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UK - Bank of Ireland announces strong Q1 for corporate banking
Bank of Ireland Corporate Banking today announced the completion of deals in excess of ТЃ400m in the first quarter of 2006. Corporate Banking completed financing for companies in a diverse range of sectors including retail, support services and financial...
UK - US-based Saints Capital buys technology portfolio for cash
The sale of the entire portfolio of unquoted investments and certain restricted quoted investments of Amerindo Internet Fund Plc (AIF) and Emerging Technology Portfolio (ETP) have been sold to funds managed by Saints Capital and Willowridge Inc for cash....
BELGIUM - Carlyle acquires 80% of Transics NV
The Carlyle Group has announced that it has acquired an 80% stake in Transics NV, together with the founders and co-chief executive officers, Walter Mastelinck and Ludwig Lemenu. The transaction signifies the third investment from its European technology...
GERMANY - VTC acquires Soudronic Automotive
Munich based investor VTC Industrieholding GmbH has announced the acquisition of the shares of Soudronic Automotive AG from Capvis and Gilde. Soudronic Automotive is based in Neftenbach, Switzerland and makes annual sales of approximately CHF 60m. It...
UK - Exponent Private Equity acquires Magicalia for £13m
Exponent Private Equity today announces the ТЃ13m acquisition of Magicalia, a leading UK online publishing group which was launched in 1999 by joint managing directors Adam Laird and Jeremy Tapp.
UK - Sir Peter Vardy sets up new venture capital fund
The motor retailer, Sir Peter Vardy, has set up his own venture capital fund which will start operating this week with a ТЃ50m fund. Vardy Venture Capital will make investements of between ТЃ500,000 and ТЃ2m focusing primarily on his native north-east...
UK - Acquisition of Contour Showers Ltd by MST Capital
Contour Showers Ltd, the UK brand of specialist shower equipment for the elderly and special-needs markets, has been purchased by MST Capital, in conjunction with a new management team of managing director Tim Robinson and finance director David Whitehead....
UK - Northern Venture Managers acquires clothing retailer Nightingales
Northern Venture Managers (NVM) has acquired Nightingales Ltd, a long-standing and well-established mail order clothing retailer, through a management buy-in. NVM have invested ТЃ5m in return for a significant stake in the business. The transaction was...
FRANCE - CVC Capital Partners makes two senior appointments
CVC Capital Partners has bolstered its Paris office with two senior recruits.
TURKEY - AIG Capital Partners invests in Turkish retailer
AIG Capital Partners, a member company of AIG Global Investment Group, announced today it has indirectly acquired a substantial position in For You Bakým Ürünleri Maðazalar L.Þ. The investment, which also included participation by Eastern Retail Holding...
UK - MFI Furniture Group Plc up for sale?
The troubled MFI retail outlets, which number 200 across the UK, may be sold by MFI Furniture Group which reported today that it had received expressions of interest for all or part of the business.
FRANCE - 3i sells its stake in French gas specialist Oldham to US group
3i has realised its interest in Oldham SA, the French leading manufacturer of gas detection and measurement tools. The buyer is Industrial Scientific Corporation, the American leader in this same field.
NL- NPM-Capital sells stake in Keesing Group
NPM Capital and management have reportedly agreed to sell all shares in Keesing Group, a Dutch publishing house, to Telegraaf Media Groep for EUR 81.3m. The debt component is understood to be around 40%.
NL- LPs to congregate in Amsterdam
Following the huge success and positive feedback we received from attendees of the Limited Partners Private Equity Congresses held in London and Stockholm earlier this year, Benelux unquote’’ is delighted to announce the launch of the Benelux Limited...
NETHERLANDS - Intermediate Capital Group completes recap of Motip Dupli Group
Intermediate Capital Group PLC (ICG) has announced the recapitalisation of Motip Dupli Group, the leading European manufacturer of aerosol paints, touch-up paint pencils and technical aerosols.
NETHERLANDS - Carlyle and Oranje Nassau Groep to acquire Stahl Holdings
Carlyle and Oranje-Nassau Groep (ONG) have signed an agreement to acquire Stahl Holdings BV from affiliates of Investcorp.
NETHERLANDS - Bencis invests in Rynart Transport
Bencis Capital Partners has acquired a substantial interest in logistic service provider Rynart Transport.
NETHERLANDS - Waterland acquires Optima Zorg
Waterland Private Equity Investments has acquired a majority stake in Optima Zorg,a Netherlands-based homecare company.
DENMARK - CVC to bid for Matas
CVC Capital Partners has issued a DKK 5.1bn bid for Matas, according to press reports. Matas has 291 stores in Denmark and more than 2,000 employees. The company sells medicines and healthcare products.
FRANCE - Virtual reality software developer gets EUR 4.5m extra backing
Previous investors Partech International and I-Source Gestion have been joined by Elaia Partners in the second round of financing for Total Immersion, a French software developer, specialised in virtual reality applications.
UK - Partial exit for Candover from Acertec
Acertec starts trading on AIM today allowing Candover to realise part of its investment in the company. Candover participated in the 1999 take-private of the Solihull-based engineering company, investing ТЃ60m for a 95% stake. Following the listing it...
UK - Singer & Friedlander lose five investment managers to Ingenious Media
According to the FT, Singer & Friedlander, the specialist banking and investment management group owned by Icelandic bank Kaupthing, has lost five investment managers to Ingenious Media. Peter Clark, Tim Howe, Richard Sargent and Francis Clarke are amongst...
UK - Close Brothers Private Equity acquires water chemical business
Close Brothers Private Equity (CBPE) today announces the acquisition of the industrial water chemicals business from US listed Chemtura Corporation for an acquisition price of $85m. The business will be renamed BWA Water Additives(BWA). BWA is a global...
UK - Matrix backs MBO of Blaze Neon Ltd
Matrix Private Equity Partners has financed a ТЃ5m secondary management buyout of Blaze Neon Limited (Blaze) alongside management and senior debt from Lloyds TSB. Blaze is a leading player in the design, manufacture and installation of shop front and...