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NL - Rabo Private Equity announces new investment approach
Rabo Private Equity, since 2002 the captive arm of the Rabobank Group, has announced a new investment approach. From now on, it will operate with three labels: Rabo Capital, Rabo Participaties and Rabo Innovatiekapitaalfonds.
ITALY - Apollo Management buys Jacuzzi for $ 1.25bn
According to press reports, US firm Apollo Management has agreed to buy Jacuzzi, the manufacturer of baths, showers and hot tubs in a take-private valued at $1.25bn, including $257m in debt.
SPAIN - Atitlan Capital completes its first investment
Private equity firm Atitlan Capital has recently completed its first investment in Dafsa, a company producing juices, soups, broths and creams. The expansion deal is valued at EUR 6m. Atitlan is based in Valencia and it is dedicated to the management...
UK - Inflexion backs £24m buyout of Parasol Ltd
Inflexion Prviate Equity has led the ТЃ24m management buyout of Warrington-based Parasol Ltd, an employment services company. Inflexion-managed funds have invested ТЃ9.4m for a majority equity position. HSBC provided a ТЃ12m debt package.
SPAIN - 3i and Lar to exit Ballesol
Insurance group Santa Lucía is reported to be in advanced negotiations to join the shareholding structure of Ballesol, one of the Spanish market leaders for elderly homes. Ballesol's shareholders, real estate group Lar and 3i, have expressed their intention...
SPAIN - Calvo opens its doors to private equity
The brothers Calvo Pumpido have reportedly given Nmás 1 mandate to find suitable shareholders for their company Calvo. The Galician family owns 77.8% of the business, which is dedicated to fishing, production and sale of canned fish. The remaining stake...
FRANCE - Weinberg Capital Partners invests in listed CRM company
Weinberg Capital Partners (WCP) has announced it will make a EUR 22.5m equity investment in Teamp Partners Group (TPG), in view of constituting the leading French client-oriented business process outsourcing company.
SPAIN - Warburg Pincus acquires stake in Pinar
Real estate group Pinar has sold 18% of its shares to Warburg Pincus for an undisclosed sum. After the transaction, the company's founding family will hold 55% of the company, while other shareholders Caja de Avila and Caja de Segovia will hold a 10%...
FRANCE - Fraikin sale underway
According to reports in the French press, the auction process for the sale of truck rental company Fraikin has attracted bids from Cinven, CVC, Terra Firma. The bids reportedly value the business at around EUR 1.5bn.
UK - Ingenious plans launch of Ingenious Securities
Ingenious, the media investment and advisory group, announces that Robert Benton and Richard Jeffrey have been appointed Chief Executive and Head of Securities, respectively, of Ingenious Securities, a new business to be focused on the media sector, which...
UK - Aberdeen Asset Managers recapitalises Plaxton
Aberdeen Asset Managers Private Equity has recapitalised portfolio company Plaxton, the UK's leading manufacturer of luxury coaches and buses. This transaction gives the business a solid platform from which to increase its recently launched bus models...
UK - Close Ventures invests in Helveta
Close Ventures is pleased to announce that it has invested ТЃ1.4m in Helveta Ltd, creator of the TracElite timber traceability solution. Close led a ТЃ2m funding round, with the balance provided by existing investors Oxford Capital Partners and a number...
UK - NBGI Private Equity adds to investment team
NBGI Private Equity has announced that Nick Gibbons has joined its investment team as investment manager. He previously worked at Centrica Plc for four years in corporate strategy, commercial and business development positions.
NL - Wavin IPO receives lacklustre response
The flotation of Dutch pipe manufacturer Wavin by CVC and AlpInvest has raised substantially less than targeted. With shares priced at EUR 11m, the bottom of the EUR 11-13.50 range, the flotation raised EUR 371m, substantially less than the EUR 641m it...
FRANCE - Acto leads two mid-cap buyouts
Acto has taken a 55% stake in French family tourism pioneer VVF Vacances with a EUR 41m equity investment. CDC took a 40% equity holding, while management retained 5%. Finama's private equity arm also made a commitment to corporate services residence...
SPAIN - 3i considering sale of Provimar
3i is reportedly negotiating the sale of portfolio company Provimar to restaurant business Grupo Arturo for EUR 18m. Provimar specialises in services to ships and duty free stores.
FRANCE - EdRIP and Naxicap take minority stake in Transimmeubles
Edmond de Rothschild Investment Partners and Naxicap Partners have taken a minority stake in real estate management, renovation and promotion business Transimmeubles. Following this deal, the company's founder Laurent Dumas retains over two thirds of...
SPAIN - Lemon Quest receives EUR 2m in first financing round
Lemon Quest, a Madrid-based developer of games for mobile phones, has received its first round of financing from Debaeque Capital, the venture capital firm managed by Patrick Raibaut. Debaeque has injected EUR 2m and has taken a stake in Lemon Quest...
FRANCE - Astorg makes 3.3x on CIS sale
Astorg Partners has sold its entire interest in utility meters installation, management and maintenance business CIS to Ista International GmbH. The sale, which generated an IRR of about 80% and a money multiple of 3.3x for Astorg, values the company...
UK - LDC invests in Personal Touch Financial Services
LDC has invested ТЃ9m for a minority stake in financial services network Personal Touch Financial Services (PTFS). The deal values the company at approximately ТЃ50m. A key driver of this investment for LDC is to support the growth of PTFS over the next...
FRANCE - PagesJaunes deal closes
KKR and Goldman Sachs Capital Partners have announced the completion of their acquisition of France Telecom's 54% shareholding in directory business Pages Jaunes. With a unitary share price of EUR 22, the total value of the acquired interest amounts to...
CZECH REPUBLIC - Advent sells CCS to FleetCor Inc
Advent International has concluded an agreement to sell its portfolio company CCS Èeská spoleènost pro platební karty a.s. to FleetCor Inc. The deal is structured as a cash and share transaction and will enable Advent to return funds to its investors...
UK - Langholm Capital acquires plus-size retailer Elvi
Langholm Capital has acquired Elvi, the UK's largest independent plus-size women's fashion retailer. Langholm is backing Oliver Spark, the former managing director of the White Company, as an incoming chief executive.
GERMANY - Drillisch to bid for Mobilcom
Mobile network service provider Drillisch is likely to make a bid for Mobilcom, a company owned in part by Texas Pacific Group. The news appeared today in German newspaper Handelsblatt.