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BELGIUM - Ablynx raises EUR 40m in C financing round

Ablynx, a company specialising in the discovery and development of Nanobodies, a novel class of antibody-derived therapeutic proteins, has announced the successful closing of its series C financing round raising EUR 40m.

  • Expansion
  • 23 August 2006
UK - Smedvig appoints new associate

Smedvig Capital has announced the appointment of Nicola Lando as a new associate. She joins Smedvig from Mercer Management Consulting.

  • People
  • 23 August 2006
UK - Private equity rumours surrounding SMG unfounded

The Financial Times reports that the Scottish media company, SMG, is likely to turn down last week's takeover approach from Northern Irish rival, UTV. The rumours surrounding SMG and private equity do not apparently have any serious foundations.

  • Buyouts
  • 22 August 2006
UK - Endless exits Encanta via sale to Exponent porfolio company, Magicalia

Endless has announced the disposal of Encanta Media Ltd for £2.72m to Magicalia, an on-line publishing business and one of Exponent Private Equity's portfolio companies.

  • Exits
  • 21 August 2006
UK - Dunedin backs £30m secondary MBO of Capula Ltd

Dunedin Capital Partners has announced that it has led the secondary management buyout of Capula Ltd, the UK’s leading independent provider of real time IT solutions to the energy and utility markets, from Bridgepoint. Dunedin backed the management...

  • Buyouts
  • 21 August 2006
FINLAND - Ratos to buy Perlos Healthcare in EUR 67m deal

Ratos has signed an agreement to buy 78% of Perlos Healthcare. The cash and debt free purchase price of Perlos’ healthcare business by the new company is worth approximately EUR 67m.

  • Buyouts
  • 17 August 2006
UK - MFI retail deal in final stages

According to the Financial Times, the board of MFI has agreed to pay a 'dowry' to Merchant Equity Partners in order to facilitate the private equity institution taking the loss-making retail chain off its hands.

  • Buyouts
  • 17 August 2006
BELGIUM - Carlyle acquires FRS Global from S1 Corporation

The Carlyle Group and technology investor Kennet Partners today announce that they have acquired FRS Global from S1 Corporation (NASDAQ: SONE). FRS Global is headquartered in Belgium and employs 190 people. It has the largest installed customer base in...

  • Buyouts
  • 14 August 2006
CZECH REPUBLIC - Mid Europa sells cable company

Central and Eastern European investor Mid Europa Partners (MEP) has sold its 82% stake in Czech cable company Karneval Media to UPC, the Czech Republic’s number one player. The EUR 322.5m deal saw the bankers of UPC (Deutsche Bank and JPMorgan) take...

  • Exits
  • 11 August 2006
UK - Vision Capital acquires portfolio of companies for £76.4m

Vision Capital has announced that it has exchanged contracts for the acquisition of a portfolio of four businesses from AEA Technology Plc (AEA) for a total consideration of up to £76.4m. Completion of the transaction is subject to clearance from competition...

  • UK / Ireland
  • 11 August 2006
FINLAND - Sentica buys cleaning solutions business

A fund managed by Sentica Partners has acquired the entire share capital of Finnish industrial cleaning technology supplier Finnsonic Ltd.

  • Buyouts
  • 10 August 2006
UK - Beringea sells Mergermarket to Financial Times Group

Beringea has agreed to sell portfolio company Mergermarket to the Financial Times Group, a subsidiary of Pearson Plc, the global media company. The sale is subject to regulatory approvals and is expected to complete in Q3 2006 and will generate a total...

  • Buyouts
  • 08 August 2006
UK - Morgan Crucible to be next private equity target?

According to a report in the Financial Times today, the industrial ceramics and defence materials maker Morgan Crucible has disclosed that it has received a takeover approach.

  • Buyouts
  • 08 August 2006
UK - Frontier Capital Management appoint chief operating officer

Frontier Capital Management has announced the appointment of Colin Hodges as its chief operating officer. Frontier was founded by Michael Azlen in 2004 in order to deliver a unique multi asset fund to the institutional, high net-worth and private banking...

  • People
  • 07 August 2006
UK - Summit sells shareholding in Global Address

The Summit Group, the independent venture capital business specialising in seed and development capital, and its 41.5% owned investment company, Summit Alpha, announce the sale of their investment in Global Address (formerly Optima Database Management...

  • Exits
  • 07 August 2006
UK - Quester realises investment in Sibelius

Quester has announced the realisation by Quester VCT Plc of its investment in Sibelius Software Ltd, the leading music applications software company, through its acquisition by Avid Technology Inc, a NASDAQ-listed technology company.

  • Exits
  • 07 August 2006
UK - Candover to bid for Trinity Mirror's newspapers

According to a report in the Observer, Candover is expected to emerge as a bidder for Trinity Mirror's newspapers that include the Daily Mirror, the Liverpool Echo and the Sunday Mirror. The announcement last week that the group was to conduct a strategic...

  • Buyouts
  • 07 August 2006
UK - Carlyle et al. exit from Trema

The four largest shareholders in Trema, The Carlyle Group, Investcorp, ABS Ventures and Norks Vekst announced the sale of Trema to Wall Street Systems, a portfolio company of Warburg Pincus. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Trema is a leading...

  • Exits
  • 04 August 2006
ITALY - Stirling Square backs MBI of Metroweb SpA

Stirling Square Capital Partners, the pan-European private equity firm, has announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Metroweb SpA. from Milan-based utility AEM SpA. Stirling Square is backing a team of experienced telecom managers...

  • Buyouts
  • 03 August 2006
UK - Back Pain Management Experts raise £250,000 from The Capital Fund

The RealHealth Institute, an independent healthcare company that offers expert advice and treatment for back pain and other musculoskeletal disorders, has raised £250,000 from The Capital Fund. The company’s management team will use the new funding...

  • Expansion
  • 03 August 2006
UK - Bridges Community Ventures backs Nottingham healthcare services company PHF

Bridges Community Ventures (Bridges) the UK’s first community development venture capital company announces its investment in PHF Services Ltd, a Nottingham based company that aims to revolutionise the market for the provision of healthcare practice...

  • Expansion
  • 01 August 2006
UK - Graphite Capital backs further acquisition by Avery Healthcare

Graphite Capital has provided equity funding for the acquisition by Avery Healthcare of Hadrian Healthcare. Based in Gateshead, Hadrian has eight care homes for the elderly in North East England and is regarded as one of the leading operators in the region....

  • Expansion
  • 01 August 2006
UK - Phoenix acquires NFT Distribution

Phoenix Equity Partners announces that it has reached agreement on the proposed acquisition of the business and assets of NFT Distribution (NFT) from Northern Foods Plc in a £51.2m management buyout. Contracts have been exchanged and completion is expected...

  • Buyouts
  • 31 July 2006
UK - Strathdon Investments launches secondaries venture capital fund

Strathdon Investments Plc, the technology investment company, has announced that it has formed a new LP fund with a major investor and that the first transactions have been completed. Strathdon’s subsidiary, Strathdon Finance Ltd, will manage the specialist...

  • Expansion
  • 31 July 2006
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