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UK - Octopus acquires stake in T4 Media
Octopus Private Equity has invested in T4 Media Ltd. Octopus has come in as a partner to finance growth and to assist with the strategic development of the business. It is anticipated that further bolt on acquisitions will be made in due course.
AUSTRIA - EK Fin invests in Vienna Acoustics
EK Mittelstandsfinanzierungs AG (EK Fin) together with Eucoma Consumer Goods GmbH has backed the owner buyout of speaker manufacturer Vienna Acoustics. Previous company owner Renate Köberl remains invested in the company.
CEE - 3i appoints Andrzej Szostak to CEE buyout team
3i has appointed Andrzej Szostak to its Central and Eastern Europe buyout team, led by partner Stuart McMinnies. Szostak will be primarily based in Warsaw, with the remainder of his time divided between London and other parts of the CEE region. He will...
CEE - DBG acquires Tomplast
It is widely reported that DBG Eastern Europe, a Central and Eastern Europe focused private equity firm, has acquired 100% stake in Slovenian plastic components producer Tomplast. Mark Stemberger has led the MBI team that partnered with DBG in the transaction....
CEE - BAF acquires Bulgarian ice cream company Darko
It is reported in Bulgarian newspaper Dnevnik that Balkan Accession Fund (BAF) has acquired a majority stake in Bulgaria's second biggest ice cream producer Darko. Company owner Petar Tsvetkov will retain all managerial functions and a minority stake...
UK - NBGI floats Superglass generating 10.7x returns
NBGI Private Equity has recouped 10.7x its investment through the IPO of Superglass on the London Stock Exchange. The listing enables NBGI to divest its 50.9% stake generating an IRR of 244% on its two year involvement with the glass wool insulation manufacturer....
UK - Hotbed, YFM and Albany in £3.49m fundraising for Mtivity
Hotbed, YFM Group and Albany Ventures are together investing ТЃ3.49m in software company Mtivity. Hotbed provided ТЃ1.55m of the total funding package. The investment was introduced to Hotbed by Albany, a specialist early-stage technology investor.
GERMANY - UTT Group changes hands
DZ Equity Partner has backed the management buyout of German textile manufacturer UTT Technische Textilien Group from BPE Private Equity. The transaction value has not been disclosed. The UTT management team reinvested and now holds a 51% stake in the...
EUROPE - EVCA defends private equity at European Parliament Forum
At the European Parliamentтs Financial Services Forum last night, EVCA secretary general, Javier Echarri, strongly defended the role and wider function of Private Equity. тThose who demonise Private Equity should consider the law of unintended consequences...
DENMARK - PharmaZell acquires GEA Pharmaceutical
AUCTUS Management portfolio company PharmaZell GmbH has acquired a controlling stake in GEA Pharmaceutical from Sandoz. GEA Pharmaceutical focuses on the development of solid finished dosage forms, offering all services related to pharmaceutical development...
EUROPE - EVCA changes address
EVCA (the European Private Equity & Venture Capital Association) moves to the centre of Brussels, close to the Parliament and Commission offices, at the end of this week. EVCAтs new address will be: Bastion Tower Place du Champ de Mars, 5 1050 BRUSSELS....
UK - August acquires specialist healthcare provider
August Equity has supported the management buyout of Lifeways Community Care Ltd. Lifeways is a market leading provider of supported living for people with complex needs, offering nationwide coverage. HSBC provided debt to support the deal. Previously,...
UK - Boots CEO and retail director quit
Just weeks after KKR completed Europe's largest buyout, the retailer's two most senior executives have handed in their notice. CEO Richard Baker and retail director Scott Wheway addressed the Nottingham headquarters yesterday to pass on the news.
UK/US - 3i appoints Willem Mesdag to US growth capital board
3i has appointed Willem Mesdag to the board of directors of its US growth capital team. A former Goldman Sachs banker, Mesdag is a managing partner of US-buyout group Red Mountain Capital Partners.
AUSTRIA - Capital Management Partners exit Unterland
Capital Management Partners, a turnaround specialist, has sold Unterland Flexible Packaging AG to Mondi Plc. The value of the transaction is said to be EUR 76m.
GERMANY - Hörmannshofer changes hands
BayernLB has acquired German insulation specialist Hörmannshofer from AXA Private Equity. The transaction value has not been disclosed. Management also invested and hold a minority stake. In 2002, AXA Private Equity and management acquired Hörmnannshofer...
UK - Admiral Group pulls plug on Confused.com sale
Motor insurance firm Admiral Group has rejected demands made by a number of private equity suitors bidding for its online arm, Confused.com. In a statement, the company said that private equity involvement would 'weaken the board's flexibility to determine...
UK – Entries open for the Unquote Awards 2007
The unquoteт Private Equity Awards 2007 will be held on 28 November at The Royal Horticultural Halls in London, SW1P. Now in its third year, the event brings together more than 500 industry professionals to celebrate the strides the industry has made...
UK - Endless strengthens team with three appointments
Endless has hired three former members of 3i - Peter Yendell, Ian Brown and Andrea Douglas. Yendell joins Endless in the new role of chairman. He was formerly a partner in 3i's growth capital business. Brown joins Endless as head of portfolio management...
FINLAND - Bridgepoint portfolio company makes Belgium acquisition
Bridgepoint-owned A-Katsastus Oy, the Finnish vehicle inspection group, has acquired Belgium’s vehicle inspection company Autoveiligheid NV for an undisclosed sum. The company had net sales of nearly EUR 30m last year and carried out over 800,000 inspections....
UK - MSIF backs Mersey glass firm in £4m deal
A new company set up and funded by Merseyside Special Investment Fund (MSIF) has acquired Lattimer Group, a glass firm, from Hamspon Industries Plc, the international aerospace and precision engineering group. Lattimer Holdings Ltd, whose head office...
SWEDEN - Litorina Kapital makes 4x on exit from SWE-DISH
Litorina Kapital has sold SWE-DISH Satellite Systems AB to Datapath Inc for $56m in cash. The deal has generated returns of 4x Litorina's investment. SWE-DISH is a supplier of mobile satellite communications equipment and related services for broadband...
UK - Catalyst Corporate Finance expands team
Catalyst Corporate Finance has expanded its research team with the recruitment of Simon MacMichael as senior researcher and Rob Pearce as M&A analyst. MacMichael joins Catalyst from Fast Track where he was senior business research manager researching...
UK - Government report on private equity to be delayed
The House of Commons' Treasury Select Committee will delay until October recommendations on changes to the governance of the pirvate equity industry in the UK. The House of Commons was originally expected to publish a report before the annual summer...