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UK - Hotbed backs consumer website Pigsback.com with £2.5m investment
Pigsback.com, the consumer website that is fast becoming a favourite for online marketing and advertising amongst leading brands, has received a £2.5m investment from Hotbed, the private investor network. 48 members of Hotbed invested in Pigsback.com,...
UK - ABN AMRO Capital exits Page Group Ltd
Page Group Ltd, the company which designs and manufactures aerospace lighting and cockpit controls, has been acquired by Hamilton Sundstrand, a subsidiary of United Technologies Corporation. The deal, the details of which are not disclosed, represents...
UK - Lyceum Capital-backed Clinovia makes fourth acquisition this year
Clinovia, an independent home healthcare provider backed by Lyceum Capital, has acquired CCS Blackpool. The purchase of CCS Blackpool, a care agency specialising in providing quality community support services to individuals in their own homes, is Clinovia’s...
UK/GERMANY - Merger of KPMG's UK and German firms
Subject to the approval of its partners, which is expected in early December, KPMG's UK and German firms will be merged to create KPMG Europe. This move will form the largest integrated accounting firm in Europe and is the first step of a wider merging...
UK - FTSE 250 Informa in talks with Candover and Cinven
Informa Plc, the FTSE 250 company which provides specialist information and services for the academic and scientific, professional and commercial business communities, is in talks with Candover and Cinven about going private. The deal would see Informa...
UK - Monument Group makes new hire
Monument Group Inc, a leading independent private equity placement agent, is pleased to announce that John B. McCormick has joined as a director. McCormick, formerly a specialised consultant with Cambridge Associates, joins Monument with 10 years of global...
ITALY - SG Capital buys majority stake in Co.Import
SG Capital Europe has agreed to purchase 80% of Co.Import, a retailer of accessories and small home furnishings, from its founding family for EUR 15m. The management is reportedly reinvesting EUR 3m for the remaining stake. Co.Import owns a network of...
SPAIN - All eyes on Mercapital's Occidental Hoteles
Press reports suggest that Mercapital is in advanced negotiations to finally sell its 29.5% shareholding in Occidental Hoteles. The chains Barceló, Sol Meliá and NH Hoteles have already submitted offers and the deal is likely to be completed before...
UK - Promethean portfolio company DLG makes acquisition
Promethean portfolio company Data Locator Group (DLG) has acquired the business and assets of Wegener DM Group Plc (WDM) from the listed media group Koninklijke Wegener NV. WDM has created a database on UK consumers and their lifestyles and collects the...
UK - Catalyst takes new premises in Grosvenor Gardens
Catalyst Corporate Finance is relocating its growing London team to new premises in Grosvenor Gardens.
UK - Merseyside Special Investment Fund backs SLR Technology Solutions
SLR Technology Solutions received almost £80,000 of funding from Merseyside Special Investment Fund to complete its proof of concept phase.
NORWAY - SCAN closes a NOK 202.5m subordinated convertible bond issue
SCAN Geophysical ASA, which Norvestor IV LP holds a 35.5% stake in, has closed a NOK 202.5m subordinated convertible bond issue towards existing shareholders and new investors. The unsecured bonds have a fixed interest rate of 7% per annum, maturity of...
FINLAND - Benchmark Capital invests in online estate agency
Igglo Oy, the Finnish online estate agency, has raised EUR 12.5m in a funding round led by Benchmark Capital Europe and including co-founder of Igglo, the Taivas Group. The new capital will be used to accelerate Igglo’s expansion in Europe.
AUSTRIA - PONTIS Venture Partners leads financing round for Alumonte
Graz-based aluminium technology company Alumonte has received EUR 3.3m in a second financing round led by PONTIS Venture Partners. The Austria Wirtschafts Service and the Austrian Research Promotion Company(FFG) also participated in the deal.
GERMANY - Waterland acquires amusement arcade operator
Waterland Private Equity has backed the management buyout of Löwen Play, Germany’s second largest amusement arcade operator. The acquisition was made through Waterland Private Equity Fund III BV that closed on EUR 400m in April this year.
GERMANY - Corporate restructurings to increase, says Alix Partners
Research has shown that Germany is set to be at the forefront of restructurings in Western Europe over the next 18 months. The recent survey by AlixPartners LLC revealed that over 50% of bankers, lawyers, fund managers and other industry experts expect...
GERMANY/SWEDEN – Benson Elliot appoints investment head Hansson
Private equity real estate firm Benson Elliot Capital Management has recruited Jan-Olof Hansson as an investment manager to direct German and Swedish operations.
UK - Promethean keen on Media Square
Media Square, the listed marketing company which issued a profit warning last month, is reported to have rejected a bid by Promethean. The share price rose by 4p yesterday on the news of this bid.
FRANCE - Bryan, Garnier & Co appoints new partner
European investment bank Bryan, Garnier & Co has appointed Bruno Tourme as partner and head of the corporate finance technology group.
SPAIN - Ricari to expand its portfolio in La Rioja region
Following fast economic growth in the Spanish region of Rioja, private equity firm Ricari is looking to expand its portfolio of locally-based companies in which to participate as a financial partner or strategic ally.
SPAIN - Valcapital backs Suavitas
According to newspaper La Gaceta, private equity firm Valcapital has purchased a stake in the laser depilatory business Suavitas for EUR 5m. At the moment, Suavitas runs two depilation centers and maintains a business volume inferior to EUR 1m, although...
FRANCE - Banexi Capital Partenaires leads the buyout of Thermes Adour
Banexi Capital Partenaires and BNP Paribas Developpement have taken a 50% stake in Spa resort manager Thermes Adour.
UK - Cognetas Sells BWG to management for EUR 390m
Cognetas, (formerly known as Electra Partners Europe), has announced the sale of BWG to the company’s management for EUR 390m. Cognetas acquired the BWG operations from Pernod Ricard in 2002 for EUR 220m along with a majority stake in Newhill, owner...
FRANCE - Legris completes significant build-up
Legris Industries, an engineering company de-listed by Chequers Capital in March 2004, has acquired tiles and brick maker Ceric.