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Gimv makes 1.3x return on divestments for 2012/13
Gimv has announced a 1.3x return on divestments, relative to original acquisition value, for the year ending in March 2013.
Ratos acquires majority stake in Hent for NOK 310m
Ratos has agreed to acquire close to 73% of Norwegian construction company Hent for NOK 310m.
Diana sale could yield €1bn for Axa PE
Axa Private Equity is mulling a sale for French food ingredients business Diana Ingredients, according to reports.
AAA raises €4.8m from Seventure et al.
French pharmaceutical firm Advanced Accelerator Applications (AAA) has raised €4.8m from existing and new investors, including incoming venture capital investor Seventure Partners.
The importance of being European
EU membership
EU postpones Solvency II rules on pensions
The European Commission has postponed a bid to apply Solvency II style rules to pension funds as part of the revised IORP Directive.
Blackstone, Carlyle targeted by Stop G8 protests
Anti-capitalism protest group Stop G8 has publicised the London addresses of several private equity firms т including Blackstone, Carlyle and Lion Capital т ahead of the G8 Summit in June.
Maven, Connection reap 1.8x on Atlantic Foods sale
Maven Capital Partners and Connection Capital have sold their stake in Atlantic Foods Group to Flagship Food Group LLC, a US trade buyer.
Nordic Capital and CVC sell Cloetta shares
Nordic Capital and CVC Capital Partners have partially exited Swedish confectionery company Cloetta AB.
CVC to list bpost shares in IPO
CVC Capital Partners plans on listing a minority portion of its shares in Belgian postal service bpost in the business's upcoming IPO on the NYSE Euronext in Brussels.
Ares hires former Blair adviser
Ares Management has appointed former Tony Blair adviser Charles Steel as managing director, heading up the fund's European private equity operations.
Mid Europa acquires Polish Cable Railways for PLN 215m
Mid Europa Partners has wholly acquired Polish Cable Railways (PKL), Poland’s oldest cable car provider, from the state-owned Polish State Railways (PKP) group for PLN 215m.
AFM-Téléthon and FNA launch biotherapy-focused fund
Charity AFM-Téléthon and French state-backed fund-of-funds Fonds National d'Amorçage (FNA) have committed €50m to a new seed fund dedicated to biotherapy and rare diseases research.
Top Technology Ventures launches £30m vehicle
Top Technology Ventures, the venture capital arm of intellectual property firm IP Group, has launched a ТЃ30m venture fund.
Monetising life sciences deals
Life sciences
Linnaeus leads $3m round for M2fx
Linnaeus Capital Partners has led a $3m funding round for UK-based fibre cable protection manufacturer M2fx.
Beechbrook mezzanine fund hits €67m first close
Northern European investor Beechbrook Capital has raised тЌ67m for its latest mezzanine fund at first close.
Vertis to launch €60m fund
Italian venture capital firm Vertis is to launch a new fund in June 2013.
Baring Private Equity Partners backs Grupotec
Spanish investor Baring Private Equity Partners is believed to have injected fresh capital into Valencian engineering firm Grupotec.
Altium promotes two
International investment bank Altium has promoted Andy Clarke to director and Elin Sion to assistant director in its Manchester office.
Balderton Capital et al. invest $13.4m in Urturn
Balderton Capital has led a series-A fundraising round of $13.4m for Urturn, a UK social media platform.
Lundin exits Vostok Nafta to Luxor Capital
Lundin, via Lorito Holdings Ltd and Zebra Holdings and Investments Ltd, has exited Vostok Nafta Investment Ltd to Luxor Capital.
Charterhouse enters Italian market, buys Doc Generici
Charterhouse Capital Partners has wholly acquired Italian pharmaceutical firm Doc Generici, marking the GP’s first transaction in the Italian market, according to reports.
Weinberg's Alliance Industrie acquires Précisium
Weinberg Capital Partners-backed Alliance Industrie has acquired a majority stake in parts trader Précisium Groupe, in a deal that saw European Capital Financial Services provide €4m in mezzanine loans.