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Corsair’s Davies eyes Lloyds
Former trade minister Lord Mervyn Davies, vice-chairman of US-based private equity firm Corsair Capital, is in the midst of assembling a group of investors to acquire a £10bn stake in Lloyds Banking Group, according to reports.
B4 Investimenti buys 24% stake in Migeca
Italian private equity investor B4 Investimenti has completed its maiden investment with the acquisition of a 24% stake in catering group Migeca.
EQT to sell Swedegas
EQT is planning to sell Swedish gas grid operator Swedegas for an enterprise value in excess of €500m (SEK 4.3bn), according to reports.
PE firms circle Deutsche Telekom internet portal
Scout24, the internet portal owned by Deutsche Telekom, has attracted the interest of PE firms looking to buy a minority stake in the company.
Bankia to divest private equity portfolio
Bankia is to sell a portfolio of private equity funds and unlisted equity investments.
Sovereign supports Eden’s HASS acquisition
Eden Supported Living, backed by buy-and-build specialist Sovereign Capital, has acquired Housing & Support Solutions (HASS).
VC-backed Shazam raises $40m from America Movil
Music discovery company Shazam has received a $40m capital injection from wireless carrier America Movil.
Leaf leads €1m round for BlikBook
Leaf Investments has led a €1m funding round for BlikBook, a university online interaction platform, alongside Delta Partners, Forward Investment Partners and Enterprise Ireland.
BGF backs Better Bathrooms with £10m
Business Growth Fund (BGF) has injected £10m into UK-based bathroom retailer Better Bathrooms in exchange for a minority stake.
Lebus replaces Armitage as LPEQ chairman
Andrew Lebus, LPEQ
Private equity-backed TDF seeks more than €4bn for French unit
The private equity backers of broadcast-tower operator Télédiffusion de France (TDF) are looking to raise more than €4bn from the sale of the firm’s French unit, according to reports.
Deutsche Boerse leads $20m Zimory investment
Berlin-based cloud management software business Zimory has secured $20m in funding led by new investor Deutsche Boerse.
Isis picks up 35% stake in Nigel Frank
Isis Equity Partners has acquired a 35% stake in recruitment agency Nigel Frank International alongside HSBC Bank in a £22m investment.
Isis backs BathEmpire with £8.5m
Isis Equity Partners has injected £8.5m into BathEmpire.com, an online bathroom products retailer.
French PE still outperforms rest of continental Europe
French private equity funds have returned 8.6% since inception, according to the latest performance figures published by local trade body AFIC.
Synova-backed Clearwater in bolt-on
Specialist care provider Clearwater Care, a portfolio company of Synova Capital, has acquired TL Care, a UK-based supported-living provider.
Halder acquires Wback in MBO
Halder Beteiligungsberatung has backed the management buyout of German bun producer Wback.
Rabo Capital looks to sell DORC
The private equity division of Rabobank, Rabo Capital, is planning to sell portfolio company Dutch Ophthalmic Research Centre (DORC).
MPVenture sells Sempla to GFT Technologies
MPVenture has divested its 80% stake in IT consultancy company Sempla to GFT Technologies, reaping a money multiple in excess of 2x.
Axa PE ups stake in Genesi Uno
AXA Private Equity is to acquire Unicredit’s 40% stake in Holding di Investimenti in Sanità e Infrastrutture (HISI), the holding company of hospital construction firm Genesi Uno, increasing its overall shareholding to 80%.
CPE's Orège raises €20.1m in IPO
Orège, the French sludge treatment company backed by Climate Change Capital Private Equity (CPE) and Oraxys, has raised €20.1m in a flotation of 6.2 million new shares on the NYSE Euronext Paris, valuing the company at €57.7m.
ECI sells CliniSys to Montagu, reaps 2.5x return
ECI Partners has sold CliniSys, a provider of IT systems to the healthcare sector, to Montagu Private Equity, reaping a 2.5x money multiple on its investment.
Turkey’s Evim.net raises $5m
Evim.net, a Turkish homeware e-commerce site, has raised a $5m series-A round from 212, Simile Ventures and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD).