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CEE - Enterprise Investors sells Romanian supermarket chain to Carrefour
Enterprise Investors ’ Polish Enterprise Fund V has sold 100% of Romanian retail chain Artima to French retailer Carrefour. The transaction valued the company at EUR 55m, which represents an investment multiple of more than 3x. The transaction will close...
FRANCE - Argos Soditic backs BIMBO of Marie-Laure PLV
As part of a buy-in management buyout, Argos Soditic has acquired 53% of Marie-Laure PLV, a producer of promotional and maketing materials for retailers.
UK - LSP and SR One lead £16m investment in Syntaxin
Life Science Partners (LSP) and SR One, GlaxoSmithKline's independent corporate healthcare fund, have led an investment of ТЃ16m in biopharmaceutical company Syntaxin Ltd in a series-B funding round.
UK - Key Capital Partners completes first deal
Key Capital Partners has completed its first investment from its maiden fund. KCP invested ТЃ4.3m to acquire a significant minority stake in Birmingham-based recruitment company Templine Recruitment Ltd. Yorkshire Bank provided senior debt and working...
UK - NewMedia SPARK rebrands as SPARK Ventures
NewMedia SPARK Plc, the AIM-quoted venture capital investor, has announced the re-branding of the business as SPARK Ventures Plc. The change reflects the expansion of SPARKтs investment management skills beyond the тnew mediaт sector, to include life...
FRANCE - OFI Private Equity Capital creates Transatlantic industrial sealing business
After backing the secondary buyout of Houston-headquartered Flexitallic from US private equity firm Cravey Green and Whalen, OFI Pivate Equity Capital (OFI PEC), intends to merge the entity with its French protfolio company Siem Supramite.
ITALY - Alto Partners sells 30% of its management company
Mid-market firm Alto Partners has sold a minority stake of around 30% of its share capital to a group of new strategic shareholders, including industrial groups, family offices and entrepreneurs.
GERMANY - Cerberus sizing up Deutsche Woolworth
According to German press, US investor Cerberus Capital Management is looking to buy retailing group Deutsche Woolworth from Electra Private Equity. Electra bought the company in 1998. Deutsche Woolworth operates a total of 330 outlets in Germany and...
UK - LK Bennett next private equity target
Luxury fashion chain LK Bennett is the next retailer likely to be acquired by private equity. The 74-store strong business is wholly owned by its founder and is expected to have a price tag of approximately ТЃ150m. Rothschild has been retained to facilitate...
UK - Nova completes £75m acquisition of international laboratory group
Nova Capital Management has completed the ТЃ75m acquisition of international laboratory group Barloworld Scientific Laboratory Group (BSLG) from Barloworld Ltd, a South African-listed industrial company.
UK - ISIS generates 69.5% IRR from £15.7m Bolden sale
ISIS Equity Partners (ISIS) has wholly exited its stake in communications software provider Bolden James Holdings Ltd in a sale to QinetiQ Group Plc for a cash consideration of ТЃ15.7m, generating an IRR of 69.5% and a 3.11x return on its investment....
FRANCE - Astorg acquires 52% of SCT Télécom
Astorg Partners has backed the buyout of telecommunication services company SCT Télécom.
UK - CIT hires new lead origination director
CIT Capital finance (UK) Ltd has announced the appointment of Toby Deane as lead origination director for the group's leveraged finance team.
FRANCE - CIC Banque de Vizille invests EUR 1.2m in Polyspot
Via its funds Vizille Capital Innovation and Sudinnova SA, CIC Banque de Vizille has invested growth capital in corporate search engine Polyspot.
CEE - Europa Capital sells City Point Distribution Park to Morley for EUR 71.6m
Europa Capital has sold City Point Distribution Park to Morley's Central European Industrial Fund (CEIF) for EUR 71.6m.
SWEDEN - Segulah floats HMS
Segulah has listed HMS Networks, a Swedish industrial communication company, on the OMX Nordic Exchange for SEK 74 per share. The investor will sold down its shareholding at the time of the listing. Shares in HMS started to trade on 19 October. Segulah...
UK - AIM-listed Huveaux is private equity target
Huveaux, a specialist media company listed on AIM, has received a number of approaches from private equity groups. The London-based business focuses on e-learning and e-based information and communication services publishing 16 magazines and holding 500...