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Valedo exits Solhaga in SBO to Bridgepoint
Valedo Partners has sold health care business Solhaga to Bridgepoint Development Capital.
MCH to invest in Conservas Garavilla
Mid-market player MCH Private Equity is said be finalising its entry into food manufacturer Conservas Garavilla.
Avenir supports Initiatives & Energies Locals
Avenir Entreprises and Esfin Participations have invested in Initiatives & Energies Locals, a company specialsed in green energy solutions.
Elliot Advisors et al. support new €8m investment in Tagsys
Elliot Advisors, Endeavour Vision, Add Partners, DFJ Esprit and Saffron Hill Ventures have provided Tagsys, a semiconductor company, with an € 8m investment in a D-round of financing. The company has previously received $80m in investments.
HTGF invests €500,000 in Humedics
High-Tech Gründerfonds has invested €500,000 in Humedics, a spin-off from Freie Universität Berlin and the Charité University Hospital.
Montagu cancels BSN Medical IPO
Reports suggest that Montagu Private Equity has cancelled its plans to list medical supplies company BSN Medical due to continuing difficulties with capital markets.
Enterprise Investors invests €3m in Smartree
Polish private equity investor Enterprise Investors has invested €3m of expansion capital in Romanian human resources outsourcing company Smartree.
Gamma sells 123people to PageJaunes
Austrian VC Gamma Capital Partners (GCP) has sold internet search platform 123people to French trade buyer PagesJaunes Group.
Ventizz acquires Sovello AG
Ventizz Capital Partners has acquired solar module manufacturer Sovello AG from REC Group, Evergreen and Q-Cells.
Sovereign Capital backs £10m MBO of RehabWorks
Sovereign Capital has backed the £10m management buyout of rehabilitation services provider RehabWorks Limited.
DBAG to raise €200m expansion capital fund
Deutsche Beteiligungs AG plans to raise a €200m expansion capital fund.
HTGF et al back Humangrid with €3m
SeedCapital Dortmund, High-Tech Gründerfonds (HTGF), and KfW bank's ERP start-up fund have together with business angels have invested a further €m in Humangrid GmbH.
BayBG invests in Thomas Krenn
BayBG has invested in server manufacturer Thomas Krenn AG in exchange for a minority stake in the business.
Future Capital et al. sell IEP to Cambrex
Future Capital, Heidelberg Capital and SET have sold enzyme provider IEP GmbH to trade buyer Cambrex Corporation.
Phoenix acquires Andrew Page in £100m transaction
UK-based Phoenix Equity Partners has acquired a majority stake in automotive parts distributor Andrew Page in a £100m deal.
Private equity-backed Brenntag to go ahead with €800m IPO
According to reports, BC Partners and Bain Capital-backed Brenntag has received sufficient investor appetite to go ahead with its planned €800m IPO on the Frankfurt stock exchange.
Ambienta in €17m capital increase for ICQ Holding
Dedicated environmental investor Ambienta SGR will invest €17m in renewable energy developer ICQ Holding in a capital increase, through its fund Ambienta I Rinnovabili (A1R).
PROfounders in £2.5m round for Made.com
PROfounders Capital has invested £2.5m in online design furniture retailer Made.com, alongside individual backers.
Aescap Venture et al in £4.2m round for Aquapharm
Aescap Venture, Tate & Lyle Ventures, Highlands and Islands Enterprise and NESTA have participated in a £4.2m series-C round for UK marine biotech firm Aquapharm Biodiscovery.
Barclays PE to sell Antler to LDC
According to reports, Barclays Private Equity (BPE) is preparing to sell luggage brand Antler to LDC.
LDC-backed Ultimate Products acquires Japinda divisions
LDC-backed Ultimate Products, the independent product sourcing and design business for hard goods, has acquired the luggage and small leather goods divisions of Japinda Goup for an undisclosed sum.
Providence’s Kabel Deutschland completes €5bn listing
Providence Equity Partners-backed Kabel Deutschland completed its IPO on the Frankfurt stock exchange today, raising €759m in the biggest IPO in Germany since November 2007.
BVCA’s EETB report states need for green investment bank
The BVCA’s Energy, Environment and Technology Board (EETB) has today published a report stating that a Green Investment Bank (GIB) can help facilitate and accelerate private sector investment to meet the UK’s 2020 and 2050 low carbon, renewable energy...
Private equity consortium looks to take Sorin private
A consortium comprised of Ares Life Sciences AG, Essex Woodlands Health Ventures UK, Intesa SanPaolo and Alpha Private Equity Funds has requested permission to carry out an exclusive due diligence process on healthcare business Sorin Group.