Southern Europe
Corsair employs Mervyn Davies
The US buyout firm Corsair Capital has appointed the former head of Standard Chartered bank and ex-trade minister Mervyn Davies, according to reports.
The return of the mega-buyout
Mega-buyouts of over €1bn are on their way back following a drought of activity during the global financial crisis, according to unquote” research. Signs of life are starting to appear at the very top-end of private equity investing, but Europe’s...
Finnish Industry Investment makes two investments
Finnish Industry Investment has recently provided venture capital funding for two deals; €2.7m in silver mining company Sotkamo Silver, and €3m in the passenger information and safety system developer Mitron Group Oy.
T-Venture and IBB invest in daparto
T-Venture and IBB Beteiligungsgesellschaft have invested in online auto parts portal daparto.
Alpha-backed Rhiag acquires Auto Kelly
Alpha Associati’s portfolio company Rhiag Group Ltd has acquired Czech car parts distributor Auto Kelly.
CapMan and Langholm exit Farmos in trade sale
CapMan and Langholm Capital have sold their shareholding in detergent supplier Farmos to KiiltoClean.
ALMI invests in Travel Heroes Store
ALMI Invest has provided expansionary capital for the Swedish travel accessory specialist Travel Heroes Store.
Smaller investors look to private equity ETFs
Investors seeking to gain exposure to the private equity asset class have increasingly been looking to use synthetic products. Interest has not only been from smaller investors in search of lower liquidity risks and entry barriers, but LPs sitting on...
AAC Partners in talks with 3i over £110m deal
AAC Capital Partners is in talks about the potential acquisition of 3i portfolio company NSL Services, according to reports.
Inveready Seed Capital backs Qustodian
Qustodian, the Madrid-based media marketing business, has raised over €1m of start-up funding.
Erhvervsinvest acquires Epoke A/S
Erhvervsinvest has acquired the Danish winter road maintenance specialist Epoke A/S from the Thomsen family.
Artá Capital and L Capital invest €85m in Pepe Jeans
Barcelona-based Pepe Jeans, the clothing business which owns UK brand Hackett, has raised a new round of expansion capital.
CBPE backs Hollywood Bowl buyout by AMF
CBPE Capital has backed the acquisiton and subsequent merger of Hollywood Bowl by AMF Bowling, with a £20m investment.
Danish pension funds urged to join venture capital pool
Danish pension funds are being urged to join a DKK 5bn venture capital pool set up by the Danish government, according to reports.
Baird names Kies as co-head of equity capital markets
Baird has appointed Peter Kies as co-head of its equity capital markets team, to jointly oversee the firm's equity transaction business alongside Greg Ingram.
Advent and Bain’s long battle for RBS WorldPay
Advent International and Bain Capital have acquired card payment service provider RBS WorldPay from The Royal Bank of Scotland, for an enterprise value of £2.025bn, making it the largest deal in the UK for almost three years.
Priveq invests in Mediplast
Priveq Investment has invested in Swedish producer of consumables for the healthcare industry Mediplast AB.
TowerBrook mulls plans to sell Jimmy Choo
TowerBrook Capital is reportedly mulling plans to sell fashion retail company Jimmy Choo.
EPIC portfolio sold to EPE Special Opportunities
EPIC Private Equity has sold the portfolio of its EPIC plc fund to EPE Special Opportunities (EPESO), a listed vehicle it also manages, according to reports.
AXA Private Equity acquires Rollon Group
AXA Private Equity has taken a 51.8% stake in Italian linear motion manufacturer Rollon Group, for an undisclosed amount.
CVC Capital Partners to acquire Autobar
CVC Capital Partners has agreed to acquire a majority stake in UK vending machines specialist Autobar Group from Charterhouse Capital Partners, in a deal valued at €1.2bn.
Southern Europe unquote" August/September 2010
The value of buyout deals in the Southern Europe region for Q2 has increased more than 10-fold compared to Q1, according to the unquote” Private Equity Barometer.
Specialisation key for first-time funds
With relationship-based investing seeping into the markets, as risk averse LPs gravitate towards managers they have had previous relationships with, first-time funds have had to strengthen their people-pitch. A number may have found a way out of the dilemma,...
TDR Capital-backed Algeco acquires Yvelinoise de Matériel
TDR Capital's portfolio company Algeco has wholly acquired French modular construction specialist Yvelinoise de Matériel.