UK / Ireland
Better Capital prepares for new £65m capital raise
Better Capital is gearing up to raise a further £65m for its distressed business fund.
SamInvest Mitt and Peritas Invest invest in Absoft
SamInvest Mitt AB and Peritas Invest AB have provided SEK 3m for Absoft AB.
NVM Private Equity launches Evolve Investments
NVM Private Equity’s Evolve Investments will focus on companies that are suffering reduced profitability post-downturn.
Edmond de Rothschild acquires Hyper Embal and Valeurdis
Edmond de Rothschild Capital Partners has taken a majority stake in merging French companies Hyper Embal and Valeurdis.
123Venture invests in Redman Promotion
Real estate company Redman Promotion has completed a first round of fundraising from 123Venture.
Truffle Capital floats Carmat
Artificial heart developer Carmat has launched an IPO on the Alternext of NYSE-Euronext Paris, looking for €15m.
ISAI et al. invest €1.25m in Covoiturage.fr
Covoiturage.fr has raised €1.25m from ISAI and an individual investor.
Cross-border investments : Getting into the French market
The acquisition of French company FDG by Deutsche Beteiligungs (DBAG) is the first example in recent years of a German private equity house shopping across the Rhine. Whilst the country has historically been one of the largest buyout markets on the continent,...
Senior Partner Juha Mikkola leaves Eqvitec Partners
Senior Partner and co-founder Juha Mikkola has left Eqvitec Partners after 14 years.
Risk Capital backs DWS Bodyworks
Risk Capital Partners acquired a majority stake UK motor vehicle repairing company, DWS Bodyworks. Financial details of the deal have not been disclosed.
Spice rejects Cinven takeover offer
UK infrastruce support services provider Spice has reportedly spurned a take-over offer from Cinven, saying the private equity investor's bid undervalues the company.
Inova Capital sold by Torreal
Inova Capital has been sold by Torreal to investment firms Ibersuizas and GB Inversiones.
Amadeus and Northzone to list EPiServer
Venture capital investors Amadeus Capital and Northzone Ventures will sell their shares in software company EPiServer.
Inflexion catches Fish Insurance
Inflexion Private Equity has acquired Preston-based Fish Insurance from Mosaic Private Equity in a secondary buyout.
FL Partners backs UK Yacht company Sunseeker
FL Partners has acquired a majority stake in UK luxury motor yacht manufacturer, Sunseeker International, as part of a deal that will see the company receive £25m in new investments.
Vatel Capital invests €500,000 in FLInteractive
Vatel Capital has injected €500,000 of equity in French online marketing agency FLInteractive.
Alven Capital et al. back Novapost with €1.7m
Electronic payslips company Novapost has secured €1.7m from Alven Capital and existing individual investors.
Barclays Private Equity puts Schneider Gruppe on the block
Barclays Private Equity is looking to exit its portfolio company Schneider Gruppe.
Marketing investments: Privately-owned publicity
There is an old saying that any publicity is good publicity. This may hold true, but with several private equity investments in publicity-focused firms this year, is publicity good business? John Bakie investigates
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UK buyout value has already exceeded the mere £6bn seen in 2009 after a swathe of major deals in the sector, including KKR’s £955m secondary buyout of Pets at Home.
IK Investment Partners acquires majority stake in Agros Nova
IK Investment Partners has agreed with Agros Nova to acquire a majority stake in the company.
Panoramic Enterprise Capital Fund achieves first closing on £34m
Panoramic Growth Equity has reached the first closing of its SME growth fund, Panoramic Enterprise Capital Fund 1 (Panoramic ECF 1), on £34m.
EVCA elects Fricke as chair
Uli Fricke has been elected chairwoman of the European Venture Capital Association (EVCA).
Butler Capital invests in Groupe Christian Bernard
Butler Capital Partners (BCP) has acquired an undisclosed stake in French jeweler Christian Bernard.