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FINLAND - VC-backed Inion signs research agreement
Finnish Inion has today announced that it has signed a cooperation and research agreement with Angiomed, a subsidiary of the life science products group, C.R. Bard Inc. Angiomed will pay for the feasibility phase of this project in the form of upfront...
UK - Advantage Capital's Qm Group appoints new head
Qm Group, the UKтs leading provider of queue management systems to retailers and banks, has further strengthened its management team with the appointment of David Pearson as its chief executive. Pearson, the former head of Sony UK, has been appointed...
UK - Return of same day registration service for limited partnerships
The British Venture Capital Associationтs technical committee has succeeded in a campaign for the return of a same day registration service for limited partnership. Originally axed due to costs in October of 2005, this is a service that is considered...
UK - Standard Life European Private Equity announces half year results
Standard Life European Private Equity Trust has released interim results showing a strong performance for the six months ended 31st March 2006.
SWEDEN - Industrifonden invests in Storegate
Industrifonden has injected capital in Storegate in return of a 20% shareholding in the company. Based in Karlshamn, Storegate was founded in 2002 and focuses on secure information storage.
FINLAND - CapMan acquires Tamro MedLab from Tamro Group
CapMan has signed an agreement to buy Tamro MedLab from Tamro Group for an undisclosed sum. It is expected that the transaction, which includes all of Tamro MedLab’s business, will be closed by July 2006.
UK - £138m debt refinancing for Tragus Group Holdings Ltd
Tragus Group Holdings Ltd, a company backed by Legal & General Ventures, has undergone a ТЃ138m debt refinancing, consisting of senior and mezzanine facilities provided by Barclays Bank Plc. The transaction has enabled Tragus to repay ТЃ45m of existing...
DENMARK - Matas shareholders to accept CVC offer
The majority of the Matas shareholders have agreed to sell the business to CVC Capital Partners for DKK 5.2bn. During a shareholder meeting, more than 2/3 of the shareholders agreed that the board of directors should continue the sales process with CVC....
SPAIN – WebCapital and Manoin64 invest EUR 400,000 in Agnitio
WebCapital SCR, managed by Riva y García Private Equity, and Manonin64 (the holding company of the Sansalvado family) have together acquired significant stakes in Agnitio SL for EUR 400,000. Agnitio SL, a spin-off from the Universidad Politécnica de Madrid,...
UK - NBGI Private Equity appoints Lawrence Dean
NBGI Private Equity has announced that Lawrence Dean will be joining as investment manager. Dean holds nine years of corporate finance experience, having started his career with SBC Warburg (now UBS) and most recently working on the investment banking...
UK - Sitka Health Fund VCT plc announces positive performance
Sitka Ltd, manager of the Sitka Health Fund VCT (Sitka VCT) has announced results for the year ending 31st January 2006, with the net asset value per ordinary share reaching 89.7p. It has invested a total of ТЃ7.2m in 16 different companies and has managed...
UK - Barclays Capital appoints new head of corporate communications
Barclays Capital has announced the appointment of Siobhan Loftus as a director and head of corporate communications. She will be responsible globally for public relations, internal communications, advertising and brand. She will also be responsible for...
UK - August Equity backs MBO of Rixonway Kitchens
August Equity has announced that it has supported the management buyout of Rixonway Kitchens Ltd via the newco Rollfold Group Ltd for an undisclosed sum. This is the eighth investment from August Equity Partners IV.
FRANCE - Weinberg Capital Partners makes its first investment
Weinberg Capital Partners (WCP) has announced an agreement to acquire 70% of Pharmaceutical company Pharma Omnium International.
ITALY - Bridgepoint acquires Italian perfumery group Limoni
Perfumery chain Limoni, the Italian market leader with a network of 400 stores and a consolidated turnover of € 304 million (13.6% up on 2004), has been acquired by Bridgepoint through a management buy-out involving its founder Piofrancesco Borghetti....
FRANCE - AXA Private Equity set to secure first French take-private of 2006
AXA private Equity has announced an agreement to purchase MAAF Assurances SA's 85.45% share of TLD Group. The French buyout house will also acquire an extra 9.58% from minority shareholders who have irrevocable agreed to tender their shares in AXA's simplified...
UK - Esporta bidding for golf course business The Club Company
The Times reports that The Club Company (TCC), the golf and country club business, owned by Legal and General Ventures has three to four bidders left in the running to acquire it.
UK - Bridgepoint seeks exit from All3Media
All3Media, the television production company formed in 2003 by Bridgepoint's backing of the acquisition of Chrysalis Group's television division, is the subject of a bid by DLJ Merchant Banking Partners. The bid by the private equity arm of Credit Suisse...
FINLAND - CapMan exits Sentera
Finnventure IV, V and V ET funds managed by CapMan have sold their 30.1% shareholding in Sentera Plc to SysOpen Digia Plc for EUR 12.8m. SysOpen Digia Plc paid the main part of the transaction in cash and a small part with the company’s own shares.
SWEDEN - InnovationsKapital recruits Falkevall as investment director
Martin Falkevall has been appointed investment director of InnovationsKapital and will be part of the Stockholm-based information and communication technology team.
UK - Legal Services Bill presents new opportunities for private equity?
Last week's Legal Services Bill could lead to law firms receiving private equity investment, according to a report from The Lawyer.com. Taylor Wessing has become the first firm to reveal that it is considering selling an equity stake to private equity....
GERMANY - Deutsche Telekom could bid for BT
According to a report published in the FT today Deutsche Telekom, in which The Blackstone Group recently acquired a minority stake, might consider an offer for British Telecom.
UK - USS considers £6bn move from equities to alternative assets
The UK's second biggest pension fund, the Universities Superannuation Scheme (USS) is considering a major ТЃ6bn shift from equities into alternative assets, according to the FT.
NETHERLANDS - Bencis acquires Winsol Group
Bencis Capital Partners has reached an agreement to acquire a substantial equity interest in Winsol Group, a producer of PVC and aluminium windows and doors, sun protection systems, rollers shutters, sectional doors and balustrades.