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ITALY - MCC-Sofipa invests in Vending System Italia
MCC Sofipa SpA, the private equity fund managed by Gruppo Capitalia, has acquired 70% of Vending System Italia SpA. The total value of the transaction has not been revealed although MCC Sofipa invested EUR 8.5m of equity through Sofipa Equity Fund. The...
UK - Apertio secures $30m Series B round
Apertio, a leading independent provider of subscriber-centric networks, has announced a $30m Series B funding round with existing investors Add Partners, DVC Deutsche Venture Capital, Eden Ventures, Motorola Ventures and The Tokarz Group. T-Mobile Venture...
UK - Silverstone Investment Network launches
Oxford Innovation has announced that Sir Jackie Stewart, president of British Racing Drivers Club, will be the guest speaker at the Official Launch of Silverstone Investment Network on 22 February at Silverstone Innovation Centre.
UK - Ingenious Media Active Capital unveils board appointments
Ingenious Media Plc has announced that Tony Ball and Neil Blackley have agreed to become chairman and non-executive director respectively of Ingenious Media Active Capital, the closed-ended investment company which will be incorporated in Guernsey and...
UK - Intuita merges with EVision
Manchester-based Intuita, a leading supplier of software to the UK construction industry has announced its merger with EVision Ltd as part of a buy-and-build strategy. Intuita, which underwent a management buyout last month, has followed the MBO with...
UK - Permira appoints three to the partnership
Permira has announced that JУЖrg RockenhУЄuser, Richard Sanders and Federico Saruggia have been elected to partner. All appointments are effective immediately.
UK - YFM backs expansion plans for BFM Distributions
BFM Distributions, a Shipley-headquartered wholesale and retail distributor of motorcycle spares and accessories, has won venture capital backing from YFM Venture Finance for its expansion plans.
FRANCE - BPE acquires Sogetrel for EUR 90.3m
ABN AMRO Capital and BBS Capital have agreed to sell Sogetrel to management and Barclays Private Equity France for an enterprise value of EUR 90.3m, subject to regulatory approval.
GERMANY - Triangle leads financing for game technology provider X-aitment
Triangle Venture Capital Group has led a EUR 3m funding round to enable German game technology imaging developer X-aitment to start up its operation.
UK - More private equity firms eye Ladbrokes
Hilton, the hotels and betting group, has received several approaches for its Ladbrokes bookmaking arm, the FT has reported.
FINLAND - CapMan records rise in profits
CapMan has released its financial statement for 2005 and reports on a EUR 1m increase in operating profits.
FRANCE - Auriga Partners appoints Jacques Mallet
Auriga Partners has announced the arrival of Jacques Mallet, who has joined the team as a partner in its life sciences division. Mallet has 12 years experience in strategy consulting for the pharmaceutical industry, which he gained at Monitor Group and...
FINLAND - Kaisa Arovaara appointed as deputy CFO of CapMan
Kaisa Arovaara has been appointed deputy CFO of CapMan Plc as of 9 January 2006.
UK - Viking Fund makes intelligent investment
Yorkshire-based venture capital company Viking Fund has invested in Intelligentsia, a Sheffield software firm. Viking Fund has invested around ТЃ100,000 in Intelligentsia, alongside ТЃ60,000 from four members of the Viking Club т a group of high net worth...
UK - Gresham exits Altair
Gresham has announced that it has successfully exited Altair through the sale of the business to GE Energy.
LDC in £37.3m funding deal with ANC Group
The management team of the independently-owned express parcel carrier company, ANC Group, has completed a ТЃ37.3m new funding arrangement with the backing of LDC. Backed by LDC and led by ANC Group CEO Mark Gittins, the current management team has bought...
Barclays Private Equity France leads purchase of Amstutz Levin
Barclays Private Equity has led the purchase of Amstutz Levin, located near Belfort (Alsace, France) for an undisclosed amount. The company with a turnover of about EUR 40m is a leading designer and manufacturer of small metal components for the French...
Alchemy exits Alcentra Group
The Alchemy Investment Plan has announced the completion of the sale of Alcentra Group to The Bank of New York. The exit has enabled Alchemy to return 3.8x to investors and generate an IRR of 57%.
ReceptIcon secures DKK 31m of venture funding
ReceptIcon has received DKK 31m from Dansk Erhversinvestering, INCUBA Venture, VECATA A/S, InnovationsKapital and Oestjysk Innovation.
ISIS sells Language Line for £25m
ISIS Equity Partners has announced the sale of Language Line to Language Line Inc for ТЃ25m. Language Line is a UK provider of telephone interpretation services. ISIS invested in Language Line in August 2003 leading a ТЃ15m secondary buyout from ECI....
Charterhouse to exit Lucite
Charterhouse intends to exit its investment in Lucite. The private equity house recently mandated Deutsche Bank to handle the sale after receiving unsolicited approaches from trade buyers. The possible value of a sale has been estimated at ТЃ1.4bn, with...
Cuatrecasas to open London office
The Spanish law firm Cuatrecasas has announced plans to open a new office in London in line with the firmтs strategy of international expansion. Cuatrecasas London will have experts in Spanish and Portuguese business law from its offices in Spain and...
Candover appoints new partner in Paris
Candover has announced the appointment of Bertrand Finet as a partner in its Paris office.
Granville Baird backs buyout of Paddock Fabrications
Granville Baird Capital Partners (GBCP) has backed the management buyout of Paddock Fabrications Ltd from private vendors. The ТЃ8.9m investment is the second UK transaction from GBCPтs 7th Fund and was supported by a debt package provided by Royal Bank...