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UK - Inflexion backs £24m buyout of Parasol Ltd

Inflexion Prviate Equity has led the £24m management buyout of Warrington-based Parasol Ltd, an employment services company. Inflexion-managed funds have invested £9.4m for a majority equity position. HSBC provided a £12m debt package.

SPAIN - 3i and Lar to exit Ballesol

Insurance group Santa Lucía is reported to be in advanced negotiations to join the shareholding structure of Ballesol, one of the Spanish market leaders for elderly homes. Ballesol's shareholders, real estate group Lar and 3i, have expressed their intention...

SPAIN - Calvo opens its doors to private equity

The brothers Calvo Pumpido have reportedly given Nmás 1 mandate to find suitable shareholders for their company Calvo. The Galician family owns 77.8% of the business, which is dedicated to fishing, production and sale of canned fish. The remaining stake...

SPAIN - Warburg Pincus acquires stake in Pinar

Real estate group Pinar has sold 18% of its shares to Warburg Pincus for an undisclosed sum. After the transaction, the company's founding family will hold 55% of the company, while other shareholders Caja de Avila and Caja de Segovia will hold a 10%...

FRANCE - Fraikin sale underway

According to reports in the French press, the auction process for the sale of truck rental company Fraikin has attracted bids from Cinven, CVC, Terra Firma. The bids reportedly value the business at around EUR 1.5bn.

UK - Ingenious plans launch of Ingenious Securities

Ingenious, the media investment and advisory group, announces that Robert Benton and Richard Jeffrey have been appointed Chief Executive and Head of Securities, respectively, of Ingenious Securities, a new business to be focused on the media sector, which...

UK - Aberdeen Asset Managers recapitalises Plaxton

Aberdeen Asset Managers Private Equity has recapitalised portfolio company Plaxton, the UK's leading manufacturer of luxury coaches and buses. This transaction gives the business a solid platform from which to increase its recently launched bus models...

UK - Close Ventures invests in Helveta

Close Ventures is pleased to announce that it has invested £1.4m in Helveta Ltd, creator of the TracElite timber traceability solution. Close led a £2m funding round, with the balance provided by existing investors Oxford Capital Partners and a number...

UK - NBGI Private Equity adds to investment team

NBGI Private Equity has announced that Nick Gibbons has joined its investment team as investment manager. He previously worked at Centrica Plc for four years in corporate strategy, commercial and business development positions.

NL - Wavin IPO receives lacklustre response

The flotation of Dutch pipe manufacturer Wavin by CVC and AlpInvest has raised substantially less than targeted. With shares priced at EUR 11m, the bottom of the EUR 11-13.50 range, the flotation raised EUR 371m, substantially less than the EUR 641m it...

FRANCE - Acto leads two mid-cap buyouts

Acto has taken a 55% stake in French family tourism pioneer VVF Vacances with a EUR 41m equity investment. CDC took a 40% equity holding, while management retained 5%. Finama's private equity arm also made a commitment to corporate services residence...

SPAIN - 3i considering sale of Provimar

3i is reportedly negotiating the sale of portfolio company Provimar to restaurant business Grupo Arturo for EUR 18m. Provimar specialises in services to ships and duty free stores.

FRANCE - Astorg makes 3.3x on CIS sale

Astorg Partners has sold its entire interest in utility meters installation, management and maintenance business CIS to Ista International GmbH. The sale, which generated an IRR of about 80% and a money multiple of 3.3x for Astorg, values the company...

UK - LDC invests in Personal Touch Financial Services

LDC has invested £9m for a minority stake in financial services network Personal Touch Financial Services (PTFS). The deal values the company at approximately £50m. A key driver of this investment for LDC is to support the growth of PTFS over the next...

CZECH REPUBLIC - Advent sells CCS to FleetCor Inc

Advent International has concluded an agreement to sell its portfolio company CCS Èeská spoleènost pro platební karty a.s. to FleetCor Inc. The deal is structured as a cash and share transaction and will enable Advent to return funds to its investors...

FRANCE - PagesJaunes deal closes

KKR and Goldman Sachs Capital Partners have announced the completion of their acquisition of France Telecom's 54% shareholding in directory business Pages Jaunes. With a unitary share price of EUR 22, the total value of the acquired interest amounts to...

GERMANY - Drillisch to bid for Mobilcom

Mobile network service provider Drillisch is likely to make a bid for Mobilcom, a company owned in part by Texas Pacific Group. The news appeared today in German newspaper Handelsblatt.

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