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UK - Primary Capital makes two new appointments

Primary Capital has announced the appointment of two new associates. Brett Corkery has joined from Macquarie Funds Management. He has a bachelor of commerce in finance and econometrics from the University of Sydney and is a chartered financial analyst...

ITALY - Doughty Hanson acquires Zobele for EUR 300m

Doughty Hanson has agreed to purchase Trento-based company Zobele from its founders for around EUR 300m, according to reports in the Italian press. Zobele is active in the development of products and solutions for pest control, healthcare and household,...

GERMANY – Intel Capital invests in BrainLAB

Intel Capital has acquired an interest in Munich-based medical technology company BrainLAB. The venture capital organisation invested $7.3m that will be used to accelerate the development of mobile point of care solutions to provide patient with consistently...

UK - ECI Partners sells Kirker Travel to Kuoni

ECI Partners, has sold Kirker Travel to Kuoni for an undisclosed amount. Kirker is an independent provider of luxury holidays, offering tailor-made itineraries for holidays across 150 destinations in Europe, Africa, the Middle East, the Far-East and New...

UK - Inventages invests in CMP

Oxford-based allergy specialist CMP Therapeutics Ltd has raised another EUR 1m from Inventages Capital Investments Inc. The funds are part of a Series A round, which saw Inventages invest EUR 1m in the first tranche in December 2005. The company, which...

SWEDEN - Candover beds Hilding

Candover has signed an agreement to acquire Swedish mattress manufacture Hilding Anders from Investcorp for an enterprise value of SEK9.2bn (approx. €1bn).

ITALY - Candover is the most probable buyer for Ferretti

After months of speculation about the future of Ferretti, it seems that the luxury yatch group is set to be acquired by Candover. Market sources suggest that the UK buyout house is in final talks with Permira, majority shareholder with a 70% stake. Although...

FRANCE - IPO leads AltéAd buyout

IPO, Synergie Finance and Ouest Croissanec have invested EUR 6m of equity, half of which in convertible bonds, in industrial machinery transportation and maintenance business AltéAd.

ITALY - MPS Venture et al acquire 30% stake in Gruppo SDN

MPS Venture SGR, coinvesting with Centrobanca Sviluppo Impresa and Sanpaolo IMI Investimenti per lo Sviluppo SGR has signed an agreement to acquire a 30% shareholding in Gruppo SDN. The deal value has not been disclosed. Naples-based Gruppo SDN provides...

SPAIN - TA Associates ready to pay EUR 100m for eDreams

According to press reports, US private equity house TA Associates is set to pay EUR 100m for 100% of the shares in Internet-based travel agency eDreams. A majority stake of 55% is currently owned by a group of 70 investors, including the bank Santander...

SPAIN - Baring acquires stake in Boniquet-Sparchim

Baring Private Equity Partners (BPEP), has acquired a minority stake in Laboratorios Boniquet-Sparchim. The consideration of the deal, in which Invercartera (Caixa Catalunya's private equity arm) has also invested, has not been disclosed. Boniquet-Sparchim...

ITALY - Argos Soditic strenghtens its Italian team

Private equity firm Argos Soditic has announced the appointments of Mirco Dilda and Jean Pierre Di Benedetto. The two professionals, formerly from BPM Private Equity and JP Morgan respectively, will join the Matteo Carlotti as partners at the Italian...