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Turkven buys Carlyle’s stake in Medical Park
Turkish private equity firm Turkven has acquired Carlyle’s 40% stake in hospital chain Medical Park.
Snow & Alps secures €1m
Snow & Alps, a reservation system for ski and outdoor holidays, has received €1m in funding from High-Tech Gründerfonds (HTGF).
Mutual understanding: Private equity and the UK government
PE and the State
Hogan Lovells promotes Woodhouse to partner
Keith Woodhouse, Hogan Lovells
Deal in focus: Oquendo in €20m Monbus mezzanine deal
Oquendo Capital made a €20m mezzanine commitment to Spanish bus operator Monbus in December, highlighting the rise of the alternative debt market in Spain.
LPFA appoints Martin as CEO
Susan Martin, LPFA
Springwater Capital backs Saranet buyout
Springwater Capital has acquired an 80% stake in Spain-based internet operator Saranet.
Isis sells Kafevend to Eden Springs
Isis Equity Partners has sold Kafevend to Eden Springs, reaping a 2.5x multiple and an IRR of 13.8% for the Baronsmead VCTs.
Beechbrook backs Simply Biz and N-Sea
Beechbrook Capital has made two new mezzanine investments via its second fund, backing support services business Simply Biz and sub-sea infrastructure services provider N-Sea.
August Equity hits £200m hard-cap for Fund III
UK lower-mid-market investor August Equity has exceeded its £180m target to reach the £200m hard-cap for its latest vehicle August Equity Partners III.
Springwater picks up Adveo division for €16m
Swiss turnaround investor Springwater Capital has acquired the industrial business unit of Adveo for €16m.
Keensight backs Smile MBO
Keensight Capital has acquired a majority stake in Smile Open Source Solutions as part of a management buyout alongside existing investor Edmond de Rothschild Investment Partners (EdRip).
HitecVision invests in DeepWell
HitecVision has made a growth capital investment in DeepWell, a Norwegian well intervention company, in a deal valuing the business at NOK 400m.
N+1 Mercapital secures stake in Salto
N+1 Mercapital has acquired a 22% stake in electronic lock company Salto Systems.
Sequoia leads $22m round for Plain Vanilla
Sequoia Capital has led a $22m series-B funding round for Plain Vanilla, an Icelandic application developer, alongside Chinese investment holding company Tencent Holdings.
Bowmark raises £375m
Bowmark Capital has hit its hard-cap of £375m for its latest fund, surpassing its initial £350m target.
Floating the idea of more Nordic IPOs
The Nordic IPO market, which has remained dormant for around five years, is emerging from its slumber. Karin Wasteson reports
OpenGate pulls Kem One out of administration
Global buyout house OpenGate Capital has acquired European PVC producer Kem One out of administration.
VC-backed uniQure files $75m IPO
Dutch gene therapy company uniQure, backed by several venture capital firms, plans on raising up to $75m in its IPO on the Nasdaq.
Imperial increases investment in TopiVert
Imperial Innovations has injected a further £4.5m into existing portfolio company TopiVert, a UK-based developer of treatments for inflammatory eye and gut diseases.
Enterprise Ireland et al. back Metabolomic
Enterprise Ireland, SOSVentures and the AIB Seed Capital Fund have injected €750,000 into the series-A funding round of Ireland-based Metabolomic Diagnostics.
Envestors pumps £900,000 into NRG
Envestors has led a £900,000 funding round for value-focused health and fitness chain NRG Gym.
Spie eyes IPO
French engineering company Spie, backed by Clayton Dubilier & Rice (CD&R) and Ardian, is considering a public listing by the end of the year.