Sector
FRANCE - Sofinnova and Dassult invest EUR 4.7m into blueKiwi
Sofinnova Partners and Dassult Sytèmes have invested EUR 4.7m into blueKiwi Software, an enterprise social software company, in a second round of funding.
UK - CVC and TPG resign from Debenham's board
Debenhams' private equity backers, CVC and TPG Capital, have reportedly both resigned from the UK retailer's board after refusing to take part in the company's ТЃ323m cash call.
FRANCE - BNP PE and XAnge in EUR 2.6m Wedia investment
BNP Paribas Private Equity and XAnge Private Equity have invested EUR 2.6m into software company Wedia.
In rude health
The is currently something of a buzz around the healthcare sector, but there may not be opportunities for all. By Ashley Wassall
UK - Abingworth et al. invest £15m into Chroma Therapeutics
Returning backers Abingworth Management, Essex Woodlands Healthcare Ventures, Gilde Healthcare, Nomura Phase4 Ventures and The Wellcome Trust have backed a ТЃ15m series-D funding round for biotechnology company Chroma Therapeutics.
UK - Synova Capital appoints new investment director
UK growth capital investor Synova Capital has hired Ben Barnett as investment director.
EUROPE - Sun Capital loses managing director
Philip Dougall, managing director of Sun Capital Partners Europe, has resigned after six years with the firm.
UK - Crescent Capital leads £2m Axis investment
Crescent Capital has led a ТЃ2m round of funding for medical imaging company Axis Three, alongside existing investors Clarendon Fund Managers and Siemens.
UK - NVM-backed CloserStill acquires two exhibition businesses
NVM Private Equity-backed events company CloserStill has acquired Pioneer Global Media and Principal Media for an undisclosed sum.
FRANCE - A Plus invests EUR 1.5m into Systancia
A Plus Finance has invested EUR 1.5m into software company Systancia in a first round of funding.
FRANCE - BNP PE invests EUR 700,000 into Acropolis Telecom
BNP Private Equity, through its Antin Proximité 1 fund, has invested EUR 700,000 into Acropolis Telecom, a telecoms operator.
UK - Apax-backed Emap loses senior executive
Publishing group Emap, backed by buyout house Apax Partners, has lost one of its senior managers: co-chief executive of Emap Data and Insight, Neil Bradford.
UK - Seraphim and Oxford further invest in Sirigen
Seraphim Capital and Oxford Capital Partners have invested a further ТЃ1.2m in life sciences company Sirigen.
UK - Finance Wales leads £500,000 Datmedia
Government-backed Finance Wales has invested ТЃ400,000 as part of a ТЃ500,000 investment into media company Datmedia Ltd, alongside business angel network xenos.
SWEDEN - Ratos-backed EuroMaint acquires EISAB for SEK 24.5m
EuroMaint Industry, a subsidiary of Ratos-owned EuroMaint, has acquired EISAB Energi och Industriservice AB, a service provider to industries within waste management and renewable energy, valuing the business at SEK 24.5m. Ratos will be injection a corresponding...
GERMANY - Carlyle acquires 29.34% of Personal & Informatik AG
The Carlyle Group has acquired 30% of listed Personal & Informatik AG (P&I), a supplier of software solutions for human resource management.
IRELAND - Fountain Healthcare & Mitsui co-lead $17m Cappella funding
Fountain Healthcare Partners and Mitsui & Co Venture Partners (MCVP) have co-led a $173m investment into medical device company Cappella, alongside Enterprise Ireland and existing investors Polytechnos Partners and ACT Venture Capital.
UK - Index et al. to exit Lovefilm
According to reports, Lovefilm's private equity backers, including Index Ventures, Arts Alliance Media, Balderton Capital and DFJ Esprit, are looking to sell their stake in the home entertainment company.
IRELAND - Permira interested in Eircom
According to reports, UK-based buyout house Permira is interested in acquiring infrastructure specialist Babcock & Brown-backed Irish telecom group Eircom.
Something to YELL about
Eight years ago, BT's spin-off of directories business YELL marked Europe's largest-ever LBO. Apax Partners and Hicks Muse Tate & Furst (now Lion) paid ТЃ2.14bn for the company, shelling out another $600m the following year to bolt on McLeod. While eyebrows...
ITALY - 21 Partners in Rgi delisting
Reports indicate that private equity firm 21 Partners and Sirius Holding could be moving to delist software company Rgi SpA.