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Ambivalence or adapting to ever-changing climate?
While the Springer Science and Deutsche Annington exits are expected to deliver positive results when completed, the indecisiveness displayed does little to help the asset class’s historically troubled relationship with the public markets.
HTGF backs siOptica
High-Tech Gründerfonds (HTGF) has backed siOptica, a manufacturer and provider of special optics.
Northcap and T-Venture back Veliq
Northcap and T-Venture have injected $9m into a series-B funding round for Veliq, a Netherlands-based mobility platform-as-a-service (mPaaS) creator.
Exact Invest backs Danmagi
Exact Invest has invested in Danmagi, a Danish cloud-based guest internet provider.
Rexam healthcare packaging unit attracts private equity
Packaging giant Rexam has initiated a sale process for its healthcare packaging division, which could fetch around £650m.
Rocket Internet exits Zalando
Start-up incubator Rocket Internet has transferred its stake in online fashion retailer Zalando to Swedish investment company Kinnevik.
Better Capital raises £185.6m
Better Capital has raised £185.6m via a share issuance for the firm’s 2012 Cell, listed on the main market of the London Stock Exchange.
Industrifonden and Zobito back inRiver
Industrifonden and Zobito have invested SEK 20m in Swedish software company inRiver.
Sovereign Capital's Christchurch Group buys Hunters Moor
Christchurch Group, a neurological rehabilitation platform backed by Sovereign Capital, has bought Hunters Moor, also a provider of neurological rehabilitation services.
Sector focus: can UK manufacturing catch up with Germany?
Germany has long set the standard for manufacturing in Europe but, as the continent picks itself up from the financial downturn, does the UK have the potential to knock Germany off its top spot? Alice Murray investigates
BGF's York Mailing in bolt-on
BGF-backed York Mailing has acquired The Lettershop Group (TLG), a UK print marketing and mailing solutions provider.
eCapital et al. sell Novaled for €260m
eCapital Entrepreneurial Partners and other backers have sold 40% of organic light-emitting diode (OLED) specialist Novaled to Samsung Electronics, as well as a further 50% of the business to its subsidiary Cheil Industries, in a transaction valued at...
Patron injects €150m into Generator
Patron Capital has invested a further €150m into hostel business Generator to support its acquisition of sites in Paris and Rome.
Triton buys Alpine-Energie
Triton has wholly acquired Austrian energy firm Alpine-Energie Holding from Spanish group Fomento de Construcciones y Contratas (FCC).
HTGF and Creathor back Roombeats
High-Tech Gründerfonds (HTGF) and Creathor Venture have injected €500,000 into Roombeats, a Berlin-based affiliate marketing and image-based content provider.
CVC set to buy Campbell Europe
CVC Capital Partners has entered exclusive negotiations with Campbell Soup Company to acquire part of its European activities.
LDC backs MBO of uSwitch.com
LDC has acquired a significant stake in uSwitch.com, a UK-based price comparison site, as part of a management buyout.
Peppermint Venture Partners et al. back CAP-CMV
Peppermint Venture Partners has led a €800,000 seed financing round for CAP-CMV, a German medical start-up, alongside other investors.
Exit focus: Italy's Ambienta reaps three-digit IRR
Exit focus: Tower Light
Exit focus: Italy's Ambienta reaps three-digit IRR
Exit focus: Tower Light
SVG enjoys 23% NAV boost in H1
SVG Capital has reported a 23% uplift in net asset value (NAV) in its half-year results, with shares now trading at 480p.
PMV backs Rapidfit
PMV has backed Rapidfit, a Belgium-based 3D printing specialist for the automotive industry, with a combination of equity and a subordinated loan.
Finatem buys 40% stake in FMW Industrieanlagenbau
Finatem has bought a 40% stake in FMW, an Austrian manufacturer of industrial plants, from private equity house Hannover Finanz and FMW’s management.
Index invests in TheFamily
Index Ventures has backed TheFamily, a Paris-based start-up accelerator.