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Private equity nursing healthcare providers
The beginning of the year has seen private equity investors eager to tap into Europe’s healthcare services market, with a string of deals being completed both in the UK and on the continent. Could this growing and resilient sector be the perfect investment...
equitrust invests in WEGU
German private equity firm equitrust has acquired 100% of WEGU group from the Bonrath family for an undisclosed amount.
Heliad Equity Partners' Print 64 in administration
Heliad Equity Partners portfolio company Print 64 has gone into administration, according to reports.
Artá Capital acquires 26% of Flex
Private equity fund manager Artá Capital has acquired a 26% stake in Spanish mattress firm Flex Equipos de Descanso through a capital increase.
Ratos-backed MCC acquires Carrier division
Ratosт portfolio company Mobile Climate Control (MCC) has acquired Carrier Corporationтs AC-for-buses division.
EQT sells Kabel BW to Liberty Global
Private equity firm EQT has sold 100% of German cable network provider Kabel BW to US media house Liberty Global for €3.16bn.
Industrifonden fully exits Qliktech
Industrifonden has sold its remaining 6.5% stake in Qliktech after listing on NASDAQ in New York in July 2010.
Caixa Capital Risc leads i-Neumáticos round
Caixa Capital Risc, the private equity arm of La Caixa savings bank, has invested in Spanish tyre sales website i-Neumáticos.
NORD Holding backs De Mäkelbörger expansion
NORD Holding has backed its portfolio company De Mäkelbörger Backwaren GmbH to acquire 85 Kamps branches in the Berlin metropolitan region as well as the production facility at Prenzlauer Promenade.
Cabiedes & Partners invests in Zyncro
Spanish internet investor Cabiedes & Partners has participated in a €1.2m funding round for microblogging platform Zyncro.
Ratos acquires Finnkino for €94.3m
Ratos has acquired Finnish cinema chain Finnkino Oy from Sanoma for an enterprise value of тЌ94.3m.
ECI acquires Fourth Hospitality
UK mid-market private equity firm ECI Partners has acquired software as a service provider Fourth Hospitality as part of a management buyout transaction.
Frog Capital sells agri.capital
Frog Capital has sold its stake in German biogas energy producer agri.capital to Alinda Capital Partners.
Cabiedes unveils €25m angel fund
Cabiedes & Partners has announced a first close of its €25m angel fund, which will invest in internet start-ups in Spain.
Edison Ventures invests $6m in LearningGuide Solutions
Edison Ventures has invested €4.3m in Dutch software company Learning Guide Solutions.
Hannover Finanz backs MBO of Media Concept
Private equity house Hannover Finanz has led the buyout of online retailer Media Concept together with BayernLB Private Equity.
3i in talks with Go Outdoors
UK buyout house 3i is one of several private equity firms currently in talks with Go Outdoors over a possible investment in the outdoor clothing and equipment retailer.
PAI Partners sells Yoplait stake to General Mills
PAI Partners has sold its 51% stake in French yoghurt maker Yoplait to General Mills, in a deal that values the company at €1.6bn.
Demeter et al. invest €5.3m in Fermentalg
A consortium of investors led by Demeter Partners has provided French biotechnology company Fermentalg with a €5.3m round of funding.
Magenta invests €1.4m in El Gym
British private equity firm Magenta Partners has invested €1.4m in low cost fitness group El Gym.
Leonardo Ventures exits Isis and Culavis
Leonardo Ventures has sold its two of it portfolio companies Isis sentronics and Culavis forfor for €1.6m and €45,000 respectively to private investors.
DFJ Esprit reaps 5x on TLC sale
European venture capital firm DFJ Esprit has reaped a money multiple of 5x on its trade sale of customer relationship management company TLC.
ProA buys Ambuibérica in all-equity deal
Spanish private equity firm ProA Capital has acquired an 85% stake in ambulance company Grupo Ambuibérica as part of an all-equity deal.
CNPEF and Fondamenta sell 50% of Ares Line
Cape Natixis Private Equity Fund (CNPEF) and Fondamenta SGR have sold a 50% stake in Ares Line S.r.l. for approximately €5m equity.