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Popular high-yield bond market shrinks refinancing wall
A new report has found that amend-and-extend activity has reduced the expected 2014-2015 refinancing wall.
HIG raises €825m in just 3 months
HIG Capital has held a final close of HIG European Capital Partners II on €825m, exceeding the target of around €760m, after just three months on the road.
Principia backs Im3D with €2m
Italian VC investor Principia has injected €2m into oncologic medical imaging company Im3D Clinic Sud.
Frog divests GB Group
Frog Capital has sold its stake in AIM-listed GB Group, a software company specialising in ID verification.
Idinvest closes debt fund on €281m
Idinvest Partners has announced the final close of its Idinvest Dette Senior debt fund on €281m, surpassing its original €250m target.
Rabobank's Robeco snapped up by Orix
Robeco Group, the private equity arm of Dutch bank Rabobank, has been acquired by Tokyo-based financial services group Orix Corporation for €1.9bn (JPY 251bn).
Herkules acquires majority stake in PTC
Herkules Capital has acquired a majority stake in Stavanger-based oil services firm Petroleum Technology Company (PTC).
Investec provides £110m debt package to Sun's Paragon
Investec Growth & Acquisition Finance has provided a £110m integrated debt facility to refinance the acquisition of Paragon Print & Packaging by Sun European Partners.
Odyssée et al. back eNovance
Odyssée Ventures and Entrepreneur Venture have backed eNovance, a provider of open-source cloud computing, with a €6m investment alongside banks BNP Paribas and Oséo.
Blackstone and Lion eye Lucozade and Ribena
Blackstone and Lion Capital are to join forces and make a formal bid exceeding £1bn for Lucozade and Ribena, owned by GlaxoSmithKline, according to reports.
CVC-backed Matas in €630m IPO
Matas, a Danish beauty products retailer backed by CVC, has listed on the Copenhagen stock exchange.
Investinor exits PingCom
Investinor has sold Ping Communications (PingCom), a Norwegian broadband internet access devices and software provider, back to the company's founder.
Maven injects £3.8m into Lambert Contracts
Maven Capital Partners has invested £3.8m in Paisley-based Lambert Contracts.
LDC backs £62m Angus Fire MBO
LDC’s Manchester office has supported the £62m management buyout of Angus Fire from NYSE-listed United Technology Corporation (UTC).
Q&A: Duke Street’s Buchan Scott
Q&A: Duke Street
VC-backed Prosensa raises $78m in IPO
Dutch biotechnology company Prosensa Holding, which is backed by a consortium of venture capital firms, has listed on the Nasdaq Global Select Market in an IPO valuing the business at $408m.
Eurazeo acquires Groupe Cap Vert Finance
Eurazeo subsidiary Eurazeo PME has acquired IT storage and server maintenance provider Groupe Cap Vert Finance (CVF) from Atria Capital Partenaires and the company's founder, valuing the business at €70m.
Miura sells Noa Visual to Porterhouse
Barcelona-based Miura Private Equity has sold Noa Visual Group to Swiss investment firm Porterhouse Capital.
KCP backs WHP Projects
Key Capital Partners has led a £3m investment in WHP Projects, a provider of support services to the UK mobile phone industry.
Better Capital posts 42% NAV growth
Listed private equity firm Better Capital has posted 42.08% value growth combined NAV and distribution for Fund I.
Arkex raises $15m from 4D Gea
Non-seismic geophysical imaging provider Arkex has raised $15m from 4D Global Energy Advisors (4D Gea).
Auriga reaps 33x multiple on Neolane exit
Auriga Partners has realised a substantial 33x money multiple on its exit from Paris-based Neolane to Adobe for $600m.
Erhvervsinvest holds first close on DKK 770m
Erhvervsinvest has held a first close of its third fund, Erhvervsinvest III KS, on DKK 770m.
Octopus backs UltraSoC
Octopus Investments has invested a further $2.3m in a series-B funding round for UltraSoC, a UK-based provider of system-on-chip infrastructure (SoC).