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DFJ Esprit sells The Cloud to BSkyB
Satellite broadcaster BSkyB has agreed to acquire wireless broadband business The Cloud from DFJ Esprit for an undisclosed amount.
UK media: On the road to recovery?
The global economic downturn – combined with a sustained decline in advertising revenues – took its toll on the UK media sector in 2009, as private equity investments dried up. The past year saw signs of a slight improvement and leaves the industry...
LDC invests in eConveyancer
LDC has provided UK online conveyancing software company eConveyancer with growth capital of an undisclosed amount.
Conor Venture Partners invests €1m in Sensinode
Conor Venture Partners has backed Finnish IP-based software developer Sensinode Ltd with a €1m investment.
LTF makes follow-on investment in Novacem
London Technology Fund (LTF) has participated in a £1.5m follow-on investment in Novacem Limited.
DZ Equity Partner exits Paidi
DZ Equity Partner has sold its 30% stake in Paidi Möbel back to the previous owners, Welle Holding.
Ventizz sells ersol Thin Film
Ventizz Capital Partners has sold 49.9% of ersol Thin Film GmbH to Robert Bosch GmbH. The company was renamed Bosch Solar Thin Film GmbH following the deal.
Espiga acquires 5% of Softonic
Spanish mid-market house Espiga Capital has bought a 5% stake in Barcelona-based software download portal Softonic.
Equitrust sells telerob for €78m
Equitrust AG has sold its majority stake in German bomb disposal technology company telerob to UK corporation Cobham.
Riverside invests in Orliman
Global private equity firm The Riverside Company has invested in Spanish company Orliman, a Valencia-based manufacturer of non-invasive orthopaedic products.
Exponent acquires Premier Foods division
Exponent Private Equity and Intermediate Capital Group Plc. have acquired the meat-free business of Premier Foods Plc. for an aggregate consideration of £205m.
VC-backed BioVex sold for $1bn
Biotech company BioVex - backed by a consortium of venture investors including SEP, Forbion and Crédit Agricole Private Equity - has been acquired by US biotech firm Amgen in a $1bn all-cash deal.
Incitia et al. sell Arctic Silicon for $12m
Incitia Ventures, Proventure and company founders have sold their stakes in Arctic Silicon Devices AS (ASD) to Hittite Microwave Corporation for approximately $12m.
Investindustrial and Palladio-backed Global Games acquires Snai
Investindustrial and Palladio Finanziaria-backed Global Games is poised to acquire 50.68% of Italian company Snai from Snai Servizi at a price of €2.36 per share.
Exponent contemplates £350m V Ships sale
Exponent Private Equity has hired advisers from Lazard to undertake a strategic review of its portfolio company, V Ships, with a view to a possible sale.
Equita buys Schock
Equita has acquired German sink manufacturer Schock GmbH together with the management from investment company Capital Management Partners (CMP).
One Equity Partners acquires Smartrac
The private equity arm of JPMorgan, One Equity Partners, has acquired 87% of the shares in Netherlands-based Smartrac N.V.
Hannover Finanz backs Biesterfeld Vermögensverwaltung
Hannover Finanz has backed Biesterfeld Vermögensverwaltung in the form of a silent partnership.
Polish telco on the block for €4bn
A bloated price may mean this telco is headed for the stock exchange
Permira and AXA to make €500m bid for Opodo
Permira and AXA Private Equity are set to make a €500m joint bid tomorrow for Opodo, the online travel unit of Amadeus IT Holding.
Charterhouse looking at possible £1.5bn PHS sale
Charterhouse Capital Partners is looking to sell workplace service provider PHS at the end of 2011, according to reports.
WestBridge-backed e2train buys Intraventure
WestBridge Fund Managers has made a further investment into e2train to support the acquisition of software business Intraventure.
Pamplona plans KCA Deutag takeover
Pamplona Capital Management is looking to take over UK oil services group KCA Deutag through a debt restructuring, according to media reports.
Axcel sells EskoArtwork for €350m
Axcel has sold its stake in Belgian company EskoArtwork to US-based Danaher Corporation for €350m.