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FRANCE - Franco-American placement agent wants to float on Euronext
Triago-X, the leading European placement agent which specialises in secondary transactions, has announced its intention to float on Euronext Paris.
UK - Amadeus Capital Partners wins ECF award
Amadeus Capital Partners, one of the UKтs top technology venture capital firms, has won Government backing to establish an Enterprise Capital Fund (ECF). The Government funding of ТЃ6.5m will be put to work alongside ТЃ3.5m from private investors and...
SPAIN - Permira set to acquire fast-food giant Telepizza
Permira is set to acquire Spain's biggest pizza delivery chain in a EUR 572m deal according to reports in the Independent on Sunday. Permira was favoured by the board of Telepizza, which will be de-listed from the Madrid stock exchange as a result of...
UK - Exponent Private Equity acquires Magicalia for £13m
Exponent Private Equity today announces the ТЃ13m acquisition of Magicalia, a leading UK online publishing group which was launched in 1999 by joint managing directors Adam Laird and Jeremy Tapp.
UK - CVM backs opening of 37 degrees healthclub
Close Venture Management (CVM) has announced the opening of 37 degrees healthclub at More London, the new 13 acre development next to Tower Bridge on the Thames.
UK - 3i sells stake in Tensar to US-based Tensar Corp
3i has sold its minority stake in Tensar, which provides innovative engineering solutions to a wide range of construction problems, to US-based Tensar Corp in a ТЃ68m deal.
UK - ECI to sell Kirker Holidays
ECI Partners is to sell the upmarket short break specialist it bought in 2003 for ТЃ15m, according to reports in today's Times. Kirker Holidays sells about 23,000 holidays a year and has a forecast turnover of ТЃ25m.
UK - Sir Peter Vardy sets up new venture capital fund
The motor retailer, Sir Peter Vardy, has set up his own venture capital fund which will start operating this week with a ТЃ50m fund. Vardy Venture Capital will make investements of between ТЃ500,000 and ТЃ2m focusing primarily on his native north-east...
UK - Lion Capital expresses interest in Campbell soup brands
The Financial Times reports that Campbell soup has put its UK and Irish grocery brands up for sale at auction in order to allow itself to concentrate on overseas business. The auction has attracted strong interest from both trade buyers and private equity,...
UK - Northern Venture Managers acquires clothing retailer Nightingales
Northern Venture Managers (NVM) has acquired Nightingales Ltd, a long-standing and well-established mail order clothing retailer, through a management buy-in. NVM have invested ТЃ5m in return for a significant stake in the business. The transaction was...
UK - Acquisition of Contour Showers Ltd by MST Capital
Contour Showers Ltd, the UK brand of specialist shower equipment for the elderly and special-needs markets, has been purchased by MST Capital, in conjunction with a new management team of managing director Tim Robinson and finance director David Whitehead....
FRANCE - JP Morgan leads massive EUR 25m expansion in Tagsys
JP Morgan Asset Management, Endeavour and Cazenove have invested EUR 27.5m in a second round of financing for Tagsys, following its MBO from Gemplus in 2001.
SWEDEN - Gartner names VC-backed PacketFront as 'Cool Vendor'
PacketFront has been included in the list of "Cool Vendors" in the "Cool Vendors in Carrier Network Infrastructure 2006" report by Peter Kjeldsen et al of Gartner Inc. The vendors highlighted in this report are 'pragmatic innovators'.
UK - Appointment of two new enterprise capital funds announced by Department of Trade and Industry
The Department of Trade and Industry has announced the appointment of a further two new Enterprise Capital Funds (ECF). These new Funds join the two ECF Funds announced at the time of the budget. This initiative is aimed at increasing the amount of new...
FRANCE - CVC Capital Partners makes two senior appointments
CVC Capital Partners has bolstered its Paris office with two senior recruits.
TURKEY - AIG Capital Partners invests in Turkish retailer
AIG Capital Partners, a member company of AIG Global Investment Group, announced today it has indirectly acquired a substantial position in For You Bakým Ürünleri Maðazalar L.Þ. The investment, which also included participation by Eastern Retail Holding...
UK - MFI Furniture Group Plc up for sale?
The troubled MFI retail outlets, which number 200 across the UK, may be sold by MFI Furniture Group which reported today that it had received expressions of interest for all or part of the business.
UK - GI Partners acquires group of London Thai restuarants
GI Partners, the US private equity firm most famous for the take-private of Yates pub company in 2004, has today acquired a number of oriental eateries in London, reports The Times. The deal worth approximately ТЃ20m includes restaurants such as Sri Thai,...
FRANCE - 3i sells its stake in French gas specialist Oldham to US group
3i has realised its interest in Oldham SA, the French leading manufacturer of gas detection and measurement tools. The buyer is Industrial Scientific Corporation, the American leader in this same field.
SWEDEN - QuNano secures SEK 45m funding
Lund-based QuNano AB has received SEK 45m in series-A financing from Provider Venture Partners and Teknoinvest. In 2005, the company secured seed capital from Teknoinvest.
NL- NPM-Capital sells stake in Keesing Group
NPM Capital and management have reportedly agreed to sell all shares in Keesing Group, a Dutch publishing house, to Telegraaf Media Groep for EUR 81.3m. The debt component is understood to be around 40%.
NL- LPs to congregate in Amsterdam
Following the huge success and positive feedback we received from attendees of the Limited Partners Private Equity Congresses held in London and Stockholm earlier this year, Benelux unquote’’ is delighted to announce the launch of the Benelux Limited...
GERMANY - capiton announces latest divestment
capiton has announced a further divestment following its exit from Hettich in January this year. The financial investor has sold its stake in Essener Hochdruck Rohrleitungsbau (EHR) to Bilfinger Berger AG.
UK - ABN considering sale of lorry maker Dennis Eagle
According to reports in The Daily Telegraph today, ABN Amro Capital are contemplating a realisation of their investment in refuse lorry maker Dennis Eagle. ABN Amro Capital purchased the company from rival private equity firm Bridgepoint in 2004 for ТЃ51m....