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ITALY - Euraleo makes its first invesment
Euraleo, the joint venture established in 2006 by French buyout house Eurazeo and investment group Banca Leonardo, has made its first acquisition.
UK - Debevoise & Plimpton appoints Anthony McWhirter
Debevoise & Plimpton has appointed Anthony McWhirter as a partner in the firmтs investment management practice. He will be resident in the firmтs London office, joining the firm in September. McWhirter was previously a partner with Freshfields Bruckhaus...
GERMANY - 3i acquires DEUTZ Power Systems
3i has acquired German gas and diesel engine manufacturer DEUTZ Power Systems from DEUTZ AG for EUR 360m. Together with the management, 3i aims to bring the equipment and service activities close together, and grow the company into the sole global independent...
UK - August Equity acquires software business 4Projects
August Equity has completed the management buyout of 4Projects Holdings Ltd, a provider of project collaboration software solutions. Banking facilities were provided by Kaupthing Singer and Friedlander.
FRANCE - CD&R partner to head 3i France
3i France has appointed Bruno Deschamps, a former partner at US private equity firm Clayton Dubilier & Rice (CD&R), as partner and managing director.
UK - 3i reaps 61% IRR from Care Principles after 10 year investment
3i has seen a money multiple of 3.9x and an IRR of 61% from its 10 year investment in Care Principles. The medium secure hospital operator which provides care for adults with long-term therapy needs has been acquired by The Delta Fund for ТЃ270m.
SWITZERLAND – GLSV appoints managing director
Global Life Science Ventures has appointed Stephen J McCormack as managing director of GLSV AG. McCormack joined GLSV in their Zug office in May 2006 and became partner in November 2006.
NORWAY - HitecVision and Statoil Innovation sell Pure Group to Torr Canada
Statoil Innovation and HitecVision Private Equity have sold Pure Group, a oil and gas purification company, to publicly-listed Torr Canada, a extractor of hydrocarbons from upstream oil and gas produced water. The two investors believed an industrial...
UK - Apax sees 40x return from healthcare exit to Hutton Collins
Sources report that Apax has recouped in excess of 40x its money through the sale of Healthcare at Home to Hutton Collins. Apax invested ТЃ800,000 for a minority stake in the home healthcare service provider in 1995. The company was rumoured to have been...
GERMANY - First investment for European Capital's Frankfurt office
European Capital’s Frankfurt office has invested EUR 10m in the mezzanine facility of Euro-Druckservice AG (EDS), a leading commercial printer operating in Central and Eastern Europe.
GERMANY - orizon AG makes add-on acquisition
PPM Capital portfolio company orizon AG has acquired Jobs In Time Holding GmbH for an undisclosed sum. This is the second add-on acquisition for orizon in two months. In June 2007, the company acquired SIR Industrieservice GmbH.
DENMARK - Summit Partners invests in Welltec
Summit Partners has invested in Welltec, a Danish provider of precision robotic solutions for oil and gas wells. Summit Partners became aware of Weltec when founder and CEO, Jørgen Hallundbæk, won the Deloitte Entrepreneur of the Year award. The investors...
FRANCE - Astorg leads secondary buyout of funeral business OGF
Astorg Partners has led a syndicate including previous backer Vestar Capital Partners in the secondary buyout of OGF.
UK - Treasury report inconclusive
The Treasury Committee published its report on the private equity industry today, labelling it an 'interim' report and announcing it is to continue hearings in the autumn. The press release opens by stating 'key questions regarding the impact of larger...
UK - Zeus Private Equity makes first hire in advance of final close
Manchester-based Zeus Private Equity (ZPE) has appointed Beth Houghton as investment executive ahead of the final close of its maiden fund. ZPE reached a second close of ТЃ65m in June 2007 and is targeting a final close of ТЃ100m before the end of the...
UK - Terra Firma closer to EMI after further deadline extension
Terra Firma's quest to secure music publisher EMI experienced another twist over the weekend, when the deadline for shareholder acceptance had to be extended for the third time. Terra Firma now has until Wednesday to meet the 90% acceptance level. Press...
UK - Apax bids for Emap's B2B division
Apax is understood to have approached Emap regarding the acquisition of the magazine and radio group's B2B publications. The news comes following Emap's decision to conduct a strategic review of its business, thought to have been prompted by the approach....
UK - Pension Corporation appoints new head of business development
Pension Corporation has appointed Charlotte Crosswell as head of business development. Pension Corporation comprises Pension Insurance Corporation, Pension Corporation Investments and Pension Securitisation Investments. Pension Corporation operates in...
CEE - GED and Caja Madrid launch private equity real estate fund for South Eastern Europe
Spanish private equity company GED and Spanish saving bank Caja Madrid have set up GED Real Estate Eastern Investments (GED REEI) with initial capital of EUR 25m. The fund will invest in 10-15 projects with an investment amount of EUR 5m - 15m per project,...
SPAIN - Media content developer secures EUR 2m from Debaeque
Debaeque Venture Capital has led a series A round of funding totalling EUR 2m in Kimia, a company developing technology to channel rich media content from the Internet to mobile phones.
FRANCE - Pragma Capital wins tertiary buyout of Retif
Unquote" has learned that Pragma Capital has signed an agreement to back the tertiary buyout of display units rental business Retif.
UK - London Technology Fund participates in £2.6m funding for Acrobot
London Technology Fund (LTF) has completed an investment in Acrobot, a company focusing on computer assistance for orthopaedic surgery. LTF is part of a syndicate investing up to ТЃ2.6m. The syndicate includes PUK Ventures and Imperial Innovations Group...
UK - Aberdeen sees 2x return on RMS exit
Aberdeen Asset Managers Growth Capital has realised its investment in shipping and cargo handling business RMS Europe Group. The exit has returned 2x Aberdeen's money and was facilitated by a ТЃ21m secondary buyout led by YFM.
RUSSIA - Aurora Russia acquires 26% stake in Unistream Bank
Aurora Russia Ltd has completed the second stage of investment in Unistream Bank , bringing its total shareholding in Unistream to 26%. Aurora Russia first invested in Unistream in April 2007, acquiring a 17.7% stake for $13.3m. Following approval from...