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UK - Standard Life takes award
Global fund manager Standard Life has won the 'Best Private Equity Trust' in the Investment Trust Magazine Awards for the performance of its Life European Private Equity Trust (SLEPET) last year.
UK - LGV backs Integrated Dental Holdings
Legal & General Ventures (LGV) has acquired a significant shareholding in Integrated Dental Holdings, the UKтs largest owner of dental practices, for an undisclosed amount.
UK - New appointments at Livingstone Guarantee
Phillip McCreanor has joined Livingstone Guarantee as a director, having previously led Deloitteтs industrial products team globally and having led transactions for corporate and private equity clients in Europe, the US, the Middle East and Australasia....
GERMANY - EQT buys Kabel Baden-Württemberg
EQT has signed an agreement with funds advised by Blackstone and CDPQ to acquire 100 % of Kabel Baden-Württemberg GmbH & Co (Kabel BW). EQT intends to continue supporting Kabel BW’s expansion and move into triple play.
SPAIN - Nmás1 invests in vending machine operator
Dinamia Capital Privado and Nmás1 Private Equity Fund have acquired 100% of Servicio de Venta Automática S.A. (Serventa) in a deal valued at around EUR 30m. The company was purchased from Urex Inversions S.A., which forms part of Altadis. The transaction...
SPAIN - Adara and MCI invest EUR 2.5m in Polymita Technologies
Polymita Technologies, a Spanish software provider of business process management (BPM), portals and enterprise content management platforms (ECM), has announced a €2.5m joint investment in the organisation made by venture capital companies Adara Ventures...
UK - Baker Tilly voted AIM accountant of the year
Baker Tilly has beaten Ernst and Young, Grant Thornton, Kingston Smith and KPMG to win AIM accountant of the year for the fourth consecutive year at the Growth Company Awards 2006.
DENMARK - Chempaq receives CONNECT Denmark Award 2006
Chempaq A/S has been awarded the CONNECT Denmark Award 2006 for best Springboard business from 2000 to 2004 at CONNECT Denmark’s event in Valby. The decision was based on Chempaq’s strong and unique technology. ‘Chempaq is a business that the jury believes...
SWEDEN - FSN Capital acquires Aura Group from Bridgepoint
Aura, the Swedish long life lighting manufacturer, has been sold by Bridgepoint to FSN Capital Partners AS. The value of the deal has not been disclosed.
UK - Bank of Scotland Integrated Finance backs Interface UK
The West Yorkshire-based international contract textile operations of Interface Fabrics has announced that it is to leave US parent Interface, Inc. in a management buyout backed by Bank of Scotland Corporate. The ТЃ16m deal, effective from 22 April, will...
UK - Rutland Partners sells Uskmouth Power Station
Rutland Partners has agreed the sale of its entire interest in Carron Energy Ltd, the owner of Uskmouth Power Station to a specially-formed company backed by Deutsche Bank AG and funds under the management of Strategic Value Partners and Trafalgar Asset...
UK - South East Growth Fund backs Synamed MBO
SEGF has invested ТЃ250,000 to fund the management buyout and recapitalisation of Synermed Europe Ltd, from its Canadian based parent Synermed International. Senior debt and working capital facilities were provided by HSBC.
UK - BC Partners and Apax involved in £2.2bn healthcare deal
Network Healthcare Holdings (Netcare) has announced its acquisition of a controlling interest in leading UK private hospital group, General Healthcare Group Limited (HG), from BC Partners. Netcare is supported by a consortium of investors including Apax...
SPAIN - Portugal's Ibersol enters battle for Telepizza
The battle for Spanish restaurant chain Telepizza has become a three-way fight after Portuguese rival Grupo Ibersol offered EUR 2.25 per share yesterday. Despite being more than Permira’s bid, the Ibersol offer price is, however, less than that put forward...
UK - 3i invests in Arabian Gulf
3i has announced that it is committing $15m to Ithmar Capital, the Gulf-based private equity firm, which is raising its second fund, Ithmar Fund II, expected to reach USD $250m.
UK - South East Growth Fund expands team
Avent Bezuidenhoudt has joined WM Enterprise as an investment manager on the South East Growth Fund (SEGF).
DENMARK - Nangate secures $10m funding
Nangate has raised $10m in series-A financing from a consortium of investors, including Vaekstfonden, IVS and SEED Capital.
UK - Barclays Ventures exits PropertyFlow
Barclays Ventures has sold its stake in PropertyFlow (deal value not disclosed) to Canadian company MacDonald Dettwiler and Asssociates (MDA). The exit will generate an IRR of 208% for Barclays Ventures. As part of the transaction the Propertyflow management...
UK - The Capital Fund invests in infusion device
A new high accuracy, low cost infusion pump that also has a range of applications in laboratories and the food and chemicals industries, has attracted ТЃ250,000 funding from The Capital Fund.
UK - 3i and Doughty Hanson back former Egg executives in new startup
Founding CEO of Egg plc and First Direct, Mike Harris, and former Egg CIO Tom Ilube, have announced the creation of a new consumer company pioneering a range of services to help give people real power over their personal information in the digital world....
UK - Yorkshire Bank appoints regional director of acquisition finance team
Yorkshire Bank has appointed Ian Howey as regional director of the Midlands specialist and acquisition finance team.
SWEDEN - Provider sells Tradera to eBay for SEK 365m
Provider funds, together with remaining shareholdes, has divested Tradera.com, Sweden’s largest market place for internet based auctions. The buyer is eBay, paying SEK 365m in cash plus acquisition costs, net of payments for working capital.
NETHERLANDS - Stork attracts private equity interest
Following announcements from industry conglomerate Stork that it is considering a delisting from Euronext, press reports now suggest that several private equity houses are eyeing up the company.
SWEDEN - Effpower secures SEK 120m funding
Effpower AB has received SEK 120m in financing from existing investors Volvo Technology Transfer, Gylling and Industrifonden and new investors Adolf Lundin and Leif Kristensson.