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FRANCE - Bridgepoint suspends Médica IPO decision
Because of particularly unfavourable market conditions, Bridgepoint has abandonned its project to float Médica. The equity house will review its options over the coming weeks
GERMANY - Triton makes two buyouts in two weeks
Triton Advisers has acquired Basler, a producer of women's clothing for age 40 and over. The deal follows the announcement last week that Triton had acquired Dematic from Siemens for an undisclosed sum.
CROATIA - Mid Europa makes first Croatian investment
Central and Eastern European investor Mid Europa Partners has made its first investment in Croatia with its acquisition of Heidelberger Calcium Aluminates (HCA).
HUNGARY - Royalton sells educational publisher
Royalton Capital Investors, an investor in Central and Eastern Europe, has sold Hungarian educational publisher Láng Kiadó és Holding Zrt (Láng) to Sanoma WSOY Education, a Finnish educational publishing company. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed....
UK - Catalyst makes London appointment
Catalyst Corporate Finance has strengthened its London office with the recruitment of Richard Holden, from RSM Robson Rhodes.
SWEDEN - Industri Kapital to acquire ELFA AB for approximately €130m
Stockholm based ELFA AB, which has been owned and managed by the Jensen Family since 1945, will now be acquired by Industri Kapital following the signing of an agreement.
UK - Exponent Private Equity buys Trainline in £163m deal
Exponent Private Equity has announced the acquisition of Trainline, the leading online and call-centre rail retailer and information provider in the UK for ТЃ163m.
FRANCE - Banexi Ventures makes investment into wi-fi rabbit maker
In its second deal this month, Banexi Ventures Partners has injected EUR 3m in Violet's first round of financing.
FRANCE - GPs exits Directinet with 6x returns
A syndicate of investors including Pyramid venture Capital, I-Source Gestion, zCorporate, Angel Invest, Afipa, MMA, Groupama, Casino Rally and Avenir Tourisme France has realised its investment in Directinet, with a money multiple in excess of 6x.
UK - Bank of Scotland Corporate backs MBO of VUE
Vue Entertainment, the UK's leading developer and operator of state-of-the-art cinemas, was yesterday sold by its controlling private equity shareholders to a management buyout team in partnership with Bank of Scotland Corporate, through its Integrated...
FRANCE - Acto acquires warehouse storage company
Acto has backed the LBO of Locabri, for an undisclosed sum.
ITALY - Clessidra acquires Fratelli Elia
The fund Clessidra has recently purchased Fratelli Elia from the brothers Maurizio and Raffaele Elia for an undisclosed sum, according to the news agency Radiocor.
NORWAY - Altor acquires 70% of Scandpower
Altor has acquired 70% of Scandpower Petroleum Technology Holding ASA (SPT). The current owners, led by HitecVision Private Equity, will have a 30% ownership in the company on a pro-rata basis.
GERMANY - Texas Pacific Group to bridge Freenet cashflow block
According to a report in German financial newspaper Handelsblatt, Freenet might receive financial support for its tender for AOL Deutschland's internet access business from Texas Pacific Group. Freenet, which is currently in the process of merging with...
UK - HgCapital floats ClinPhone
ClinPhone, the supplier of technology solutions to the clinical trials industry, has floated on the London Stock exchange representing a partial exit for HgCapital.
UK - LDC backs the Apollo Group
LDC has backed the management buyout of Apollo Group Holdings, one of the UKтs fastest growing providers of property refurbishment services to local authorities, for an undisclosed sum. The investment has enabled the Waltham Abbey-based firm to buy out...
FINLAND - Arcapita buys Paroc from BA Capital Partners
BA Capital Partners Europe has agreed to sell Paroc Holding Sverige AB and its subsidiaries to affiliates of Arcapita Limited. The transaction value is approximately EUR 620m and closing is expected to occur in August 2006.
SPAIN - Gala Capital buys 58% of Grupo Page
According to reports in the Spanish press, the private equity firm Gala Capital has purchased 58% of the technology group Page for an undisclosed sum.
UK - Bank of Ireland and Paul Capital Partners launch fund-of-funds
Bank of Ireland has established a joint venture with Paul Capital Partners (PCP), a leading US private equity specialist, to provide private equity fund-of-funds products and advisory services to institutional and other investors worldwide. The new joint...
UK - CriticalBlue raises $3.7m second round funding
CriticalBlue, a provider of tools for accelerating software in embedded microprocessor applications has announced the closure of its B round financing. The funding round was led by Herald Ventures and was fully supported by existing investors Pentech...
SPAIN - GED set to exit Continental Hotels in Bucarest
The Spanish private equity firm GED will exit the Romanian chain Continental Hotels via a listing on the Bucarest Stock Exchange in July. GED will probably list all of its 28% stake in the company. The remaining shares are held by founding familiy, Enache,...
POLAND - Bankier SA lists on Warsaw Stock Exchange
Polish finance portal Banker SA, a bmp portfolio company in which its managed fund CEEV GmbH holds a stake, listed on the Warsaw Stock Exchange today. The opening price was PLN 8.25 per share, 10% over the issue price of PLN 7.50.
FRANCE - Industri Kapital acquires French laboratories in tertiary buyout
Industri Kapital has acquired a majority stake of Group Cerba from Astorg Partners for about EUR 160m. To secure this buyout, the European private equity firm defeated APAX Partners, 3i and PPM Capital in a competitive auction. The deal should be completed...
DENMARK - Nordic Biotech and Bioscience Managers complete $25m portfolio deal
Bioscience Managers Limited (BML), a London-based venture capital firm, has acquired shareholdings in a number of clinical stage portfolio companies from the Nordic Biotech K/S fund. The value of the deal is $25m.