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ITALY - €375m MBO of Seves Group
Ergon Capital Partners, Vestar Capital Partners and Athena Private Equity have signed a definitive agreement to acquire Florence-based Seves Group, the global leader in glass insulators for power transmission and glass bricks for interior design. The...
SWEDEN - 21 Grams raises SEK 20m from InnovationsKapital
21 Grams, a provider of postal management services, has announced that it has raised a SEK 20m round of financing from InnovationsKapital.
UK - Hermes acquires Mayfair Gaming
Hermes Private Equity has acquired Mayfair Gaming, a bingo operator with eight clubs across the UK, from Risk Capital Partners.
NORWAY - Norvestor's Panorama buys Gullegget and Juvelen
Panorama has acquired jewellery retail chains Gullegget and Juvelen for an undisclosed sum. The transaction will increase Panorama's sales by around NOK 50m.
UK - Workplace health and safety innovator wins investment from The Capital Fund
Optima Diagnostics, the fast-growing supplier of user-friendly web-based health and safety management tools, has attracted ТЃ275,000 of funding, in a round led by The Capital Fund, a ТЃ50m venture capital fund that invests in fast-growth companies in...
FRANCE - Wendel looks beyond France
As Wendel Investissement finalises its flotation of Legrand, which it acquired for EUR 3.63bn from Schneider in December 2002, it has announced its move to acquire companies outside France. It currently has some EUR 1.03bn in equity to dedicate to potential...
UK - Buyout consortium walks away from ITV
The private equity consortium courting ITV has given up interest in a potential takeover after a renewed offer was unanimously rejected by the company's board.
UK - Kleinwort Capital Trust Plc announces £15m commitment to Parallel Ventures
August Equity Ltd, the manager of KCT, has announced a commitment of ТЃ15m by KCT to the Parallel Ventures Ltd Partnership managed by Parallel Private Equity Ltd.
BELGIUM - E-Capital launches E-Capital II
E-Capital has announced the launch of its second fund, E-Capital II, dedicated to the small- and mid-size buyout market.
BELGIUM- KBC acquires IPCOS
KBC Private Equity has acquired a 60% stake in Leuven-based technology company IPCOS, active in the development and worldwide sale of automated process control solutions for the chemical, glass and oil industries.
UK - CVC-backed Formula One makes simultaneous acquisitions
CVC Capital Partners Group and Formula One Administration are pleased to announce that subsidiaries of Alpha Topco Ltd, the holding company for the Formula One Group, have reached agreement to acquire simultaneously Allsport Management S.A., and the business...
GERMANY - DZ Equity Partner and L-EA Private Equity acquire German GIMV investment
DZ Equity Partner as lead investor and L-EA Private Equity have completed the acquisition of Konrad Hornschuch, a manufacturer of plastics, in a secondary buyout from funds advised by Halder.
GERMANY - Bank of Ireland opens office in Frankfurt
Bank of Ireland has opened a new leveraged finance office in Frankfurt, focusing on debt provision for mid-market transactions. The team, led by Ralph Betz and Maurice Fitzgerald, will offer mid-cap senior and debt arranging capabilities to private equity...
BELGIUM- Big Bang Ventures holds first close
Big Bang Ventures has announced that it has held a first closing of its second fund, Big Bang Ventures II, at EUR 17.3m.
NETHERLANDS- VNU bid under pressure
Market reports suggest that nearly half of VNU's shareholders are planning to reject the EUR 7.5bn takeover proposed by a consortium of Alpinvest, Blackstone, Carlyle, Hillman & Friedman, KKR and Thomas H Lee.
ROMANIA - Advent sells Terapia for $324m
Advent International has sold its 96.7% stake in Terapia S.A., Romania’s leading generic pharmaceuticals manufacturer, to Ranbaxy Laboratories Limited for $324m.
SWEDEN - FSN Capital buys Alignment Systems
FSN Capital has agreed to buy Alignment Systems AB from 3i Group Plc and funds advised by Euroventures Management AB, including AP6.
PORTUGAL - Explorer Investments and MCH acquire Nutricafés
According to reports in the Spanish press, the Portuguese private equity firm Explorer Investments and the Spanish group MCH Private Equity have acquired 100% of Nutricafés. The group was purchased from Caixa Geral de Depósitos and Sumolis, which bought...
UK - 3i to return £500m to investors
3i has announced that it expects full-year profits on the disposal of investments to be 'significantly higher' than last yearтs and announced plans to return at least ТЃ500m to shareholders for the second year running.
UK - CVM invests £3.5m in Blackbay Ltd
Close Venture Management Ltd has announced an investment of ТЃ3.5m in Blackbay Ltd. Blackbay provides real-time mobile worker solutions that enable business process improvements to Supply Chain and Field Service mission critical operations.
UK - Montagu Private Equity acquires Misys General Insurance for £182m
Montagu Private Equity has signed an agreement to acquire Misys General Insurance for ТЃ182m. MGI is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Misys Plc, a global business providing specialised software applications to the healthcare and banking industries. Final...
UK - Nova makes recommended cash offer for Springboard Plc
Nova Capital Group has announced a recommended cash offer for Springboard Plc, an AIM listed private equity investment company that was formed and floated in 1998. The offer of 144 pence in cash values the existing share capital of Springboard at approximately...
SWITZERLAND - Capvis acquires stake in Stadler Rail Group
Capvis has acquired a 20% stake in railway machinery producer Stadler Rail Group. The current owner, CEO Peter Spuhler reached the decision to form a partnership with Capvis when looking for an equity partner to broaden the company's shareholder base....
UK - Bridges Community Ventures backs Smart Storage
Bridges Community Ventures has announced its investment in Smart Storage, a Wirral-based business providing self-storage facilities for a mix of domestic and commercial customers.