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Inflexion's NPW refinanced with £10m Clydesdale package
The February 2012 buyout of London-based impulse giftware retailer Natural Products Worldwide (NPW) saw Inflexion bridge the initial deal with a view to refinancing later.
Hamilton Lane appoints ex-3i Paul Waller as partner
Private equity and advisory firm Hamilton Lane has appointed Paul Waller as a partner in its London office.
UK Watch: Large deals boom in 2012
The final quarter of 2012 saw the highest large deal volume since early 2010, according to the latest unquoteт UK Watch, in association with Corbett Keeling.
German Unicredit unit considers sale of PE stakes
HypoVereinsbank, the German unit of Italian bank Unicredit, is reportedly considering the sale of its private equity fund stakes in a stapled secondary transaction.
Darwin merges Plum Baby with Plum Organics
Darwin Private Equity has sold portfolio company Plum Baby, a baby food producer, to Plum Organics.
GMG shelves Trader Media Group deal
Guardian Media Group (GMG) has ended talks to sell its stake in car classifieds business Trader Media Group (TMG) т a deal that could have seen Apax Partners take full control of the company т according to reports.
Gresham exits 7city Learning
Gresham Private Equity has sold British financial training business 7city Learning to Fitch Group.
Mountain Cleantech backs Gruenspar
Mountain Cleantech has invested in Gruenspar, a German distributor of resource- and energy-efficient products.
Ace Management et al. inject €5m into Kalray
Previous backers Ace Management, InoCap, Expansinvest and Rhône-Dauphiné Développement have invested a further €5m in French fabless semiconductor company Kalray.
CataCap hits first close on DKK 500m
Danish GP CataCap has raised DKK 500m at first close for its maiden buyout fund, which is focused on backing local SMEs.
German PE faces challenges in 2013
German PE
Indufin takes 40% stake in SecureLink
Indufin has acquired a 40% stake in Belgian IT networking and security solutions provider SecureLink.
European Capital provides acquisition finance to Flexitallic
European Capital has invested $7m in unitranche bonds to provide financing for The Flexitallic Group's acquisition of US-based Custom Rubber Products.
Unilever and FF&P exit BAC BV
Unilever Ventures and FF&P Private Equity have sold BAC BV, which specialises in affinity purification of biological materials, to Life Technologies Corporation.
Caledonia makes 3.5x on Celerant Consulting exit
Caledonia Investments has reaped a 3.5x money multiple on its exit from UK-based management consultancy business Celerant Consulting.
Altius appoints new partner in EMEA IR team
Altius Associates has appointed Joachim Suter as a partner in its London office.
Inflexion appoints digital director
Inflexion Private Equity has appointed Charlie Cannell as digital director with immediate effect.
Pentech Ventures in £3m round for Musimetric
Pentech Ventures and Imperial Innovations Group have invested ТЃ3m in data analytics company Semetric Ltd, trading under the name Musimetric.
Midven in second round for Fertility Focus
Midven has joined angel investors in a seven-figure funding round for fertility diagnosis and treatment firm Fertility Focus.
TA Associates promotes three
Mid-market investor TA Associates has made three promotions across its London, Boston and Mumbai offices.
Avallon planning to raise €107m for second fund
Avallon MBO Fund II, which is planning to raise €107m for investing in Eastern European SMEs, has hit a first close after securing a cornerstone investment from the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD).
Alliance Entreprendre takes majority stake in Marline
Alliance Entreprendre is believed to have taken a majority stake in the SBO of French motor fuel producer Marline from Initiative & Finance.
Partners Group poised to buy stake in Softonic
Switzerland-based GP Partners Group is set to buy a 40% stake in software download portal Softonic – Spain’s most visited website – for €110m, according to reports in the local press.
Mitsui invests in Globalturk-backed Tempo
Japanese investment company Mitsui has taken a minority stake in Turkey-based Tempo Call Center Company.