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Zeus-backed Air Energi acquires Pacifica HR
Zeus Private Equity-backed Air Energi Group, the international recruitment business specialising in the oil and gas industry, has made its first acquisition with the purchase of Pacifica HR, a Papua New Guinea-based HR consultancy.
Volati acquires Team Ortopedteknik
Swedish buyout house Volati has acquired orthopaedic technology company Team Ortopedteknik
PE hunts down bank bargains
Private equity is swooping in on banks' saleable assets in a ‘once-in-a-lifetime opportunity' to create a new banking platform. Deborah Sterescu reports.
Seraphim Capital leads £2m round for Intamac
Seraphim Capital has led a £2m investment into home monitoring company Intamac System Limited alongside Chandos Fund.
Waterland backed Medhold sold to Sonic Healthcare
Waterland Private Equity has divested its stake in Belgian laboratory business Medhold Group to Australian-based Sonic Healthcare who has fully acquired the business.
Eqvitec invests SEK 26m into Voddler
Finnish venture investors has backed Voddler, a company which providing video on-demand service, with SEK 26m.
Longbow Capital launches £10m Approved EIS Fund
Longbow Capital has launched the Longbow Approved EIS Fund, a tax-efficient investment vehcile aimed at investment in the healthcare, life science and well-being sectors.
Amadeus Capital leads $5.5m series B for AMEE
Amadeus Capital Partners has led a $5.5m series B funding round for AMEE, a company that has built the largest engine for computing greehouse gas emissions.
MTI et al. invest £2.2m into Exosect
MTI Partners has invested £1m into pest control provider Exosect, as part of a £2.2m funding round.
Duke Street acquires Payzone in €104m restructuring deal
Duke Street has acquired a 69% stake in AIM-listed payment network Payzone Group as part of a €104m restructuring deal that will see the value of existing shareholder Balderton Capital's stake wiped out.
123Ventures increases shareholder base
Private equity house 123Ventures has increased its shareholder base from seven to 17 through an owner buyout.
Bridgepoint acquires LGV's LGC for £257m
Bridgepoint has acquired forensics and scientific testing company LGC from LGV Capital for £257m.
Oaktree takes majority stake in SGD
US buy-out fund Oaktree Capital will become the majority shareholder of perfume and pharmaceutical bottle manufacturer SGD, following the group’s debt restructuring.
CDC-backed EI-Technologies acquires ADEON
CDC Innovation et Entrepreneurs & Investisseurs Capital backed EI-Technologies has acquired IT business ADEON.
Strong research bodes bright future for Dutch venture
The Netherlands’ excellence in the fields of ICT and Life Sciences is driving dealflow up and prompting optimism for the future. By Francinia Protti-Alvarez
Better Capital acquires Carlyle's Gardner in £20m deal
Better Capital, the investment vehicle launched by Jon Moulton last year, has invested in its first deal, reportedly acquiring aerospace components supplier Gardner Group in a £20m deal from The Carlyle Group.
Water investing: money on tap?
Water is back on tap as two companies in the area have generated interest from private equity this week, reports Deborah Sterescu.
Argos Soditic reaps 4.2x on Kägi exit
Argos Soditic has sold its stake in Kägi to an undisclosed Swiss industrial family, which acquired the company with all cash and wiped out its debt, for a 4.2x multiple and an IRR of 125 to 130.
Walter services acquires SEB
Walter services Holding GmbH, a portfolio company of Odewald & Cie and caption, has agreed to acquire SEB Card Service GmbH from Swedish banking group SEB AG.
Eschenbach Group acquires Tura
Barclays Private Equity-backed eyewear manufacturer Eschenbach Group has acquired 85% of American eyewear company Tura with effect from 1 December 2009, with 15% being held by the company's management.
Scottish Enterprise invests in Sistemic
Scottish Enterprise and ChimeraBio have led a series A funding round for biotech company Sistemic.
Italy’s solar market heats up
Earlier this week UK-based investor Amplio Group connected two solar PV plants in Italy and plans to connect an additional four by the end of the month – all in all a €13m deal.
CPE invests €10m in Metallkraft
Climate Change Capital Private Equity (CPE), has led a convertible bond issue in Metallkraft, a Norwegian company that has developed a patented process to recycle spent slurry used in cutting solar silicon wafers.