Sector
2009 already written off
Europe will not see signs of a return to economic health until 2010 at best, suggests a new survey
Packing up
Industry professionals concur that times are tough. They cannot agree on the best solutions; nor can they entirely understand the options for troubled assets
LUXEMBOURG - DEFI et al. back DS Care funding
Swiss investor DEFI Gestion SA, Luxembourg-based Luxempart and French fund Sinequanon have invested a combined EUR 20.2m into healthcare provider DS Care in a second round of funding.
FRANCE - AXA Private Equity increases stake in Spotless
AXA Private Equity has acquired a further 50% in portfolio company The Spotless Group, a producer and distributor of homecare and cleaning products, taking its holding in the business to 65.6%.
UK - Administrations double in Q4
Further evidence of the growing impact of the economic downturn on businesses was provided today by new figures published by the Insolvency Service, which reveals that the number of administrations in Q4 2008 across England and Wales doubled in comparison...
SWEDEN - Chalmers leads SEK 4m funding round for Capee
Chalmers Innovation Seed Fund has invested SEK 4m into cleantech business Capee Group, alongside Förvaltnings AB Brunnen, Start Invest and Innovationsbron.
ITALY - DGPA acquires 65% stake in Production
DGPA has acquire a 65% stake in industrial group Production, with the remaining stake is held by the funding owners Gianni and Rosario Imperatore and the management.
DENMARK - Essex-backed Symphogen raise EUR 33m; merges with Receptor BioLogix
Essex Woodland Health Ventures, together with existing investors, has raised EUR 33m for portfolio biopharmaceuticals company Symphogen A/S and simultaneously merged the business with fellow portfolio company, Receptor BioLogix, in an all shares transaction....
EUROPE - Baugur to collapse
Baugur is set to go into administration after its main banker, Landsbanki, ended restructuring talks with the once-prolific Icelandic investor.
RUSSIA - PPF to acquire 51% stake of Eldorado
Czech Republic-based private equity firm PPF Group is said to be in the process of acquiring a 51% stake in Russian electronics retailer Eldorado.
SPAIN - Bullnet backs Códice Software
Bullnet Capital has invested in software developer Códice Software.
GERMANY - CornerstoneCapital backs MBI of Integrata AG from Logica
CornerstoneCapital has, together with the buy-in managers Ingmar J Rath, Gerhard Wächter and Dr Andreas Dahmen, acquired software training business Integrata AG from Logica.
UK - August-backed Enara completes dual acquisitions
August Equity-backed care home business Enara Group has completed the acquisition of Companions Care and Freshfold Homecare Ltd, two providers of home care services to the elderly .
NETHERLANDS - DSM Special Products sale to Arsenal falls through
The sale of chemicals business DSM Special Products BV to US-based Arsenal Capital Partners will not be completed due to provisions imposed by the European Commission. The deal was originally announced on 3 March 2008.
EUROPE - 3i appoints Hogg managing partner, Infrastructure
Following the announcement that Michael Queen will replace Philip Yea as CEO of listed private equity heavyweight 3i, the firm has appointed Cressida Hogg to replace him as managing partner of its infrastructure business.
GERMANY – Bmp backs Motor Entertainment
Bmp AG has acquired an 11% stake in Motor Entertainment GmbH from I-D Media AG.
SWEDEN - 3i divests DIAB stake to Ratos in SEK 400m deal
3i has sold its 48% stake in core materials manufacturer DIAB Group AB to co-investor Ratos in a deal valued at approximately SEK 400m.
Allocation concerns dominant among LPs
A new report shows that the declining value of liquid assets and continuing dearth of divestment opportunities is resulting in increasing liquidity worries amongst limited partners. By Ashley Wassall
Buyout outlook - 2009 already written off
Europe will not see signs of a return to economic health until 2010 at best, suggests a new survey. By Mareen Goebel