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GERMANY – KKR and Permira win auction for ProSiebenSat1

A consortium comprising Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co and Permira Advisers has acquired a 50.5% stake in German broadcaster ProSiebenSat1. The value of the transaction is believed to be over EUR 3bn. Following the acquisition, media analysts expect the...

FRANCE - Fondinvest appoints new managing director

Former Caisse des Dépots subsidiary Fondinvest Capital has appointed Emmanuel Roubinowitz as managing director. Roubinowitz, who joined Fondinvest in February 2004 thus became the second managing director alongside François Gamblin. Both report to Charles...

UK - Dunedin leads MBO of WFEL Ltd

Dunedin Capital Partners has led the £48m management buyout of WFEL Ltd, a designer and manufacturer of mobile bridging systems and related products. Dunedin provided £21m of equity, for a majority stake, alongside a debt package of £27.5m provided...

FRANCE - Seventure invests in online insurance broker

Seventure, formerly known as Spef Venture, has invested EUR 3m in a EUR 4.2m first round of institutional funding in online insurance broker AssurOne. The remainder was provided by business angels, including Hubert Saltiel, former CEO of Saltiel Assurances...

UK - Gresham sells Busy Bees for £71m

Gresham Private Equity has agreed to sell childcare provider Busy Bees to Australian company ABC Learning Centres Ltd in a deal worth £71m. The exit generated a 3.6x return on Gresham's investment. Gresham first backed Busy Bees in February 2000 with...

UK - Alchemy bids for Floors-2-Go Plc

Alchemy Partners has tabled a £52.4m bid for AIM-listed real wood and laminate flooring specialist Floors-2-Go Plc. The offer of 40p per share through a bid vehicle advised by Close Brothers Corporate Finance represents a 53.8% premium to the closing...

GERMANY – PPM Capital acquires orizon AG

PPM Capital has acquired the German temporary employment agency orizon AG for approximately EUR 200m from its main shareholder GL Aktiengesellschaft, Hamburg, and other private investors. The transaction is subject to approval by the antitrust authorities.

SWEDEN - CapMan invests EUR 1.4m in QuickCool

Funds managed by CapMan will invest EUR 1.4m in Swedish medtech company QuickCool AB, a developer of a new method to prevent brain damage by cooling of the brain. CapMan Life Science IV Fund will have a 25% stake in the company. The majority of the remaining...

UK - GI Partners makes new appointment

Kristen Mary has joined GI Partners' London office as director of investor relations. Prior to joining the firm, she was a Partner at placing agent MVision Private Equity Advisers.

GERMANY - Advent to acquire the Oxo Group

Advent International has agreed to acquire Celanese Corporation’s “oxo” products and derivatives businesses for EUR 480m. The acquisition comprises the oxo chemicals and derivatives activities of Celanese and the European Oxo GmbH joint venture...

GERMANY – Macquarie raises its bid for Techem

Macquarie Infrastructure Fund II has increased its offer of EUR 44 to EUR 55 per share for the German utility billing specialist Techem AG. At the same time the financial investor increased its stake in the company by 8%, buying the additional shares...

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UK - Jefferies expands European team

Jefferies investment bank has hired senior investment professionals formerly of HSBC to the firm's transportation, oil service and infrastructure group.