Sector
UK - Beringea invests £2m in Imagesgate
Beringea Ltd has invested ТЃ2m in Imagesgate, a company which provides royalty fee and stock managed photography images and other bespoke image services.
UK - Catapult leads £1.2m investment in Synchro
Catapult Venture Managers Ltd has led a ТЃ1.2m investment into software developers Synchro Ltd.
FRANCE - OFI Private Equity buys gadgets and gifts distributor for EUR 24m
OFI Private Equity invested EUR 12m in both equity and mezzanine to support the management buy-in of Soho, a network of retail points selling humouristic gifts and gadgets.
ITALY - Private equity courts Wind and 3Italia
Telecom operators Wind and 3Italia are up for sale. The two companies, soon to be merged into a newco, Eiffel Tower Company, have a reported price tag exceedingEUR 2bn.
UK - GMT appoints industry advisor
GMT Communications Partners, a private equity group focused on the communications sector, has announced the appointment of Natalie Tydeman as an industry advisor.
SPAIN - Permira halts Dinosol sale
Permira has suspended the sale of supermarket chain Dinosol, according to Spanish press reports.
UK - AAC acquires majority stake in publisher Ocean Media
AAC Capital Partners has agreed to acquire a majority stake in Ocean Media Limited, the magazine publisher and exhibition organiser, from its current management team and institutional backers led by the Dublin-based private equity firm, Ion Equity. Completion...
FRANCE - EdRIP backs MBO of ADF from Gaz de France
Edmond de Rothschild Investment Partners has backed the management buyout of industrial maintenance business ADF from parent company Gaz de France.
ITALY - Bocconi receives EUR 90k in Claudio Albonico's memory
A group of private equity players and industrials have contributed to a fund totalling EUR 90,000 destined to sponsor outstanding students of Bocconi University. The fund was set up in memory of Claudio Albonico, the late manager of Mid Equity Partners...
BELGIUM - Gilde Healthcare Partners portfolio company Ablynx to float
Gilde Healthcare Partners portfolio company Ablynx is going to raise new funds through an IPO and apply for admission of its shares to trading on Euronext Brussels this year, subject to market conditions. J.P. Morgan Securities and KBC Securities are...
UK - Henderson strengthens infrastructure team
Henderson Equity Partners has expanded its infrastructure team with the appointment of Jasvinder Bal, Michael Jaffe and Chris Tanner as principal.
UK - Sovereign makes Dependable portfolio acquisition
Sovereign Capital has led the acquisition of cleaning company Dependable Services Ltd on behalf of portfolio company London Property Maintenance Ltd (LPM), a provider of contract cleaning security and maintenance services, for an undisclosed sum.
FRANCE - CDC CI leads tertiary buyout of Carré Blanc
CDC Capital Investissement Mezzanine Management has backed the tertiary buyout of home fabrics group Carré Blanc, from CIC LBO Partners and CIC Finance.
SWEDEN - Ledstierna acquires 20% of Katshing Netsales
Ledstierna AB, the Swedish listed venture capital firm, has invested SEK 6m in return for a 20% stake in Katshing Netsales AB, an internet company for mobile technology. The agreement stipulates that Ledstierna acquires 20% of the shares in Wazoo Holding...
SPAIN - Ysios hires fourth partner
Recently-established Ysios Capital Partners, a biotech and healthcare-focused firm, has hired Joe Sanfeliu as a partner.
FRANCE - Apax hires three senior associates
Apax partners has strengthened its Paris-based sector teams with the appointment of Damien de Bettignies, Julien Gauthier and Marc Philouze as senior associates.
NORWAY - Ferd lists Pronova BioPharma with market-cap of NOK 6.9bn
Ferd Private Equity (FPE I) has listed Pronova BioPharma (previously Pronova Biocare), a Norwegian manufacturer of Omega-3 pharmaceutical products, on the Oslo Stock Exchange for an offer price of NOK 23 per share. The total offer size is NOK 2.7bn (including...
UK - ETF leads £5m investment in Perpetuum
Environmental Technologies Fund (ETF) has led a ТЃ5m series-B funding round in Perpetuum, a manufacturer of vibration energy harvesting devices.
NL - Flevoland Technofund and REOF Fund invest in WunderWorks
Flevoland Technofund and REOF Fund have invested in WunderWorks BV, a company providing software and solutions focused on improving multi-user interaction and communication, in a seed financing round.
NORWAY - Verdane Capital invests in Fjord Media
Fjord Media, a developer and seller of routing, signal processing and optical transmission equipment to the broadcast, multimedia and telecom industries, has attracted growth capital from Verdane Capital. The funding will be used to expand its sales and...
SPAIN - Danish business angel backs Wamba with EUR 3m
Social community site Wamba has received EUR 3m in funding from Morten Lund, a well-known business angel who previously invested in Estonian software business Skype.
UK - DLJ appoints new industry partner
DLJ Merchant Banking Partners, private equity investment affiliate of Credit Suisse, has announced the appointment of Barry Wilson as its healthcare industry partner.
DENMARK - NorthCap Partners invests in Visiopharm
NorthCap Partners has invested an undisclosed sum in Copenhagen-based software company Visiopharm.
UK - LDC portfolio company appoints new chairman
LDC portfolio company Direct Group, a provider of business process outsourcing services to the insurance sector, has appointed Steve Broughton as chairman.