Sector

Emeram buys Hussel from Douglas Holding

Vendor to concentrate on perfume chain

Buyouts
12 March 2014

LSP closes Health Economics Fund on €112m

Vehicle began investing in September 2012

Venture
12 March 2014

Ratos refinances HL Display

GP receives SEK 345m dividend

Nordics
12 March 2014

Accel Partners injects $40m into WorldRemit

Money transfer business plans to expand geographically

UK / Ireland
12 March 2014

Warburg to reap 4.5x in Poundland IPO

Warburg Pincus is set to reap a 4.5x money multiple and an IRR of more than 50% in the flotation of portfolio company Poundland, which has been valued at ТЃ750m after setting its price range for its admission to the London Stock Exchange.

Exits
12 March 2014

H2 Equity acquires Vion's Oerlemans Foods

Transaction expected to be completed in Q2 2014

Benelux
11 March 2014

Palatine-backed Chase Templeton shapes up with Health Assist

Portfolio company completes 13th bolt-on in as many months

Portfolio management
11 March 2014

VC-backed Aérophile raises €4m

Isatis and Entrepreneur Venture contributed equal amounts to the round

France
10 March 2014

Linkfluence raises further €3m from French VCs

Latest investment completes earlier €3.5m funding round

Expansion
10 March 2014

Partners Group elects Peter Wuffli as chairman

Peter Wuffli, Partners Group

DACH
10 March 2014

ECI backs £57m Avantia buyout

Home insurer trades under the HomeProtect brand

Buyouts
10 March 2014

Atomico et al. invest £3.4m in Quipper

Japanese firms Globis and Benesse also back the round

UK / Ireland
10 March 2014

Dunedin-backed Hawksford buys Janus

Hawksford completes fifth acquisition since Dunedin MBO in 2008

Portfolio management
07 March 2014

Ratos-backed Bisnode acquires Grufman Reje

Swedish business information business Bisnode, a portfolio company of Ratos, has acquired Grufman Reje, an analytics company specialising in trade and industry analysis.