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UK - Bridgepoint sells Hydrex for £106m
Hydrex Group, the specialist supplier of mobile operated equipment and associated support services for the UK rail and materials handling sector, has been sold by Bridgepoint to Quilvest and Shoaibi Group in a transaction totalling ТЃ106m.
FRANCE – Af2i promotes institutional interest in pe
Jean-Philppe Richaud of Macif and Jean-Yves Mary of Caisse Nationale des Caisses d’Epargne have co-piloted an incentive to promote institutional awareness towards private equity within the Af2i (association française des investisseurs institutionnels)....
UK - Apax and Goldman Sachs court ITV
Press reports suggest that ITV has received, and rebuffed, an approach from Apax Partners and Goldman Sachs Capital Partners to acquire a controlling stake in the business.
UK - Barclays Ventures exits Media Audits Group Ltd
Barclays Ventures has realised its investment in Media Audits Group Limited, a market leader in measuring returns on advertising investment.
SWEDEN - Nordic Capital invests in Tradimus
Tradimus has strengthened its owner base with Nordic Capital as co-owner to create a platform for international growth and further development in the European service outsourcing market.
DENMARK - KT Venture Group joins $6m investment in asetek
asetek has announced that US-based KT Venture Group, Northzone Ventures, Vaekstfonden and a group of existing investors have participated in the $6m funding round in the company.
FRANCE - Eurazeo reports EUR 700m profit after tax
Eurazeo has announced consolidated net profit after tax amounted to EUR 700.6m group share compared with EUR 24.6m in 2004 under IFRS.
GERMANY - 3i Europe takes over major automotive supplier
3i Europe has acquired a controlling stake in German industrial supplier Rasmussen GmbH / Norma Group via a management buyout. The transaction includes all shares held by the company managers.
UK - SJ Berwin private equity partner takes TDR COO role
Private equity house TDR Capital has hired SJ Berwin corporate finance partner Blair Thompson as the groupтs chief operating officer (COO).
NETHERLANDS - Rabo Participaties invests in mushroom assimilator
Rabo Participaties has announced that it has taken a minority stake in mushroom assimilation company Van Soest Champi'mer (VSC).
BULGARIA - Mezzanine Management backs bottled water firm
Mezzanine Management, the independent mezzanine and private equity provider, has announced that its Central European fund, Accession Mezzanine Capital (AMC), has backed the institutional buyout of the Devin Group, the largest bottled water company in...
UK - Permira abandons HMV bid
Shares in HMV Group have fallen following the decision by Permira to pullout of talks to buy the firm. Last week HMV rejected the private equity house's 210p a share bid for the company, which valued it at ТЃ842.7m and followed an earlier bid of 190p....
SWEDEN - IK makes 3x money on Myresjöhus recap
Industri Kapital has recapped Myresjöhus, a Swedish prefabricated house builder, it bought 12 months ago giving a return of 3x its original investment.
UK - Imperial Innovations takes stake in ParOS Plc
Imperial Innovations Ltd, the technology commercialisation company of Imperial College London, has announced that Oak Prospects Plc, an investment company formerly trading on OFEX, has completed its acquisition of Imperialтs spin-out company Parametric...
UK - CVC gets green light for F1 deal
The European Commission has approved the acquisition of the Formula One Group by funds managed or advised by CVC Capital Partners Group.
NETHERLANDS - PGGM to invest in Cyrte
Press reports suggest that Dutch pension fund PGGM will invest EUR 500m in the recently launched TMT fund managed by Cyrte Investments.
UK - iPLATO receives first round funding from The Capital Fund
iPLATO Ltd, the leader in mobile healthcare applications, has attracted first round funding from The Capital Fund, a ТЃ50m venture capital fund that invests in fast-growth companies in Greater London and whose investors include the DTI and The European...
FRANCE - Starwood Capital preparesTaittinger sale
Star GT Acquisition, the newco established by Starwood Capital for the Groupe Taittinger and Société du Louvre transactions completed in 2005, has announced its launch of the divestment process for Taittinger’s activities.
FRANCE - PE to bid for Emap assets?
According to press reports, private equity firms are expected to be involved in the bidding for Emap France, which is has been put up for sale for around EUR 600m.
UK - Dunedin posts 101% IRR on Celtic Inns sale
Dunedin Capital Partners, the UK mid-market private equity house, has announced its second realisation in eight days with the sale of Celtic Inns Holdings Ltd, the Southampton-based pubs operator, to The Wolverhampton & Dudley Breweries Plc for ТЃ43.6m....
UK - SVG makes EUR 2.8bn commitment to Permira IV
SVG Capital has made a EUR 2.8 bn commitment to Permiraтs next private equity fund, Permira IV, which is targeting to raise EUR 8.5bn.
UK - No deal at House of Fraser
House of Fraser has formally announced that preliminary talks regarding a possible offer for the company have ceased.
AUSTRIA - VST secures EUR 3m mezzanine loan
Vienna-based Mezzainin Finanzierungs AG has made a EUR 3m investment in VST Verbundschalungstechnik to assist in the company's expansion plans in the Nordics.
UK - Edinburgh Robotics wins new funding
Edinburgh Robotics Ltd has secured an equity investment led by Braveheart Ventures Ltd. The investment was completed via the SMART Equity Scheme which is designed to help spin-out companies, by providing matched funding to recipients of the Scottish Executiveтs...