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ITALY - Palamon sells media player Today Spa
Palamon Capital Partners has exited printed media company Today Spa.
UK - Apax and Permira hang onto New Look
Reports suggest that Apax and Permira plan to continue to own clothes retailer New Look for some time. The private equity backers had planned to sell the company in mid-2007 but struggled to find appetite for the ТЃ1.8bn asking price. In late 2006, the...
UK - Foresight and SPARK exit software business
Foresight Group and SPARK Venture Management, through its Quester VCTs, has sold software business Nomad Payments Ltd to Metavante Technologies, Inc for $58m. Nomad is a provider of prepaid and debt card processing and licensed software. The exit generated...
UK - Electra Quoted Management acquires Peter Werth
Electra Quoted Management has led the ТЃ10m+ management buy-in of men's clothes brand Peter Werth. Clydesdale Bank provided a debt package to support the deal which represents an exit for founder Peter Werth.
BELGIUM - KBC Arkiv invests EUR 1m in Tailormade
KBC Arkiv has invested EUR 1m in Tailormade Logistics and Tailormade Transport, two Flemish companies specialising in integrated logistics services. This is a follow-on investment to the EUR 1m KBC Arkiv already invested in both companies in July 2006....
UK - KCP hires new investment manager
Key Capital Partners has appointed Chris Sheasby as investment manager in its Cambridge Office.
CEE - Aurora Russia invests £16.1m for a 24.3% stake in SuperStroy
Last December Aurora Russia Ltd announced an investment of £16.1m in cash for a 24.3% stake in Grindelia Holdings Ltd which owns 99.5% of Russian retail chain SuperStroy. Aurora Russia's investment will take the form of new equity and will be used to...
CEE - Consortium led by Columbia Capital to take over GTS Central Europe
A consortium of funds led by Columbia Capital, M/C Venture Partners and Innova Capital is set to take over Central Europe’s telecoms service provider, GTS Central Europe. The transaction is expected to close in the first quarter of 2008.
UK - General Atlantic hires new managing director to London office
General Atlantic has announced the appointment of John D. Bernstein as managing director of its London office.
GERMANY - Halder acquires VAG-Armaturen GmbH
Halder has acquired VAG Armaturen through a management buyout from Equita Beteiligungen Fonds 2 KG, Bad Homburg. The financial details of the deal were not disclosed. VAG-Armaturen designs, produces and distributes industrial valves and fittings for...
FINLAND - CapMan sells Solid to IBM
CapMan has sold its stake in Solid Information Technology Oy, a software company, to IBM.
UK - Epic Private Equity exits Dolcis
Epic Private Equity has realised its investment in struggling shoe retailer Dolcis. The specialist distressed investor has sold its stake back to management.
ITALY - BCC Private Equity acquires stake in industrial player
BCC Private equity has acquired a stake in HS Penta through its MC 2 vehicle.
DENMARK - Via Venture Partners acquires Detail Data Danmark
Via Venture Partners has completed the BIMBO of Danish software company, Detail Data Danmark A/S. The Detail Data management team have invested in the deal alongside new CEO Peder Falck.
UK - Apax buys 19.4% stake in Emap in attempt to secure B2B deal
Apax Partners, together with co-investor Guardian Media Group, has acquired a 19.4% stake in London-listed publisher Emap. The stake-building by the Apax-led consortium follows the recommendation of its ТЃ1.26bn offer to acquire Emap's B2B division. Apax...
UK - YFM provides Mirifice with further £410,000
The South West Ventures Fund, managed by YFM Group, has provided Mirifice Ltd with further investment totalling ТЃ410,000. Bath-based Digital TV and Broadcast software and consulting company Mirifice has developed MirimonTM, a unique monitoring solution...