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EdRip backs DufyElec in SBO
Edmond de Rothschild Investment Partners (EdRip) has acquired a minority stake in DufyElec from the company’s private equity owner Naxicap Partners.
LDC's TD Travel acquires booking agent Hotelscene
TD Travel, supported by private equity house LDC, has bought Hotelscene, an independent corporate travel and hotel agency.
Cinven to relinquish control of Frans Bonhomme
Frans Bonhomme, a French plastic pipes specialist owned by Cinven, is reportedly about to be taken over by its creditors.
Permira casts its net for Ewos
Permira has joined Bain Capital and Altor in the bidding war for Norwegian fish farmer Cermaq’s fish feed division Ewos.
Law firm RPC hires Ahark
Sukh Ahark, RPC
LBO France’s Terreal taken over by creditors
French clay tile and brick manufacturer Terreal, owned by LBO France, has been taken over by creditors.
Private equity-backed Moncler to float
Luxury jacket maker Moncler, backed by Eurazeo and Carlyle, is to sell around 30% of shares in a flotation expected in December, according to reports.
Smadex raises €600,000 from Cabiedes et al.
Spanish mobile advertising firm Smadex has closed a €600,000 funding round with participation from Cabiedes & Partners.
Montagu to sell Host Europe for £400m
Montagu Private Equity is preparing its portfolio company Host Europe, a hosting and domain service provider, for a £400m sale that has attracted other private equity buyers.
Matas to unlock the Nordic IPO market?
The recent IPO of Matas, with a market cap of €630m, is the first new listing on the Copenhagen stock exchange in two years. Could this listing be the key to unlocking the hushed Nordic IPO market? Karin Wasteson investigates
Newion exits Mirror42
Newion Investments has divested Amsterdam-based Mirror42, a provider of cloud-based IT intelligence platform solutions, to trade player ServiceNow.
Vion division attracts PE buyers
The €1.4-2bn sale of Netherlands-based Vion Food Group's ingredients division is attracting private equity buyers, according to reports.
Qualium et al. buy Invicta in MBI
Qualium Investissement has acquired a majority stake in the management buy-in of French wood-based heating devices manufacturer Invicta.
Idinvest et al. back Pathoquest with €3.8m
Idinvest Partners and Aurinvest, as well as existing backer Kurma Life Sciences Partners (KLS), have injected €3.8m into Paris-based biotechnology firm Pathoquest.
Evercore establishes PCA business
Evercore Partners is establishing a private capital advisory (PCA) business to expand its global investment banking platform.
Metric acquires Danish lingerie chain
Metric Capital Partners (MCP) has bought a qualified minority stake in Copenhagen-based retail firm Change of Scandinavia, in a deal that values the business at around €70m.
Argos Soditic buys Via Delle Perle
Argos Soditic has acquired a majority stake in womenswear firm Via Delle Perle.
NVM backs Buoyant MBO
NVM Private Equity has supported the management buyout of British upholstering manufacturer Buoyant Holding with a £7m equity ticket.
Palatine closes second fund on £150m
Manchester-based Palatine Private Equity has held a final close for its second fund on its £150m hard-cap.
Sentica exits 9lives
Sentica Partners has sold Helsinki-based ambulance and emergency care services company 9lives back to the company’s management.
UBS hires two in French mid-cap M&A team
Julien Pascal, UBS
Oakley's intergenia acquires German web hosting company
Oakley Capital Equity Partners’s (OCEP) portfolio company intergenia has bought web hosting provider Internet24.
BDC's Mezzo di Pasta enters safeguard procedure
Mezzo di Pasta, a French portfolio company of Bridgepoint Development Capital, has gone into "redressement judiciaire", a court-overseen safeguard procedure akin to the UK's receivership.