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SWEDEN - EQT sells Tradex to Brady Corporation
EQT II has signed an agreement with Brady Corporation, Milwaukee, a world leader in identification solutions and precision die-cut components, to sell Tradex Converting AB. EQT acquired Tradex in May 2000, together with the sixth AP Fund (20%) and the...
NORWAY - Ferd Private Equity Fund acquires D&F Group
FPEF has acquired the oil service company D&F Group from the founders and management of the company. The company is a leading supplier of services to the oil and gas industry on the Norwegian continental shelf within the areas of surface treatment, passive...
UK - LDC backs buyout of National Accident Helpline
LDC has backed the management buyout of National Accident Helpline (NAH) т the UKтs biggest personal injury claims management company.
UK - Primary backs FoneStarz in £4m development funding
Primary Capital has backed mobile content specialist FoneStarz Media Group Ltd with ТЃ4m of development funding and taken a 50% stake in the company.
UK - North West Equity Fund invests in Malagasy
North West Equity Fund has led a ТЃ150,000 round of funding for Malagasy Ltd. Debt was provided by HSBC and Rosebud Fund.
FRANCE – AtriA welcomes new recruit
Matthieu Rambaud has joined AtriA Capital Partenaires as deal executive. He previously worked at Bain & Company since 2000, first as a consultant and then as a project manager for strategy and performance improvement missions. Rambaud joins the team of...
UK - Duke Street invests £100m in Food to Go
Duke Street Capital has acquired Food Partners, a leading supplier of pre-packed sandwiches to food service operators in the UK.
FRANCE - Sagard acquires laundry group from Astorg
Sagard has backed the secondary buyout of Régie Linge Développement (RLD) from Astorg Partners. The private equity house has gained an 80% shareholding in France’s third largest professional linen hire, while the management team holds the balance. Although...
GERMANY - Eyesquad receives series A funding
BayTech Venture Capital has lead a EUR 4m Series-A funding round with co-investor Adara Ventures in Eyesquad. The firm is a micro‑imaging systems company which provides solutions for cameras in camera phones and other micro-imaging applications.
UK - Hg announces new appointments
HgCapital has announced five new appointments and the establishment of a services sector team to be lead by Robin Lincoln.
SWITZERLAND - Endoart SA receives SFr 13.5m series C funding
A syndicate of investors co-led by Venture Incubator AG, Switzerland and Renaissance PME managed by Vinci Capital has invested SFr 13.5m in Endoart SA. The series C financing also received commitments from EMBL Ventures and Genevest. A number of existing...
UK - The Capital Fund supplies Maison Brillant with £475,000
Maison Brillant has secured ТЃ475,000 in expansion financing from The Capital Fund. The company plans to use the funding to extend its production capacity and is set to open a French bakery cafe in London-based Harvey Nichols Food Hall.
GERMANY - 3i floats Magix
3i has successfully backed the floatation of international multimedia software provider MAGIX AG. The company listed on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange on 6 April. The offering was 13.2 times oversubscribed and left 3i with an 11.2% stake in the company...
BELGIUM / SWEDEN - Rabo Participaties portfolio company backs PlymoVent
Rabo Participaties portfolio company Clean Air Group BV has invested in Sweden-based PlymoVent. The company is a specialist in industrial fume extraction and filtration technology. The value of the transaction is undisclosed.
SPAIN - 3i acquires Gamesa Group
3i has acquired a 100% stake in Gamesa Energía y Servicios SA and Siemsa Este SA (GES). Both are divisions of Corporación Tecnológica Gamesa. The company specialises in the construction and maintenance of wind farms and has a diversified petrochemical...
UK - Atlas Venture-backed Renovo lists on LSE
Renovo, a spin-out from Manchester University, has listed on the London Stock Exchange today. The floatation raised ТЃ50m. Atlas Venture provided seed financing to the company in 2000, assisting Professor Mark Ferguson with the university spin-out. Atlas...
GERMANY - DZ Equity Partner acquires aluminium and titanium specialist
DZ Equity Partner GmbH, together with company management, has acquired 100% of TITAL Titan-Aluminium-Feinguss GmbH. The value of the transaction, which was agreed on 1 April, is undisclosed. The vendors, a group of private investors, were advised by Hübner,...
FRANCE - Financial investors retain majority of Legrand following refloat
Wendel Investissement and KKR hold a 60% stake in Legrand following the refloat of the company. The offering was 30 times over-subscribed. The public now holds approximately 20% of the Legrand's capital, with minority shareholders holding the remaining...
FRANCE - CNP turns down Taittinger
Star GT Acquisition, an indirect affiliate of Starwood Capital Group, announced Compagnie Nationale à Portefeuille’s (CNP) decision to withdraw its candidacy for the acquisition of Taittinger. CNP is controlled by Belgian billionaire Albert Frère, who...
UK - Mike Gillespie to lead Bank of Scotland Integrated Finance in the regions
Bank of Scotland Corporate has announced that Mike Gillespie has been appointed to the newly created role of head of integrated finance for the regions, leading the bankтs buy-out teams based in a network of six offices throughout the UK.
NETHERLANDS - ABN AMRO Capital exits RTD to Applus for EUR 193m
ABN AMRO Capital has sold its stake in Röntgen Technische Dienst Holding BV to Applus Services Technologicos SL. The transaction is valued at EUR 193m. ABN AMRO Capital acquired the company from Lloyds Register in 2002. The exit transaction is expected...
NORDICS - Briodgepoint appoints chairman of Nordic business
Bridgepoint has appointed Mikael Lövgren as chairman of its Nordic business Bridgepoint Capital AB.
UK - Ingenious Media Active Capital Ltd announces its flotation on AIM
Ingenious Media Active Capital Ltd has announced its successful fundraising of 150 million ordinary share at a price of ТЃ1 each to raise ТЃ150m before expenses. Admission of the ordinary shares to trading on AIM is expected to occur on 11 April 2006...
UK - Phoenix appoints David Hamid as chairman of Nationwide Autocentres
Phoenix Equity Partners has announced that David Hamid has been appointed chairman of Nationwide Autocentres. Nationwide, the UKтs leading independent MOT and car servicing specialist, was acquired by Phoenix in February 2006.