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Bridgepoint and TPG circle Servihabitat
Bridgepoint and TPG are among a number of investors considering the acquisition of a 50% stake in Spanish real estate firm Servihabitat Gestión Inmobiliaria, according to reports.
Abraaj divests Acibadem Insurance
The Abraaj Group has sold its 50% stake in Turkish health insurance firm Acibadem Sağlık ve Hayat Sigorta (Acibadem Insurance) to Khazanah Nasional Berhad, the Malaysian government’s strategic investment fund.
Endless's Karro secures £60m refinancing package from GE
Karro Food Group has received a ТЃ60m funding package from GE Capital just six months after Endless acquired the company.
Darwin PE backs £11m Esendex MBO
Darwin Private Equity has acquired UK-based Esendex, a provider of short message service (SMS) solutions for businesses, in an ТЃ11m management buyout led by the companyтs newly-promoted CEO.
IK acquires Ampelmann
IK Investment Partners has bought a majority stake in Netherlands-based Ampelmann, a provider of motion technology systems and structures for the offshore energy sector.
Austrian politician praises mezzanine to support SMEs
Sonja Zwazl, president of the federal economic chamber of lower Austria, has called for more mezzanine financing to support local SMEs, according to local press reports.
Midven backs Learning Labs
Midven has invested ТЃ300,000 in Learning Labs' language learning product FlashSticks, which uses 3Mтs Post-it notes.
Wonga controversy highlights need for stronger reporting
Wonga controversy
Imperial et al. back Polytherics and Antitope merger
Imperial Innovations, Mercia Fund Management, Catapult Venture Managers and Invesco Perpetual have provided ТЃ13.5m for the takeover of Antitope by UK-based biotechnology firm Polytherics.
Activa-backed La Maison Bleue bolts on Crèches Baby
French childcare nursery group La Maison Bleue, which is backed by Activa Capital, has acquired day-care nursery chain Crèches Baby & Co from its parent company Delfingen.
MML Capital exits Clyde Bergemann
MML Capital Partners (MML) has sold its minority stake in Clyde Bergemann, a global provider of energy services.
Principia backs Rysto with $1m
Italian venture capital firm Principia has injected $1m into Rysto, an online portal for jobseekers in hospitality and catering.
Pamplona set to buy OGF from Astorg
Pamplona Capital Management is set to acquire French funeral services provider OGF from Astorg Partners, a deal reportedly valued at around €900m.
Mobeus supports Veritek MBO
Mobeus Equity Partners has backed the ТЃ11m management buyout of Veritek Global, a provider of technical services.
Graphite tucks into Hawksmoor
Graphite Capital has succeeded in its bid to acquire Hawksmoor, supporting the high-end steak restaurant group's management buyout.
Ambienta sells Tower Light
Italian environmental investor Ambienta has sold lighting tower producer Tower Light to listed US-based generator manufacturer Generac.
CM-CIC LBO Partners' Nerim acquires Boost
Internet and telecoms operator Nerim, which is backed by CM-CIC LBO Partners, has acquired software-as-a-service (SaaS) solutions provider Boost.
Swedish courts to rule on internal loan interest rates
The Swedish Supreme Administrative Court, HFD, may give clearance on the investigation into internal loan interest rates this autumn.
C of E revealed as Wonga investor
Following reports that the Archbishop of Canterbury plans to force Wonga out of business, it has been revealed that the Church of England has invested ТЃ75,000 in the business through its commitment to Accel Partners.
Perusa exits Kammann Maschinenbau in trade sale
Perusa has sold its 85% stake in printing services supplier Kammann Maschinenbau to corporation Koenig & Bauer.
Finance Yorkshire exits S3 ID
Finance Yorkshire, via its Finance Yorkshire Equity Fund, has divested its 25% stake in UK-based S3 ID to CSE Global, reaping a 2.2x money multiple in a trade sale that values the company at ТЃ10m.
Xanit bolts on Croasa
Xanit International Hospital, the healthcare provider backed by N+1 Mercapital and Partners Group, has completed the bolt-on of oncology centre Croasa.
Aheim makes second exit in one month
Aheim Capital has sold its portfolio company Ecronova Polymer, reaping a 40% IRR and a 2.5x return on its original investment.
Aheim achieves 2.4x on Aqua Vital exit
Aheim Capital has sold water cooler provider Aqua Vital Quell-und Mineralwasser to fellow German private equity firm Halder, reaping a 2.4x gross money multiple.