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UK - Matrix midlands motoring challenge

Yesterday Matrix Private Equity entertained a group of Midlands corporate financiers (and Kimberly Romaine of Incisive Media, publishers of unquoteт and Private Equity Europe) at Prestwold Hall in Loughborough, where guests were treated to a day of driving...

ROMANIA - AIG Capital Partners funds security provider

According to reports, AIG Capital Partners, the emerging markets private equity division of American International Group, has acquired a 30% stake in UTI Group. The company is a provider of security systems and services with headquarters in Romania. The...

NORWAY - Thomas Falck of FSV is appointed chairman of NVCA

Thomas Falck, partner at Four Seasons Venture (FSV), was appointed chairman of the Norwegian Venture Capital Association at the organisation's annual meeting yesterday. He will replace managing director of Teknoinvest, Bjørn Bjorå, who will continue as...

GERMANY - CBCM boosts corporate finance team

Commerzbank Corporates and Markets has appointed Rolf Betz as co-head of ECM and M&A. Betz joins Commerzbank following three years with DVB Bank AG, where he was a member of the board of managing directors, with responsibility for the bank's corporate...

GERMANY - Nordsee sees return of private equity cash

Jersey-based ACP Capital has acquired an approximate 12% stake in Kamps Food Retail Investments, a holding company owned by German food and drink entrepreneur Heiner Kamps. The investment will assist Kamps in raising his majority stake in fish restaurant...

UK - Graphite backs £25m MBO of TMP Worldwide

Graphite Capital is backing the ТЃ25m management buyout of TMP Worldwide from its American parent, Monster Worldwide, Inc. TMP Worldwide is the UK and Irelandтs leading recruitment communications business, with 70% of its business in the public sector...

UK - Endless acquires GlynWebb.

Endless LLP has acquired chain retailer GlynWebb for an undisclosed sum. GlynWebb, which specializes in selling discounted DIY, homeware and garden products in the North and Midlands of England generates annual sales of ТЃ45m and is planning to increase...

ITALY - Siparex Italia arranges MBO of TecMo

Siparex Italia has completed the management buyout of TecMo from Thermadyne Holding Corporation, a multinational manufacturer of cutting and welding products. Siparex has taken a 50% interest in the acquisition vehicle and the senior debt was arranged...

GERMANY - Texas Pacific Group defends Grohe PR disaster

In a dinner speech at the Handesblatt Private Equity Conference, Frankfurt on 9 May, Andrew Dechet of Texas Pacific Group justified the investor's much criticised restructuring of the beleaguered Grohe. Dechet, from the US, delivered his speech in German,...

UK - CVC and Bain in bidding for Caudwell Group

CVC Capital and Bain Capital are the remaining two competitors in the contest to buy the Caudwell Group, reports The Times today. John Caudwell offloaded part of his business in April and the bidders are now neck-and-neck for the rest of his empire, which...

UK - 3i announces £700m return to shareholders.

3i has announced a total return of ТЃ831m for the year ending 31st March 2006, representing a 22.5% return on opening shareholdersт funds. It has also announced its intention to return ТЃ700m to shareholders through a bonus issue of listed B shares.