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NVM acquires Lanner from 3i in £3m deal
NVM Private Equity has backed the £3m management buyout of simulation software provider Lanner Group from 3i, which owned a minority stake in the company.
US house targets Liverpool FC
Private equity firm Rhone Group has reportedly made a £118.5m bid for a 40% stake in Liverpool FC.
Sovereign-backed EEG acquires Future Environmental Services assets
Sovereign Capital-backed Euro Environmental Group (EEG) has acquired certain trading assets from Future Environmental Services.
VNT invests €2m in dilitronics
Finish VC VNT Management Oy has invested around €2m in LED driver company dilitronics GmbH.
Permira, Candover, Cinven lose control of Gala Coral
Gala Coral's fate is understood to have finally been sealed after its lenders have agreed to a long-awaited restructuring deal that will see Gala's mezzanine creditors take complete control of the business from private equity owners Permira, Candover...
KKR and Warner in break-up bid talks for EMI
KKR and Warner Music Group are reportedly in talks to launch a break-up bid for EMI, which is currently owned by Terra Firma, who acquired the business in 2007 in a £4bn deal.
VC-backed Private Sale acquires Triphunter
Shopping community Private Sale, owned by a consortium including Mangrove Capital Partners, has acquired VC-funded travel portal Triphunter.
Viking Venture in NOK 33m round for GasSecure
Viking Venture, Sintef Venture, ProVenture Seed and Norwegian state-backed venture fund have invested a total of NOK 33m in a developer of wireless gas detectors.
Advent readies Poundland for sale
Advent International has reportedly hired advisers to prepare discount retail chain Poundland for sale.
IDI buys AGF Private Equity
IDI Group has wholly acquired AGF Private Equity, a French fund-of-funds and VC portfolio management company, from Allianz France.
Carbon Trust invests in Oxsensis
Cleantech venture investor Carbon Trust has led a £3m series-C funding round for Oxsensis, a developer of industrial temperature sensors.
Catapult exits Atlantic Link
Catapult Venture Managers (CVM) has exited its investment in software provider Atlantic Link via a trade sale to Kaplan IT Learning in a deal of undisclosed value.
Ibersuizas to bid for SOS rice division
According to market sources, Spanish private equity investor Ibersuizas is set to present a bid for the rice division of food group SOS.
3i to sell Panreac
It is understood that 3i is preparing the sale of its Spanish chemical business Panreac.
Private equity puts retail on the shopping list
Quite surprisingly, the retail sector has been generating significant interest from private equity as of late, indicating that this area of the market has the potential to return to its pre-credit crisis glory. Deborah Sterescu reports.
Providence's KDG cuts IPO share number
Providence's Kabel Deutschland has reduced the number of shares it plans to offer in its IPO 22 March on the Frankfurt stock exchange.
AGF leads €13.1m round for Genticel
AGF Private Equity has led a €13.1m round for biotech business Genticel alongside three new investors: Institut Régional de Développement Industriel (IRDI), Amundi Private Equity Funds and CDC Entreprises’ InnoBio fund.
Advent appoints operating partner for health sector
Advent International has appointed Christian Grenier as operating partner. He will provide advice on investment opportunities in the healthcare and specialty chemical sectors.
FVW and Clusterfonds Innovation invest in SurgicEye
FVW Investments For Your Health Beteiligungs GmbH and Bayern Kapital have provided a seven digit series-A financing round for medical technology company SurgicEye GmbH.
Carlyle takeover talks with Shanks put to an end
Carlyle is no longer in talks with waste management company Shanks over a potential takeover, as the private equity firm's lower offer of 120 pence per share was rejected outright by the business' board yesterday.
Crédit Agricole Private Equity invests €1.3m in Netzoptiker
Crédit Agricole Private Equity has invested €1.3m growth financing in online glasses and contact lenses retailer Netzoptiker GmbH.
Miura acquires 80% stake in Gescobro
Miura Private Equity has acquired an 80% stake of the leading credit management services company Gescobro.
BPE acquires Domilens
BPE Unternehmensbeteiligungen GmbH has, together with the management team, wholly acquired medical supplies company Domilens GmbH from STAAR Surgical AG, Switzerland.
Maven backs Applied Language Solutions with £1.4m
As a joint manager for the government-backed Capital for Enterprise Funds (CfE Fund) Maven Capital Partners has invested £1.4m in language service provider Applied Language Solutions.