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SPAIN – Mercapital readies acquisition of engineering firm
According to reports Mercapital is finalising a majority stake acquisition in Obras Subterraneas (Ossa) which it has valued at over EUR 200m.
France – I-Source and 360º inject EUR 2.4m in Iminent
I-Source Gestion and incumbent backer 360º Capital Partners have injected EUR 2.4m into Iminent in a second round of financing. The company has had a total EUR 5.4m of investments to date.
UK - Bank of Scotland backs Tulloch Homes
Bank of Scotland Corporate's Joint Ventures business has acquired a 40% stake in house construction company Tulloch Homes Group.
CEE – Kala Capital launched in Georgia
Kala Capital, a new closed fund dedicated to investments in Georgia, has been launched by former Georgian Prime Minister, Zurab Nogaideli, and former captain of the Georgian national football team and Italy’s AC Milan player, Kakha Kaladze.
SWITZERLAND/FRANCE – Argos Soditic tucks into Valora
Argos Soditic has bought three food production companies from Swiss logistics and retail holding company Valora Holding AG. Switzerland-based Roland Murten AG and Kägi Söhne AG and French company Cansimag France SA have been acquired for an undisclosed...
UK - NVM invests £5.6m in Axial Systems
NVM Private Equity has invested £5.6m in the management buyout of Axial Systems Ltd, a supplier of portable and distributed solutions for network management, analysis and security in the UK.
List-en to my fund
Listed funds suffered badly on the back of the liquidity crisis and negative press in 2007, with wide discounts the norm. Could investors be missing a trick or is there good reason to shy away?
Infra a shock
The liquidity bubble came to define the term infrastructure and gave a false picture of market depth. Private equity firms’ keen on snatching a piece of the infrastructure pie should be warned: there may not be enough to go around.
Public markets and private equity
Conditions in the public markets present an opportunity on the acquisition front but restrict exit options
FRANCE – Natixis & Seventure launch new funds
Natixis Private Equity and its subsidiary Seventure Partners have launched two new funds. Natixis has launched FCPR fund called Natixis Dévelopment and Création 2008 which will seek to invest in small to mid-cap companies. More specifically, at least...
UK - Darwin holds third close and grows team
Darwin Private Equity has held a third close of its maiden fund on £207m. The private equity house is targeting a final close of £250m.
GERMANY - Mayer Brown bolsters private equity team
Mayer Brown has bolstered its private equity team. Dr Benedikt Weiser has joined as partner in the Frankfurt office of the law firm.
GLOBAL – Partners closes EUR 447m mezz fund
Swiss-based asset manager Partners Group has reached a EUR 447m final close for its global mezzanine fund, soaring past the EUR 300m target. The fund has already made 11 investments in 2008, corresponding to 50% its capital.
UK - One Equity invests $150m in Clipper Windpower
One Equity Partners will invest $150m into Clipper Windpower Plc, a manufacturer of wind turbines and developer of wind energy projects. The new funds will be used to finance Clipper’s ongoing working capital requirements and strategic supply chain...
CEE – Connexio and ZJ to launch new private equity product
According to sources, Austrian management consulting companies Connexio and ZJ Consulting plan to launch private equity fund focusing on Central and Eastern Europe.
SPAIN – Octapris and Compas Private Equity invest in logistics firm
According to sources, family office Octapris Investments and Compas Private Equity have invested around EUR 150,000 in logistics company eContainers for a 24% stake in the company.
GERMANY - OEP increases stake in Pfleiderer
One Equity Partner has increased its stake in listed wood building materials company Pfleiderer AG. In January, OEP acquired around 15% of the company, and has now increased its shareholding to 20.4%.
GERMANY - Apax ends talks with Escada
Apax Partners has ended talks with Escada AG about a potential acquisition. Talks had been ongoing for some months and Apax had been granted limited access to the company's financial records.
ITALY – MPS Ventures in IT acquisition
MPS Ventures and Sapient spa have acquired software company Gruppo Datel.
UK - Dunedin completes £15m CGI recap
Dunedin has recapitalised specialist fire and resistant glass manufacturer and supplier CGI for a second time, with £15m of new debt supplied by Clydesdale Bank.
UK - Elysian Capital seals first deal
Mid-market firm Elysian Capital has backed the buyout of The Landscape Group Limited, a provider of landscape maintenance, street cleansing and horticultural construction services.
WORLD - Covington & Burling appoint two
Covington & Burling LLP has appointed Timothy Clark and Loretta Shaw-Lorello as partners in the firm's corporate practice in New York. Clark will co-chair the firm's private equity practice.
FRANCE - Daphné Dussauge joins BNP Paribas Private Equity
BNP Paribas Private Equity has appointed Daphné Dussauge as head of corporate development. Daphné Dussauge joined BNP Paribas Group in 2006 as a fund manager in BNP Paribas Real Estate Investment Management.