Financials
Apax France buys Texa
Apax France has bought Texa, a French insurance services business, alongside the company's founder and management in a quaternary buyout from Pragma Capital.
JC Flowers injects £65m into mortgage business Castle Trust
US private equity investor JC Flowers has committed ТЃ65m in equity to the launch of Castle Trust, a provider of retail mortgages.
Palamon-backed Towry secures £47.3m refinancing package
Towry Group, backed by Palamon Capital Partners, has secured a ТЃ47.3m refinancing package.
Cabiedes leads €1m round for Kantox
Spanish venture capital firm Cabiedes & Partners has led a тЌ1m funding round for currency exchange firm Kantox.
Penta becomes sole owner of Dôvera despite nationalisation talks
Central European investor Penta has acquired the remaining 50% of portfolio company Dôvera from Prefto Holding Ltd to become the sole owner of the Slovak health insurance firm.
Rutland reaps 1.3x on sale of NoteMachine
Rutland Partners has sold UK-based ATM business NoteMachine to Corsair Capital.
Rutland reaps 1.3x on sale of NoteMachine
Rutland Partners has sold UK-based ATM business NoteMachine to Corsair Capital.
Financials regain traction in summer
After a strong start in January, investments in financials slumped in both volume and value, following a bumpy path before gaining some more traction again in July.
Exponent backs MBO of Fintrax Group
Exponent Private Equity has acquired a majority stake in Irish payment processing company Fintrax Group in a deal valued at тЌ170m.
Hony and GCS named preferred bidders for Dexia unit
Chinese private equity houses Hony Capital and GCS Capital have teamed up to buy the asset management arm of Dexia in a deal worth €500m, according to reports.
Nordic Capital buys four consumer financing firms
Nordic Capital has acquired Swedish consumer financing, insurance and business support services providers Resurs Bank, Solid FУЖrsУЄkringar, Reda Inkasso and Teleresurs.
YFM backs Finance Online with £1m
YFM Equity Partners has injected ТЃ1m of mezzanine financing into UK Finance Online Ltd, a Bolton-based company that handles PPI claims.
BlackFin Capital Partners acquires MisterAssur
BlackFin Capital Partners has wholly acquired French insurance aggregator MisterAssur.
Pamplona increases stake in UniCredit Group to 5%
Pamplona Capital Management has increased its stake in banking group UniCredit by 3.02%, making it the second largest shareholder with a total of 5.01% of the group.
Cinven's Guardian acquires annuity book
Cinven-owned Guardian Financial Services has acquired a substantial book of business from Phoenix Group.
Pentech backs Nutmeg with £3.4m
Pentech Ventures has joined a ТЃ3.4m funding round for online investment manager Nutmeg.
RIT partners with Rockefeller Financial Services
Investment trust RIT Capital Partners and asset manager Rockefeller Financial Services have announced the creation of a strategic partnership between the two entities.
Sator backs Extrabanca
Sator private equity has made an initial €15m investment in independent bank Extrabanca, securing a 38.9% stake.
Rutland Partners' Notemachine completes £63m refinancing
GE Capital, Barclays and European Capital have provided a ТЃ63m senior debt refinancing package for Rutland Partners' UK portfolio company Notemachine.
CVC acquires AlixPartners
CVC Capital Partners has acquired a majority stake in corporate advisory firm AlixPartners from private equity owner Hellman & Friedman.
Bowmark Capital sells Data Explorers to Markit
Bowmark Capital has sold securities data provider Data Explorers to financial information provider Markit.
AnaCap buys international division of IFG for €84m
AnaCap has agreed to acquire the international division of financial services company IFG Group for тЌ84m.
MMC Ventures announces second venture capital fund
MMC Ventures launches its second venture capital fund for young investors. The MMC Growth Generation Fund is available to investors aged 18-35 with ТЃ2,500 to ТЃ10,000 to invest.
FF&P backs MBO of British company CreditCall
FF&P and Bestport Ventures have taken a majority stake in British payment technology business CreditCall.