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UK - Bridgepoint considers IPO for Pets At Home
Bridgepointis reportedly considering a public floatation of pet retail chain Pets At Home, hoping to raise as much as £700m from the sale.
UK - Inflexion completes HKI exit
Inflexion Private Equity has completed its exit of Healthcare Knowledge International (HKI), after selling its Iberian division, IASIST SA, to trade buyer UBM Limited for an undisclosed value. Inflexion has made a total return of 2.7x money on its original...
FRANCE/GERMANY - Gores-backed Sagen buys Gigaset assets
Sagem Communications, backed by US investor Gores Group, has acquired the broadband and WiMAX business of Gigaset Communications GmbH, a subsidiary of industrial holding Arques AG and Siemens AG.
SPAIN - Debaeque invests EUR 2.75m into Apesoft
Venture capital house Debaeque has invested close to three million into software firm Apesoft.
SPAIN - Adara and Neotec back AlienVault
Adara Ventures and Neotec have invested an undisclosed sum into software company AlienVault.
NETHERLANDS - 3i and H.I.G provide EUR 17.2m new equity for VNU Media
3i-backed VNU Media has finally reached an agreement with its lender over its EUR 100m debt. The firm has been in talks with banks since January this year.
FRANCE - Initiatives & Finances acquires SLAT MBO
Initiatives & Finances has signed an agreement to purchase SLAT, a power supplies company, from 3M in an MBO deal.
Norway ventured, Norway gained
Government-backed LP Argentum has published its venture returns, showing that, despite common belief, stable and good returns can be made from venture investments. By Rikke Lilla Eckhoff
Essent Milieu auction scrapped
It is understood that Essent has decided against the sale of its waste management division, Essent Milieu, stating that the offers were too low.
Domino effect
It was two years ago this summer that the repercussions of financial engineering first started reverberating through the system. It has been a protracted process. The long-awaited wave of defaults is starting to take shape, with levels doubling in Q1...
GERMANY - BPE’s Neumayer completes EUR 42m restructuring
Barclays Private Equity (BPE) portfolio company Neumayer Tekfor Group, a global automotive supplier, has undergone a financial restructuring that will see EUR 42m of new capital invested into the business.
NETHERLANDS - Updata invests $12.5m in RES Software
Updata Partners has backed RES Software, an Amsterdam-based provider of user workspace management software, with an investment of $12.5m.
PORTUGAL - Carlyle and Crimson form real estate joint venture
Reports suggest that Carlyle Group has established a joint venture with Iberian real estate investor Crimson Investment Management.