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Gimv and Bencis pinch Punch's Xeikon
Gimv and Bencis Capital Partners have acquired a stake in listed Dutch printing business Xeikon from parent company Punch International.
Industries et Finances buys Gesop from BNP Paribas
Industries et Finances Partenaires has wholly acquired French firebreak solutions firm Gesop from BNP Paribas Développement in a management buyout.
JC Flowers to acquire Northern Rock loans
JC Flowers is preparing to buy £450m worth of loans from UK state-owned Northern Rock for an estimated £300m.
Cinven backs Host Europe
Cinven has agreed to acquire internet domain and hosting company Host Europe Group from Montagu Private Equity for £438m.
Private equity on the road to recovery
Following a month of stellar exits, an uptick in buyouts and a record number of fundraisings, there is reason to believe private equity markets are turning a corner. Kimberly Romaine reports.
Bain picks up state-owned Plasma Resources UK for £230m
Bain Capital has acquired an 80% stake in government-owned Plasma Resources UK (PRUK) for £230m.
Earlybird et al. back EyeEm
Earlybird Venture Capital and existing investors have injected $6m into EyeEm, a German mobile photography community.
NorthEdge appoints Moore as CPO
David Moore, NorthEdge
French VCs in €23.5m round for Withings
State-backed investor BPI France, Idinvest Partners, 360 Capital Partners and existing backer Ventech have invested €23.5m in French smart devices business Withings.
NBGI achieves 4x return on Ochre House exit
NBGI Private Equity has sold Ochre House to Pinstripe, a US-based business backed by Accel and KKR, reaping a 4x return on its original investment.
Fondamenta and IMI back MilkyWay
Italian investors Fondamenta and IMI Fondi Chiusi have made a €720,000 capital injection into extreme biking and sports equipment firm MilkyWay.
Battery Ventures buys IHS from Kings Park Capital
Kings Park Capital has exited German marketing company IHS to a newco backed by Battery Ventures, reaping a 3.8x gross money multiple.
UI Gestion injects €15m into GBNA
French GP UI Gestion has provided private healthcare group GBNA with €15m of growth capital funding.
Trustmarque completes £19.5m refinancing
Technology services firm Trustmarque, backed by Dunedin, has completed a refinancing to the tune of £19.5m provided by HSBC Leveraged Finance.
Electra reinvests in Allflex as sale completes
Following the completion of the sale to BC Partners, Electra Private Equity has reinvested £57m in animal tags manufacturer Allflex in exchange for a 15% stake.
AnaCap backs Simply Business MBO
AnaCap Financial Partners has backed the £50m management buyout of Simply Business, a UK insurance provider to small businesses.
3i continues exit run
Listed private equity group 3i has reported £195m's worth of exits over the last quarter through the sale of Civica and the US listing of Quintiles – but made no new investments.
Mister Spex makes Swedish acquisitions
Online optician Mister Spex, backed by several private equity players, has acquired two Swedish online eyewear stores: Lensstore and Loveyewear.
CVC strengthens Italian team
Andrea Ferrante, CVC
Balderton Capital et al. in follow-on for Vivino
Balderton Capital has led a €7.9m ($10.3m) follow-on series-A funding round for Vivino, a Danish social wine-focused app developer.
CMS Cameron McKenna’s Bull joins Norton Rose
Richard Bull, Norton Rose Fullbright
Private equity returns 13.6% for Calpers
US public pension fund Calpers' private equity investments have returned 13.6% in preliminary earnings for the 2012-2013 fiscal year.
UK Watch: Q2 shows signs of recovery
UK rebounds in Q2
CM-CIC, Seventure in €23m Global Bioenergies capital increase
Industrial biology company Global Bioenergies, listed on the NYSE Alternext Paris, has raised €23m through the placement of 927,419 new shares.