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GERMANY - bm-t invests in Lalisio GmbH
bm-t beteiligungsmanagement thüringen gmbh has acquired a 25% stake in German online network Lalisio GmbH. The invested amount has not been disclosed. bm-t has supported the growth of the company since 2006.
UK - Octopus Investments appoints mezzanine manager
Octopus Investments has recruited Stuart Nicol to head up its mezzanine function, which has ТЃ50m to invest. Nicol joins following five years at The Capital Fund where he led 14 investments including Avanti, Mtivity and TXT4.
SWEDEN - CapMan and 3i exit Avitec AB
CapMan funds and 3i have exited their investment in Avitec AB. Avitec has been acquired by ECI, the UK-based private equity investor. Avitec manufactures repeaters for mobile telecommunications networks.
CEE - 3TS invests in Romanian Romprest Services
3TS has acquired a 30% stake in Romprest Services SA, the Romanian cleaning and facilities management group. The investment was made from the 3TS Central European Fund II in which 3i is the sole investor.
UK - Deloitte Corporate Finance appoints new manager to Southampton team
Shaun Gomm has joined Deloitteтs Corporate Finance Advisory team in Southampton as manager. Gomm has been providing corporate finance advice on transactions for Deloitteтs London office since 2001. He is a specialist in the leisure sector and has also...
UK - Endless backs buyout of DavyMarkham
Endless has backed the management buyout of heavy engineering business DavyMarkham Ltd. The investment will underpin the company's turnaround and enable DavyMarkham to re-establish itself as a world-leading brand in the heavy engineering market.
SPAIN - Magnum eyes construction business
Newly-established private equity house Magnum Industrial Partners is said to be nearing the final stages of the acquisition of civil construction business Eptisa. News reports suggest that the firm, currently fundraising for its EUR 800m fund, has the...
UK - Hellman and Friedman to float Gartmore for £1.5bn
It is reported that Hellman and Friedman is to float fund management company Gartmore. The US private equity group acquired Gartmore in a ТЃ550m buyout in June 2006 from Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company. According to sources, it is now seeking an IPO...
UK - Close Ventures leads £4.36m funding into Oxsensis
Close Ventures has led a ТЃ4.36m round of funding for Oxsensis, an industrial technology firm. Foursome Investments and existing investors also committed to the funding round. Oxsensis develops fibre-optic instrumentation for precision controls in harsh...
UK - LDC backs MBO of Kimberly Access
LDC has funded the management buyout of Kimberly Access Ltd, a business which rents powered access equipment. The deal represents an exit for the founder of the company. Royal Bank of Scotland provided debt to support the deal.
UK - Bridgepoint floats Norcros valuing it at £116m
Bridgepoint has floated portfolio company Norcros on the main market of the London Stock Exchange. The 78p per share listing price represents a market capitalisation of ТЃ116m. Bridgepoint has seen returns of 2x its original investment and retains a 6%...
UK - ETF leads £13m investment in Metalysis
Environmental Technologies Fund (ETF) has led a ТЃ13m funding round for Metalysis, a technology business for the specialty metals industry. 3i, QinetiQ, Seven Spires, Chord Capital and Cambridge Capital Group also participated in the round. The investment...
UK - NVM acquires Astbury Marsden in £17.5m deal
NVM Private Equity Ltd (NVM) has acquired Astbury Marsden, a specialist provider of recruitment services to the banking sector in the City of London, in a ТЃ17.5m deal. NVM invested ТЃ5.6m to facilitate the management buyout alongside debt provided by...
SPAIN - Ibersuizas receives attractive offer for Alcasa
Private equity firm Ibersuizas is said to have received an attractive offer for its stake in Aluminio Catalán SA (Alcasa) from industrial player Abengoa. Rumour has it that the auction process, led by corporate finance boutique Atlas Capital, also involves...
FRANCE - Aurel Nextstage invests in Colorado
CRM and call centre specialist Colorado Conseil & Formation has received EUR 2.5m from French venture and growth capital firm Aurel Nextstage.
UK - Montagu acquires ghd brand from LDC
Montagu Private Equity has backed the ТЃ160m management buyout of the Jemella Group, the owner of the ghd hair straightening brand. The deal represents an exit for previous backers LDC who acquired the business in July 2006 for an undisclosed sum. Montagu...
SWEDEN - Proventus invests SEK 70m to save J.Lindeberg
Proventus has agreed to invest SEK 70m in fashion company J.Lindeberg. The deal gives Proventus a 35% stake in the business which has recently experienced difficulties between founder Johan Lindeberg and the current owners. Following the new investment,...
SWITZERLAND - GlycoVaxyn receives CHF 11.5m
Sofinnova Partners and Index Ventures have provided Swiss biotech company GlycoVaxyn with CHF 11.5m of series-A funding. GlycoVaxyn is developing the next generation of conjugated vaccines (antigenic sugar/protein complexes) which target bacterial infections....
AUSTRIA - GCP appoints Christian Lutz as new venture partner
Christian Lutz has joined gamma capital partners as a venture partner. Lutz has more than 15 years of experience in the internet, media and telecommunication sectors. Prior to joining GCP, he was the general manager Europe for software company Qpass,...
FINLAND - Navicore is acquired by Wayfinder
Navicore, the provider of interactive on-board navigation products for smart phones and Nokia Internet tablets, has been sold to Wayfinder.
UK - Fox-Pitt, Kelton establishes private equity arm
Investment bank Fox-Pitt, Kelton has launched FPK Capital, its new private equity arm.
UK - Providence re-enters the fray for Virgin Media
Providence Equity has expressed its interest in Virgin Media ten months on from its last play for the business. Providence was reported to be interested in bidding for the US-listed company in 2006 when it was known as NTL before its merger with Virgin...
UK - Terra Firma extends deadline for EMI shareholder acceptance
Terra Firma has extended the deadline for acceptance of its ТЃ2.4bn bid for record company EMI for the second time. Shareholders now have until 19 July to approve the recommended bid. It is anticipated that Warner Music, the rival music company, may step...
UK - LondonTechnology Fund backs vaccines for viruses technology
London Technology Fund (LTF) has completed an investment in Immune Targeting Systems (ITS) Ltd, a company which is developing vaccines for mutating viruses. LTF is participating in a ТЃ3.5m series-A funding round for ITS alongside Novartis Venture Fund...