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SWEDEN - Ratos to list Bisnode
Ratos, the Swedish listed private equity firm, plans to list its portfolio company Bisnode.
SPAIN - Permira halts Dinosol sale
Permira has suspended the sale of supermarket chain Dinosol, according to Spanish press reports.
SWEDEN - SVCA statistics shows record exit activity
According to statistics from SVCA, the value of venture exits in Sweden have more than doubled in the first six months of 2007 with a 110% increase, for a total value of SEK 6.37bn compared to the same period last year.
UK - Gresham backs £110m+ SBO of Betts
Gresham Private Equity has backed the secondary buyout of toothpaste tube manufacturer Betts Global Ltd from Permira, Royal Bank of Scotland and the Bank of Scotland in a deal with a total funding package in excess of £110m. CIT Capital Finance has arranged...
UK - AAC acquires majority stake in publisher Ocean Media
AAC Capital Partners has agreed to acquire a majority stake in Ocean Media Limited, the magazine publisher and exhibition organiser, from its current management team and institutional backers led by the Dublin-based private equity firm, Ion Equity. Completion...
FRANCE - EdRIP backs MBO of ADF from Gaz de France
Edmond de Rothschild Investment Partners has backed the management buyout of industrial maintenance business ADF from parent company Gaz de France.
SPAIN - Holmes Place still looking for a buyer
The Iberian business of Holmes Place is yet to find a buyer. Holmes Place-backers Mercapital, N+1/Dinamia and Portuguese fund Explorer had originally looked to sell the business during the summer.
ITALY - Bocconi receives EUR 90k in Claudio Albonico's memory
A group of private equity players and industrials have contributed to a fund totalling EUR 90,000 destined to sponsor outstanding students of Bocconi University. The fund was set up in memory of Claudio Albonico, the late manager of Mid Equity Partners...
UK - Barclays Private Equity completes £75.5m Hydrasun buyout
Barclays Private Equity has completed the £75.5m management buyout of hose and fitting company Hydrasun Group Ltd. Barclays provided bank debt to support the deal, which represents BPE's second since the onset of the credit squeeze in the summer. It...
ITALY - Banca Leonardo acquires Rasfin Sim from Allianz
Investment bank Banca Leonardo, the investment bank headed by former Lazard senior banker Gerardo Braggiotti, has acquired capital markets and corporate advisory Rasfin Sim from Allianz to boost its activity in that segment in Italy.
GERMANY - DZ Equity Partner invests in CleanCar AG
Frankfurt-based DZ Equity Partner has acquired a minority holding in carwash operator CleanCar AG from founder Dr Peter J Henssen for an undisclosed sum.
BELGIUM - Gilde Healthcare Partners portfolio company Ablynx to float
Gilde Healthcare Partners portfolio company Ablynx is going to raise new funds through an IPO and apply for admission of its shares to trading on Euronext Brussels this year, subject to market conditions. J.P. Morgan Securities and KBC Securities are...
ITALY - Clave Mayor acquires specialised shoemaker
Spanish small-cap house Clave Mayor has wholly acquired Italian specialised shoemaker Base Protection. The deal was conducted alongside Base's founder Antonio Diterlizzi and its distributor Fegemu.
EUROPE - WINNERS ANNOUNCED for Deutsche unquote” Private Equity Awards
Deutsche unquote” is delighted to announce the winners of the first ever awards for German Private Equity, held last night at the Renaissance Zurich Hotel, Zurich. The inaugural event immediately followed on from a day-long Congress dedicated to discussing...
ITALY - Camozzi Bonissoni loses another lawyer
The latest member of staff to leave law firm Camozzi Bonissoni Varrenti e Associati is Francesca Renzulli.
UK - Henderson strengthens infrastructure team
Henderson Equity Partners has expanded its infrastructure team with the appointment of Jasvinder Bal, Michael Jaffe and Chris Tanner as principal.
FRANCE - Naxicap, Spef LBO and Eurocapital back secondary buyout of Factum
The trio of private equity firms affiliated to Natixis has won an auction run by Aforge Finance, to back the secondary owner buyout of IT systems rental business Factum.
UK - Sovereign makes Dependable portfolio acquisition
Sovereign Capital has led the acquisition of cleaning company Dependable Services Ltd on behalf of portfolio company London Property Maintenance Ltd (LPM), a provider of contract cleaning security and maintenance services, for an undisclosed sum.
FRANCE - CDC CI leads tertiary buyout of Carré Blanc
CDC Capital Investissement Mezzanine Management has backed the tertiary buyout of home fabrics group Carré Blanc, from CIC LBO Partners and CIC Finance.
SWEDEN - STING Capital invest in Zebor Technology
STING Capital has invested in Zebor Technology, a seller and promoter of a “green” operating system.
ITALY - 3i leads EUR 730m SBO of lawnmower maker
3i acquired Global Garden Products (GGP), a manufacturer and distributor of lawn mowers and powered garden equipment, from ABN AMRO Capital and AAC Capital Partners (the former Dutch, Nordic and UK buyout teams of ABN AMRO Capital).
SWEDEN - Ledstierna acquires 20% of Katshing Netsales
Ledstierna AB, the Swedish listed venture capital firm, has invested SEK 6m in return for a 20% stake in Katshing Netsales AB, an internet company for mobile technology. The agreement stipulates that Ledstierna acquires 20% of the shares in Wazoo Holding...
EUROPE - Private equity beware the peeping Toms
In today's environment of increasing calls for transparency, one must discern between reasonable requests for information, and those that simply satisfy curiosity or are driven by an ideological agenda, according to Allianz Capital Partners CEO Thomas...
SPAIN - Ysios hires fourth partner
Recently-established Ysios Capital Partners, a biotech and healthcare-focused firm, has hired Joe Sanfeliu as a partner.