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Private equity-backed Brenntag to go ahead with €800m IPO
According to reports, BC Partners and Bain Capital-backed Brenntag has received sufficient investor appetite to go ahead with its planned €800m IPO on the Frankfurt stock exchange.
Ambienta in €17m capital increase for ICQ Holding
Dedicated environmental investor Ambienta SGR will invest €17m in renewable energy developer ICQ Holding in a capital increase, through its fund Ambienta I Rinnovabili (A1R).
Providence's Kabel Deutschland completes €5bn listing
Providence Equity Partners-backed Kabel Deutschland completed its IPO on the Frankfurt stock exchange today, raising €759m in the biggest IPO in Germany since November 2007.
BVCA's EETB report states need for green investment bank
The BVCAтs Energy, Environment and Technology Board (EETB) has today published a report stating that a Green Investment Bank (GIB) can help facilitate and accelerate private sector investment to meet the UKтs 2020 and 2050 low carbon, renewable energy...
Private equity consortium looks to take Sorin private
A consortium comprised of Ares Life Sciences AG, Essex Woodlands Health Ventures UK, Intesa SanPaolo and Alpha Private Equity Funds has requested permission to carry out an exclusive due diligence process on healthcare business Sorin Group.
Carlyle and EDF launch green analysis tool
The Carlyle Group and Environmental Defence Fund (EDF) has launched EcoValuScreen, a green analysis tool to be used in the due diligence processes before making an investment.
Ventizz Capital acquires 44% stake in conlinet
Ventizz Capital Partners has acquired 44.2% of glass-fibre infrastructure provider conlinet.
Sunstone Capital backs merger of IMIX and Arcoma
Danish venture capital firm Sunstone Capital has invested and undisclosed sum in IMIX, a provider of superior digital radiography.
Intesa and Innogest in €5m round for Silicon Biosystems
Atlante Ventures, the Venture Capital Fund of the Intesa Sanpaolo Group, and Innogest Capital have co-led a €5m round of financing for Silicon Biosystems SpA.
Norvestor's RenoNorden acquires Danish waste collection unit
RenoNorden, a portfolio company of Norwegian buyout house Norvestor, has acquired the household waste collection division of Renoflex-Gruppen.
Valedo makes four add-ons to Swedish psychiatry group
Valedo Partners has completed four add-on acquisitions for its portfolio company Specialistpsykiatrigruppen.
360° CP invest € 2m in Smartdate
360° Capital Partners has provided Smartdate, an online dating website, with a € 2m investment. The company had previously received $400,000 from four business angels.
KKR's European music rights giant is taking shape
EMI's documented struggles to keep afloat may well lead to the overdue consolidation of the music rights industry. Mareen Goebel investigates
Forbion opens Munich office; appoints partner
Dutch venture firm Forbion Capital Partners has opened a new office in Munich and appointed Dr Holger Reithinger as partner.
BC Partners-backed Brenntag solidifies IPO plans
BC Partners-backed chemicals distributor Brenntag has released further details on its planned IPO on the Frankfurt stock exchange.
Siemens aborts plans to sell hearing aids unit
According to reports, the sale of Siemens Audiologische Technik, the hearing aids business of Siemens AG has now definitely been cancelled.
Perceva invests in Dalloyau
Perceva Capital has taken a 50% stake in luxury food producer, Dalloyau. The financial details of the transaction have not been disclosed.
Online retail added to basket
The retail sector has seen increasing dealflow of late with the online sub-sector remaining largely unaffected by economic woes. Mareen Goebel investigates
MIG Fonds et al. in €13m Antisense round
MIG Fonds and Global Asset Management have invested a further €13m in biotechnology company Antisense Pharma GmbH, with management and private investors also taking part in the financing.
Cinven to buy Sebia from Montagu
Cinven is set to buy French medical diagnostic company, Sebia, from Montagu Private Equity in a secondary buyout deal reportedly valued at €800m.
Alpha Group's Tom Tailor to cut debt in €140m IPO
Alpha Group's portfolio company Tom Tailor is reportedly preparing for a €140m IPO on the Frankfurt stock exchange at the end of the month, which will see the retailer cut its debt by more than €100m.
US house targets Liverpool FC
Private equity firm Rhone Group has reportedly made a ТЃ118.5m bid for a 40% stake in Liverpool FC.
Sovereign-backed EEG acquires Future Environmental Services assets
Sovereign Capital-backed Euro Environmental Group (EEG) has acquired certain trading assets from Future Environmental Services.
VNT invests €2m in dilitronics
Finish VC VNT Management Oy has invested around €2m in LED driver company dilitronics GmbH.