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UK – YFM in £6m MBO of Fishawack

YFM Private Equity has invested £2.55m to back the £6m MBO of Fishawack, a specialist medical communications business. Other investors included the Chandos Fund which invested £2.05m and the British Smaller Companies VCT which invested £0.5m. Co-op...

SWEDEN - Procuritas acquires Olivia Group

Procuritas has acquired the majority of the shares in Olivia Group, a company that specialises in personal assistance for functional impaired individuals and elderly care services, for an undisclosed value. The management and its founder, Karsten Inde,...

Opportunities for innovation

A survey published at the end of January by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) reported a very positive situation for the Netherlands. Despite stagnation at the beginning of the century, the Dutch economy is now in good...

Carry on up

It seems things could be looking up for French private equity. We are only in the early months of 2008, a year which has been roundly touted as likely to be one of the toughest and most testing for the industry for some time, yet there has already been...

On the fast track east

Austria has lagged behind its DACH neighbours in terms of activity. However, its slow-but-steady approach has seen it weather the recent market blip - and now it has cast its eyes east

ITALY – Palladio acquires industrial manufacturer Emer

Palladio Finanziaria has acquired specialised industrial manufacturer Emer in a club deal led by Pop Milano Venice which also included Mps Capital Services and Efibanca. The value of the transaction has not been disclosed but according to sources it is...