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UK - August sells Securistyle to BoSIF
August Equity has sold UK hardware manufacturer Securistyle Holdings in a $42.3m secondary buyout to Bank of Scotland Integrated Finance. August had invested ТЃ11.3m as part of a management buyout from Dublin-based Allen McGuire in November 2003.
FRANCE - Butler and Cita sell 1001 listes to TF1 for EUR 20m
Butler Capital Partners and Cita Gestion have sold their entire 95% stake in 1001 Listes, a website which coordinates the purchase and delivery of wedding gifts, to Teleshopping, a shopping channel of the TF1 group, for about EUR 20m.
UK - Noble Fund Managers leads £2.6m investment in Optasia Medical
Noble Fund Managers has led a ТЃ2.6m investment in Optasia Medical Ltd alongside Saffron Hill Ventures. The new capital will be used to accelerate the introduction into clinical practice of Optasia's radiography-based CAD tools for musculoskeletal diseases....
SPAIN - Catalana d'Iniciatives divests stake in Ritz Hotel
Private equity firm Catalana d'Iniciatives has sold its 34.9% shareholding in Barcelona-based Ritz Hotel.
SWEDEN - Swedish funds invest SEK 4bn in Q3
Swedish private equity and venture capital groups invested SEK 4bn in 139 transactions in Q3 2006, according to a report issued by the Swedish Private Equity & Venture Capital Association (SVCA).
GERMANY – European Capital acquires Metall Technologie Holding for EUR 106m
European Capital has acquired the European manufacturer of high-end heat treatment industrial furnaces, Metall Technologie Holding for EUR 106m. Post close, the financial investor will own approximately 83% of the shares with the management team holding...
SWITZERLAND – SAM Private Equity becomes Emerald Technology Ventures
Following Robeco and SAM Group’s decision to create a sustainable platform for asset management, with Robeco becoming the majority shareholder in SAM on 31 December, the SAM Private Equity team will buy out the entire private equity business and create...
UK - New secondaries firm Shackleton Ventures makes acquisition
Shackleton Ventures Ltd, a new venture capital firm formed in November 2006, is to acquire the secondaries business formerly owned by AIM-quoted Strathdon Investments Plc. The business comprises the general partner and manager of the Strathdon Secondaries...
SPAIN - Doughty Hanson buys Avanza for EUR 600m
Doughty Hanson's Madrid branch has completed its first deal by acquiring transport group Avanza.
SPAIN - ERA Biotech raises EUR 1.4m from private equity investors
Bioproductivity company ERA Biotech has raised EUR 1.4m to finance its activities related to the manufacture of recombinant proteins in cultured cells.
FRANCE - Charterhouse buys Vivarte from PAI for EUR 3.5bn
Charterhouse has reportedly agreed to back the secondary buyout of clothing and shoes distributor Vivarte, in a deal worth over EUR 3bn.
LUXEMBOURG - Oostvogels Pfister Roemers appoints new partner
Oostvogels Pfister Roemers has announced the appointment of Jean-François Trapp, formerly partner at Noble & Scheidecker, as finance partner.
GERMANY – KKR and Permira win auction for ProSiebenSat1
A consortium comprising Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co and Permira Advisers has acquired a 50.5% stake in German broadcaster ProSiebenSat1. The value of the transaction is believed to be over EUR 3bn. Following the acquisition, media analysts expect the...
FRANCE - Fondinvest appoints new managing director
Former Caisse des Dépots subsidiary Fondinvest Capital has appointed Emmanuel Roubinowitz as managing director. Roubinowitz, who joined Fondinvest in February 2004 thus became the second managing director alongside François Gamblin. Both report to Charles...
UK - Dunedin leads MBO of WFEL Ltd
Dunedin Capital Partners has led the ТЃ48m management buyout of WFEL Ltd, a designer and manufacturer of mobile bridging systems and related products. Dunedin provided ТЃ21m of equity, for a majority stake, alongside a debt package of ТЃ27.5m provided...
UK - TDR Capital in bid to delist portable accommodation company
TDR Capital has made a recommended cash offer for Wraith Plc, a supplier of portable accommodation and related site services based in Lincolnshire. The 105p per share offer represents a market capitalisation of ТЃ30.29m and a 15.4% premium to the closing...
UK - Gresham sells Busy Bees for £71m
Gresham Private Equity has agreed to sell childcare provider Busy Bees to Australian company ABC Learning Centres Ltd in a deal worth ТЃ71m. The exit generated a 3.6x return on Gresham's investment. Gresham first backed Busy Bees in February 2000 with...
FRANCE - Seventure invests in online insurance broker
Seventure, formerly known as Spef Venture, has invested EUR 3m in a EUR 4.2m first round of institutional funding in online insurance broker AssurOne. The remainder was provided by business angels, including Hubert Saltiel, former CEO of Saltiel Assurances...
UK - Alchemy bids for Floors-2-Go Plc
Alchemy Partners has tabled a ТЃ52.4m bid for AIM-listed real wood and laminate flooring specialist Floors-2-Go Plc. The offer of 40p per share through a bid vehicle advised by Close Brothers Corporate Finance represents a 53.8% premium to the closing...
GERMANY – PPM Capital acquires orizon AG
PPM Capital has acquired the German temporary employment agency orizon AG for approximately EUR 200m from its main shareholder GL Aktiengesellschaft, Hamburg, and other private investors. The transaction is subject to approval by the antitrust authorities....
SWEDEN - CapMan invests EUR 1.4m in QuickCool
Funds managed by CapMan will invest EUR 1.4m in Swedish medtech company QuickCool AB, a developer of a new method to prevent brain damage by cooling of the brain. CapMan Life Science IV Fund will have a 25% stake in the company. The majority of the remaining...
UK - GI Partners makes new appointment
Kristen Mary has joined GI Partners' London office as director of investor relations. Prior to joining the firm, she was a Partner at placing agent MVision Private Equity Advisers.
FRANCE - Apax-owned Outremer Telecom to launch an IPO
Apax France's portfolio company Outremer Telecom is reportedly hoping to float on Euronext Paris.
EUROPE - EVCA publishes 2006 benchmarking study
EVCA has published its third annual benchmarking study, a piece of research which compares the tax and legal environments for private equity and venture capital across 25 European countries.