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DENMARK - Montagu buys LOGSTOR from Axcel, Polaris and FIH
Montagu Private Equity has agreed to acquire LOGSTOR for an undisclosed sum from Axcel, Polaris and FIH. The acquisition has been made in partnership with the company’s incumbent management team.
FINLAND - CapMan buys Helsinki property from Sitra
CapMan’s private equity real estate fund, CapMan Real Estate I, has bought Kiinteistöosakeyhtiö Erottajankatu 15–17 from Sitra for an undisclosed sum.
UK - £1.4m investment for Tanfield Food Company
The creators of the Phileas Fogg brand have received ТЃ1.4m of growth capital from Hotbed, the private investor network, and The North East Co-Investment Fund for their latest venture, the Tanfield Food Company.
FRANCE - Activa Capital backs MBO of BFI Optilas
Activa Capital Fund FCPR has taken a majority stake in BFI Optilas, a Nasdaq-listed distributor of electronic and photonic products.
UK - MFI a private equity target?
The Daily Mail has reported City rumours that MFI could be approached by a private equity consortium regarding a possible bif for MFI Furniture, the UK kitchen specialist.
UK - Grant Thornton expects M&A to increase
Despite a drop of 42% in the number of foreign companies buying UK businesses in the first three months of 2006, the amount of money being invested on UK acquisitions reached its highest ever level, according to the latest statistics published by the...
SWEDEN - Nordea to open private equity markets for personal customers
Nordea has started to offer its personal customers the opportunity to enter private equity markets via a new kind of bond. Traditionally, private equity funds have mainly been available to institutional investors and Nordea is the first Nordic bank to...
SWEDEN - Johan Bennarsten is appointed deputy head of CapMan Life Science
Johan Bennarsten has been appointed deputy head of CapMan Life Science as of 2 May 2006. Joining CapMan’s Life Science team as investment analyst in early 2001, he was promoted to investment manager in 2003 and investment director in 2005.
UK - Electra buys Travelsphere Group from Hg for £144m
Electra Partners Europe has backed the management buyout of the Travelsphere Group in a transaction valued at ТЃ144m.
UK - Barclays Ventures exits Integral UK Ltd
Barclays Ventures and Invex Capital have sold their equity stakes in Integral UK Ltd to the existing management team, in a deal valuing the business at ТЃ40m. The exit will generate an IRR in excess of 245%.
UK - Technology invesment on the increase in 2006
Nearly ТЃ200m of venture capital was invested in the UK and Irish technology sector in the first quarter of 2006, according to Ascendant, the technology-focused corporate finance advisors.
SWEDEN - VC-backed Appear Networks to cooperate with Cisco
Cisco Systems, Inc has announced collaboration with Northzone Venture’s Appear Networks to deliver an integrated location services solution for the Stockholm Subway. The solution will deliver personalised, real-time information to users in underground...
UK - Candover changes structure of its executive team
Candover, has made several new appointments as part of changes to its executive team, including the creation of two new roles.
UK - Seven Hills provide £500,000 to drug development company
The Edinburgh-based life sciences development company, Seven Hills Venture Partners Ltd has committed ТЃ500,000 in drug development funding to LinkCore Pharma Limited as part of a innovative life science product initiative.
EUROPE - First quarter European private equity exceeds EUR 30bn
For the fourth successive quarter, the total value of European private equity transactions has exceeded EUR 30bn, totalling EUR 34.2bn for the first quarter of 2006. This represents a 53% increase in the total value of transactions reported for the same...
FRANCE - Venture syndicate puts up EUR 16.4m for Varioptics
Sofinnova partners and Polytechnos Venture Partners are joined by new investors Iris Capital, Xange and Delphis in the 3rd round financing of Varioptics, a liquid lens company, in a deal worth EUR 16.4m.
UK - Dow Schofield Watts appoints new partner
Craig Richardson has joined Dow Schofield Watts, the corporate finance house founded three years ago, as its seventh partner.
GERMANY - BayBG invests in leucemia research lab
BayBG has taken a 'stille Beteiligung' position in MLL Münchner Leukämielabor GmbH, Munich. The reason for the investment was the spinout of the laboratory realised by doctors and biologists working at the Munich university clinic. The volume of the transaction...
UK - LGV appoints Casey to chair Integrated Dental Holdings
Gavin Casey, the former CEO of the London Stock Exchange, has been appointed chairman of Integrated Dental Holdings.
SPAIN - Diana Capital invests EUR 10.5m in Lumelco
Diana Capital I, the private equity fund managed by Diana Capital, has acquired 23% of Lumelco, a distributor of air conditioning systems. The total value of the investment was EUR 10.5m. The funding will be used to help the expansion of the company in...
SPAIN - 3i exits Faus Group
3i in Spain has sold its 38% shareholding in Faus Group, a manufacturer of laminated flooring and other components for the building and design industries. The total value of the transaction has not been disclosed but the IRR for 3i after nine years is...
NORWAY - VC-backed Revolt Technology appoints Ram Malhotra as CEO
Battery technology company Revolt Technology AS has appointed Ram Malhotra as CEO. Previously, Malhotra was COO and vice president of Mikron AG, where he was directing the components business in Asia and managing the joint ventures in China and Malaysia....
GERMANY - EQUITA acquires Barat Carbide and Barat Ceramics
In a joint deal with the company management, Equita Fonds 3 has acquired Boart Longyear HMSR and Boart Ceramics GmbH. The vendor, Longyear Holdings Inc, is based in Salt Lake City. The two companies, Hard Materials and Softrock Tools (HMSR) and Boart...
UK - Ariadne Capital appoints John O'Connell as chairman
Investment and advisory firm Ariadne Capital has appointed John OтConnell, the founder of software company Staffware Plc, as its new chairman.