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SPAIN - Adara and Neotec back AlienVault
Adara Ventures and Neotec have invested an undisclosed sum into software company AlienVault.
NETHERLANDS - 3i and H.I.G provide EUR 17.2m new equity for VNU Media
3i-backed VNU Media has finally reached an agreement with its lender over its EUR 100m debt. The firm has been in talks with banks since January this year.
FRANCE - Initiatives & Finances acquires SLAT MBO
Initiatives & Finances has signed an agreement to purchase SLAT, a power supplies company, from 3M in an MBO deal.
Essent Milieu auction scrapped
It is understood that Essent has decided against the sale of its waste management division, Essent Milieu, stating that the offers were too low.
Domino effect
It was two years ago this summer that the repercussions of financial engineering first started reverberating through the system. It has been a protracted process. The long-awaited wave of defaults is starting to take shape, with levels doubling in Q1...
Norway ventured, Norway gained
Government-backed LP Argentum has published its venture returns, showing that, despite common belief, stable and good returns can be made from venture investments. By Rikke Lilla Eckhoff
GERMANY - BPE's Neumayer completes EUR 42m restructuring
Barclays Private Equity (BPE) portfolio company Neumayer Tekfor Group, a global automotive supplier, has undergone a financial restructuring that will see EUR 42m of new capital invested into the business.
NETHERLANDS - Updata invests $12.5m in RES Software
Updata Partners has backed RES Software, an Amsterdam-based provider of user workspace management software, with an investment of $12.5m.
PORTUGAL - Carlyle and Crimson form real estate joint venture
Reports suggest that Carlyle Group has established a joint venture with Iberian real estate investor Crimson Investment Management.
ITALY - Bridgepoint appoints director
Bridgepoint has appointed Matteo Perale as a director in its Milan office, where he will operate within the media, technology and financial services teams.
SPAIN - BCN Emprèn completes capital increase
BCN Emprèn has increased its capital base to EUR 15m, in a move that sees public corporation Enisa become a shareholder in the venture capital company.
UK- Apax-backed Emap to cut 35 jobs
Apax-backed Emap is reportedly to cut 35 jobs in its magazines division, Emap Inform, as part of a restructuring of the unit, which is home to titles including Retail Week and Broadcast.
UK - Equity Partners invests £20m into Moto
New Zealand-based investor Equity Partners Infrastructure Company has invested close to ТЃ20m in motorway service operator Moto, in exchange for a 17% stake in the business.