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PORTUGAL - Magnum et al acquires Enersis for EUR 1.2bn
A consortium led by Magnum Capital has acquired a 90% stake in renewable energy utility Enersis from Australian infrastructure investor Babcock & Brown, in a deal valued at EUR 1.2bn.
UK - Thule and Blue Run make £1.5m Muzicall investment
Thule Investments, through Bru II Venure Capital Fund Sicar, and Blue Run Ventures have participated in a £1.5m funding round for ringback tone service provider Muzicall.
SWEDEN - EQT closes infrastructure fund on EUR 1.2bn
EQT has closed its first infrastructure fund on EUR 1.2bn, exceeding its target of SEK 1bn.
SWEDEN - Investor Growth Capital injects SEK 50m into PocketMobile
Investor Growth Capital has invested SEK 50m into mobile software developer PocketMobile.
GERMANY - MIT takes stake in TB&C
MIT Munich Industrial Technologies AG, via its Gulf One Buchanan Industrial Technologies Fund, has acquired a 25.1% stake in components manufacturer TB&C Outsert Center GmbH.
GERMANY - Target leads EUR 3m investment into Ubitexx
Target Partners has made the first investment from its second fund, Target Partners Fund II; leading a EUR 3m funding round for software developer Ubitexx GmbH, alongside incumbent backers BayBG and KfW.
UK - Solon supports GTS
Solon Ventures has made an indisclosed investment into gaming software developer Gaming Technology Solutions (GTS).
UK - Kelso supports Marshal merger
Kelso Place Asset Management has supported the merger of portfolio software company Marshal Holdings Ltd with US-based 8e6 International, a supplier of web filtration appliances and technology.
BENELUX/NORDIC/UK - Goldman acquires ABN AMRO portfolio
Goldman Sachs Asset Management has completed the acquisition of a portfolio of 20 buyout investments from ABN AMRO.
UK - Clyde Blowers acquires Textron division in $1bn deal
Scottish engineering group Clyde Blowers has acquired the fluid and power division of US-based Fortune 500 industrial group Textron, in a $1bn deal that included equity from the company's private equity fund, Clyde Blowers Capital Fund II LP.
UK - NESTA to manage Kinetique Biomedical Seed Fund
NESTA has been appointed as the fund manager of the Kinetique Biomedical Seed Fund.
UK - WFM backs £910,000 Healthcare Learning investment
Wales Fund Managers has invested £200,000 into The Healthcare Learning Company Ltd (HLC), a developer and distributor of e-learning for healthcare professionals, as part of a £910,000 funding round.
ITALY - Advent appoints Paolo Cantarella to Operating Partner Programme
Advent International has appointed Paolo Cantarella to join the firm’s Operating Partner Programme based in Milan, with a particular focus on investment opportunities in the industrial sector.
SWEDEN - DN Capital invests EUR 4m into Tbricks
London-based venture capital firm DN Capital has, together with private investors, invested EUR 4m into Swedish automated trading software company, Tbricks.
UK - HSBC backs Amtech acquisition
HSBC Private Equity has financed portfolio software company Amtech Group's acquisition of TSI Luckins Ltd, a data services company.
SWEDEN - Ledstiernan defies market and delivers positive result
Swedish private equity company Ledstiernan presented a strong cash position and a positive result in its interim report for January-September 2008.
UK - YFM invests £250,000 into NNT
The YFM Group-managed Yorkshire and Humber Equity Fund has invested £250,000 into software company New Net Technologies (NNT).
CEE – Horizon reaches final close on USD 390m
Horizon Capital has reached the final close for its newest fund, Emerging Europe Growth Fund II, LP (EEGF II) on $390m, significantly above its $300m target.
UK - NSEI leads £1.5m investment into Illumix
NorthStar Equity Investors (NSEI) has led a £1.5m funding round for software company Illumix Software Ltd, alongside Hotspur Capital, angels and the management team.
UK - Capital Fund invests in Rights Tracker
The Capital Fund has invested an undisclosed sum into Rights Tracker, a developer of intellectual propert rights maangement systems, alongside business angels.
EUROPE - KKR appoints head of infrastructure fund
It is understood that KKR has appointed Jésus Olmos, currently director of corporate development at energy company Endesa, as the new head of its European infrastructure, energy and transport fund.
FRANCE - CAPE launches two FCPI funds
Crédit Agricole Private Equity (CAPE) has launched two FCPI funds, LCL Innovation 2008 and Crédit Agricole Croissance 2008.