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FRANCE - PAI partners consider selling Saur

PAI partners is reportedly considering its options for the disposal of its portfolio company, water analysis business Saur.

  • France
  • 13 December 2006
SWEDEN - Segulah buys Isaberg Rapid

Segulah has acquired Isaberg Rapid, a wholly owned subsidiary of the listed investment company Industrivärden. Isaberg Rapid focuses on the manufacturing and marketing of staplers and staples, under the brand name Rapid. In 2005, it recorded revenues...

  • Buyouts
  • 13 December 2006
SPAIN - Parques Reunidos to go under the hammer next January

The sale process of Parques Reunidos may be reaching its final stage.

  • Buyouts
  • 12 December 2006
GERMANY – NORD Holding acquires Shipbuilding Division

Hannover-based NORD Holding Unternehmensbeteiligungsgesellschaft mbH has announced it is to acquire a 70% stake in R & M Ship Technologies Group from the Bilfinger Berger Group. The management team led by CEO Joachim Buttke will hold the balance.

  • Buyouts
  • 12 December 2006
UK - Accel, Amadeus and Index lead $26.5m fundraising for Artimi

Accel Partners, Amadeus Capital Partners and Index Ventures have led a $26.5m series-B investment in Artimi Inc, a developer of wireless semiconductors for portable certified wireless USB consumer electronics that is based in California, with research...

  • Expansion
  • 12 December 2006
UK - Barclays Ventures backs £24m MBO of MSW Suspended Flooring

Barclays Ventures' Manchester team has backed the management buyout of MSW Suspended Flooring System Solutions Ltd (MSW). MSW is an installer of steel deck flooring systems into multi-rise new build projects, including the redevelopments at Twickenham...

  • Buyouts
  • 12 December 2006
AUSTRIA – KKR exits remaining stake in Zumtobel

Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co has sold its remaining shares in Austrian lighting company Zumtobel Group. The financial investor held a 5.5% stake in Zumtobel after the company’s IPO on the Vienna Stock Exchange (ATX) on 12 May 2006. The transaction was...

  • Exits
  • 12 December 2006
SWEDEN - Risberg joins 3i from InnovationsKapital

3i has hired Jonas Risberg as partner to its global venture business. Risberg will be responsible for investing in IT and communications businesses in the Nordic region. He was previously partner at InnovationsKapital, where he focused on investing in...

  • People
  • 12 December 2006
PORTUGAL - BPI Private Equity backs professional cleaning business

BPI Private Equity has announced the purchase of a 30% shareholding in Grupo Serlima.

  • Expansion
  • 12 December 2006
NL- LSP portfolio companies Kiadis and Celmed merge to create Kiadis Pharma

Life Sciences Partners (LSP) has announced that, following approval by the shareholders of both companies, the merger between its portfolio companies Kiadis and Celmed has completed. The merger creates Kiadis Pharma BV, an oncology drug development company...

  • Benelux
  • 12 December 2006
SPAIN - Primmera acquires Recycling Hispania

Private equity firm Primmera Inversiones en Desarrollo has acquired 100% of Recycling Hispania for approximately EUR 6m. The company, with headquarters in Madrid, carries out glass cleaning and collection services and it is one of the main players in...

  • Expansion
  • 11 December 2006
SPAIN - Doughty Hanson and Apax in competition for Avanza

Reports in the Spanish press suggest that the final dispute for Avanza is between Apax Partners and Doughty Hanson. The firms are said to have submitted the most attractive bids to acquire the majority of the shares in the transport group from its founders....

  • Buyouts
  • 11 December 2006
ITALY - Lay Line Genomics attracts private equity interest

Biopharmaceutical company Lay Line Genomics has reached an exclusive licensing agreement with Dutch biotech group PanGenetics for the development of the antibody Hu-alphaD11, a product with similar analgesic properties to those of morphine but less agressive...

  • Expansion
  • 11 December 2006
UK - Cineworld calls off talks with VUE

It is understood that Cineworld has called off talks with VUE about a possible merger between the two private equity-backed companies in favour of an IPO. Cineworld, backed by Blackstone since 2005, has twice called off a flotation in the last year citing...

  • Exits
  • 11 December 2006
UK - Formal 3i bid for Countrywide due soon

It is understood that 3i will make a formal bid for listed estate agency company Countrywide in the coming days. The two have been engaged in talks since mid-October.

  • Buyouts
  • 11 December 2006
UK - Electra Quoted Management backs new extreme sports publisher

Electra Quoted Management has provided newco Factory Media with an initial investment of £3.85m to enable it to acquire three leading specialist extreme sports publishers in the 16-24 youth market; Action Sports Media, Permanent Publishing and 4130 Publishing....

  • Buyouts
  • 11 December 2006
UK - Veritas Capital acquires Pearson's Government Solutions

Government Solutions, a division of Pearson specialising in business process outsourcing, systems integration and consultancy services has been acquired by Veritas Capital for a reported $660m.

  • Buyouts
  • 11 December 2006
GERMANY – Largest IPO in Germany this year

The German flavours and fragrances company Symrise has floated today on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange at an issue price of EUR 17.25, making it the largest IPO in Germany this year. With a freefloat of around 70%, the IPO raised approximately EUR 1.4bn...

  • Exits
  • 11 December 2006
UK - Doughty Hanson leads EUR 315m cash injection for Sentanta

Doughty Hanson & Co has led a EUR 315m cash injection in the form of equity and preferred securities in Sentanta Sports Holdings Ltd. Goldman Sachs International, Davy Stockbrokers and Adams Street Partners have also invested in the deal. The new capital...

  • Expansion
  • 11 December 2006
GERMANY – WL Ross & Co completes acquisition of BST Safety Textiles

WL Ross & Co has completed the acquisition of international manufacturer of flat and one piece woven fabrics for automotive air bags, BST Safety Textiles GmbH. The transaction was announced in September 2006.

  • Buyouts
  • 11 December 2006
DENMARK - Erhvervsinvest sells Roshield for EUR 34.7m

Erhvervsinvest has sold Odense-based Roshield to TenCate for EUR 34.7m. Roshield supplies products that are ready to be installed in vehicles.

  • Exits
  • 11 December 2006
UK - Lyceum Capital backs SPI Group Ltd

Lyceum Capital has invested in SPI Group Ltd, a building services company which provides installation, repairs, maintenance and support services to the social housing sector.

  • Expansion
  • 11 December 2006
UK - ABN AMRO Capital sees 3x return on Dennis Eagle sale

ABN AMRO Capital has sold Dennis Eagle Group Ltd for an undisclosed sum to Ros Roca SA a Spanish-headquartered European leader in the refuse sector. ABN AMRO Capital’s investment in Dennis Eagle has generated a money multiple of 3x with an IRR of 50%.

  • Buyouts
  • 11 December 2006
BELGIUM - Inustri Kapital sells Consolis to LBO France

Industri Kapital has announced that the sale of Consolis, European market leader in prefabricated concrete, to LBO France. The transaction allows Industri Kapital and its co-investors to generate a money multiple just shy of three times and a triple digit...

  • Exits
  • 11 December 2006
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