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Amadeus and Archimedia pump £1.6m into Qinec
Amadeus Capital Partners and Archimedia Investments have jointly backed medical technology company Qinec.
AXA-backed Bravofly buys Rumbo
AXA Private Equity has injected €20m into Swiss portfolio company Bravofly, an online travel agency, to fund the acquisition of Spanish travel agency Rumbo.
Lion's £1.2bn partial sale of Weetabix completes
Bright Food's purchase of a 60% stake in Weetabix from Lion Capital is the largest overseas transaction ever by a Chinese company in the food and beverage sector.
Ambienta buys Tattile
Italian environmental investor Ambienta has acquired a 70% stake in machine vision and automation solutions firm Tattile.
Investcorp buys Georg Jensen for $140m
Investcorp has agreed to buy Danish luxury jewellery and silverware manufacturer Georg Jensen for $140m from Axcel Capital Partners.
SEP exits IndigoVision
Scottish Equity Partners (SEP) has sold its stake in Scottish video security business IndigoVision, following a number of unsuccessful MBO attempts.
LDC backs Keoghs
LDC has invested in Keoghs, a UK legal services provider recently approved as an Alternative Business Structure.
Duke Street's Marlin secures £80m senior credit line
Duke Street's UK portfolio company Marlin has secured an ТЃ80m revolving credit facility from RBS and Investec.
Waterland buys SENIOcare from Akina
Waterland has bought Swiss long-term care group SENIOcare in an SBO from Akina.
EQT Credit II hits €376m
Swedish private equity house EQT has raised тЌ376m for its second credit opportunities fund, according to reports.
Neo Capital exits Alain Mikli in trade sale
UK-based GP Neo Capital has sold French eyewear brand Alain Mikli International (AMI) to listed Italian trade buyer Luxottica Group.
French tax reforms getting carried away
The Loi de Finances 2013 introduces a number of measures likely to impact French PE firms. Greg Gille talks to Herbert Smith Freehills’ Jérôme Le Berre (pictured) to find out what the implications are for future investments.
GTCR acquires Premium Credit
Chicago-based GTCR has acquired UK payment facilitation company Premium Credit from MBNA Europe for ТЃ900m.
GE Capital and Ares provide unitranche for Vitruvian's Callcredit
GE Capital and Ares Capital Europe have provided a unitranche debt facility for Vitruvian Partners-backed credit information service Callcredit.
Ropes & Gray appoints new partners
Law firm Ropes & Gray has appointed Michael Kazakevich and Daniel Martin as partners in the firm's London office.
Spark backs Zilico with additional £750,000
Spark Impact has injected a further ТЃ750,000 into cancer diagnostics company Zilico Ltd.
Horizon invests $40m in bank TCS
Horizon Capital has invested $40m in Russian online bank Tinkoff Credit Systems Bank (TCS).
KKR and Permira to sell Nordic business for up to €1.5bn
Two private equity firms and a trade player are in talks with German PE-backed broadcaster ProSiebenSat.1 Media regarding the acquisition of its Nordic unit т a deal that could fetch up to тЌ1.5bn, according to reports.
Blackstone et al. in second round bids for Intertrust
Blackstone, Cinven and Pamplona are bidding for Dutch corporate management business Intertrust Group after Carlyle and Goldman Sachs Private Equity dropped out of the race, according to reports.
DACH leads quiet Europe in Q3
DACH on top
DACH fundraising
The Q3 2012 unquote” Private Equity Barometer revealed DACH leads Europe’s buyout tables by value for the three months to end September, with Germany leading the pack.
Virgin and Rusnano launch emerging markets fund
Virgin Group, Virgin Green Fund and Russian nanotechnology investor Rusnano Capital have launched an emerging markets fund with commitments exceeding $200m.
Chilean financial institutions buy stake in Spanish FoF
LarrainVial and Consorcio Nacional de Seguros, a Chilean investment bank and financial services firm respectively, have acquired a 20% stake in the holding company of Spanish fund-of-funds Altamar.
Cinven and Warbug Pincus exercise Ziggo over-allotment option
Cinven, Warburg Pincus and their co-investors have announced the initiation of an over-allotment option for Dutch cable operator Ziggo.