbH.
GERMANY – PharmaZell GmbH received debt financing
EQT Expansion Capital I LP has provided subordinated debt financing to facilitate the international growth and capacity expansion of PharmaZell GmbH, an Auctus Management portfolio company. Additionally, the debt provision allowed the swift execution...
GERMANY – Heliad acquires Jamba Service GmbH
Heliad Equity Partners, the listed-private equity investment company, has acquired a majority stake in specialist insurance broker Jamba Service GmbH.
UK - South Yorkshire Investment Fund backs acquisition of Enterprise Foods
South Yorkshire Investment Fund (SYIF) has supported the acquisition of Enterprise Foods Ltd through vehicle Maloney Ventures. SYIF provided ТЃ1m in the form of loan and equity alongside additional financial support from GE Commercial Finance.
FINLAND - CapMan strengthens its management team
CapMan Plc Group has strengthened its management group and organisation. Kaisa Arovaara, has been appointed as CFO of CapMan and member of the management group responsible for the new internal services unit. Partner Jerome Bouix will transfer to head...
FRANCE - 21 Centrale Partners appoints two new associates
21 Centrale Partners has appointed Caroline Giral and Antoine Vigneron to the position of associate.
FINLAND - HgCapital acquires Mondo Minerals
HgCapital has acquired Mondo minerals, a talc mining group, from Omya in a move to continue to expand the company. Mondo was established in 1998 as a merger of Norwegian, Finnish and Dutch talc mining companies.
CEE - AIG Investments appoints new managing director of AIG Capital Partners
AIG Investments has appointed Serkan Elden as managing director of AIG Capital Partners and President and CEO of AIG Blue Voyage Advisors. Elden will be based in Istanbul to lead AIG Capital Partners’ investment activities in Turkey and its surrounding...
UK - Blenheim Advisers acquired by Houlihan Lokey
Blenheim Advisers, the independant leveraged debt advisory firm, has been acquired by investment bank Houlihan Lokey.
RUSSIA - Mint Capital invests in human resources management company
Mint Capital has made a direct equity investment in UCMS Group EMEA Ltd. The investment value was several million dollars and the investors acquired a less than 25% minority stake. Company management and founders hold the remaining stake. Ulf Persson,...
FRANCE - AGF Private Equity appoints two investment directors
AGF Private Equity has announced the appointment of Olivier Thévenet and Jean-Philippe Boige as investment directors.
FRANCE - Sofinnova Partners names new vice president, Asia
Sofinnova Partners has appointed Chika Yoshinaga to join the firm as vice president, Asia.
NORWAY - HitecVision recruits new partner
HitecVision has appointed Atle Eide as a new partner. Eide has for the past four years been the CEO of Marine Harvest and one if its predecessors Pan Fish ASA. During his time as CEO, he led the turnaround and development of the company from a financially...
UK/US - Carlyle appoints David Marchick as global head of regulatory affairs
The Carlyle Group has announced the appointment of David Marchick as managing director and global head of regulatory affairs.
ITALY - Euraleo takes 40% stake in Intercos
Euraleo has purchased a 40% stake in cosmetics producer Intercos S.p.A. from investment fund Equinox.
FRANCE - BNP Paribas makes two new appointments
BNP Paribas Private Equity has announced the appointment of Xavier Caron and Jean-Marc Rivet-Fusil to their fund-of-funds team.
FRANCE - Apax announces partnership with CEO of U10 Group
Apax Partners has signed an agreement with Thierry Lièvre, founder and CEO of distribution industry supplier U10 Group, and will invest funds into the firm's holding company.
FRANCE - European Capital acquires minority stake in listed-hearing aids business
European Capital has acquired a 39% stake of the holding controlling Audika, a hearing aids brand listed on Euronext Paris.
GERMANY - Ganymed increases series-C financing
Biopharmaceutical company Ganymed Pharmaceuticals AG has announced a second closing of EUR 3.5m to its series C funding, bringing the total for the round to EUR 37.2m.