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UK - Permira to make late entry bid for De Vere Group?

According to the Times today Permira is to make a late entry into the bidding for De Vere Group, the operator of the Village Hotels & Leisure Clubs brand and the Greens health club. The board of the group has already recommended an offer from Richard...

UK - Catalyst expands its research team

Catalyst Corporate Finance has expanded its knowledge team with the recruitment of two specialist researchers. The first new recruit is Paul Chapman, head of research, who brings over 15 years of research experience into the team, including roles with...

FINLAND - Beneq closes first funding round on EUR 1m

Beneq has secured funding from Holtron and a group of private investors, with a venture capital investment of EUR 1m. Beneq is planning to use this funding to speed up its international growth and strengthen the organisation, with a substantial proportion...

UK - LDC buys telecoms tester in £30m deal

LDC has backed the management buyout of Microlease, the European market leader for the rental and leasing of electronic test and measurement equipment. Microlease provides a wide range of general purpose test equipment such as oscilloscopes and data acquisition...

UK - Jefferies expands technology research team

Jefferies International Ltd, a subsidiary of US-based Jefferies Group Inc, today announced the appointment of Milan Radia as a Senior Equity Research Analyst, extending the firmтs global coverage of the software and IT services industries. Milan Radia...

UK - Terra Firma in partial exit from East Surrey Holdings

Terra Firma has sold ESP Pipelines Group Ltd for ТЃ225m to ABN AMRO Infrastructure Capital Equity Fund. The acquisition is being funded by a mixture of equity provided by the infrastructure fund and debt underwritten by Barcalys Capital.

UK - Thames Water opens its books for Terra Firma

The first round of bidding for Thames Water is expected shortly, after the Independent on Sunday reported RWE, the owner of Thames Water, will open the books of the company this week. It is understood that Terra Firma are interested in the deal and face...

UK - New soft drink manufacturer receives £69m from FF&P

Fleming Family & Partners (FF&P) is backing a start-up soft drinks manufacturer that has ambitions to become a leader in the Euorpean non-alcoholic beverages market, according to the Financial Times. FF&P is the private equity vehicle of the Fleming family,...

FRANCE - Direct Energie receives additional funding

Crédit Agricole Private Equity (CAPE), CITA Gestion and NBGI Ventures have renewed their commitments in the third round financing of Direct Energie. As a result of the transaction, industrial Group Louis Dreyfus takes a two third equity stake, financial...

GERMANY - Demag Cranes lists following adjusted bookbuilding

Demag Cranes AG, one of the companies contained within the Demag portfolio in which KKR acquired a majority stake from Siemens in 2002, has listed on the Frankfurt stock exchange. The company floated approximately 50% of its capital stock at an opening...

UK - Matrix backs £20m helicopter MBO

Matrix Private Equity Partners has backed the ТЃ20m secondary mangement buyout of British International Limited (BIL). Jonathan Gregory of Matrix led a syndicate comprising Finance Cornwall and Chrysalis VCT that has invested ТЃ5m of equity in the helicopter...

SPAIN - Mercapital acquires Cinebox

The cinema chain Abaco, backed by the private equity firm Mercapital, has agreed to buy Cinebox from the entertainement group GMR in a deal reportedly worth around EUR 60m.

UK - Launch of private equity marketing consultancy

Emma Payne has launched a marketing consultancy, EVP Marketing, providing services to private equity firms, their portfolio companies and their service providers. Having worked in all three areas, Emma spotted a huge opportunity for outsourced marketing...