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BaltCap acquires stake in Runway
BaltCap has acquired a 40.82% stake in business process outsourcing service provider SIA Runway.
Altor acquires E.ON ES
Altor has acquired a 90.5% stake in E.ON ES, an engineering and contracting company for the energy industry, from E.ON Sverige AB.
Herkules acquires Process Vision
Herkules has acquired Finnish energy software provider Process Vision Oy.
Socadif backs SPAS MBI
Socadif has backed the management buy-in of French events organiser SPAS.
Procuritas acquires Sonans
Procuritas has acquired Norwegian education service provider Sonans AS from Arendals Fossekompani (AFK).
Caixa Capital Risc et al. invest €850,000 in Good Deal
Caixa Capital Risc, Finaves and various business angels from the IESE Business School at the University of Navarra have invested €850,000 in Spanish company Good Deal.
BPEP injects €7m in Casesa
Baring Private Equity (BPEP) has invested €7m in the latest capital increase carried out by security company Castellana de Seguridad (Casesa).
Iris invests €8m in MCI
Iris Capital has invested €8m in Swiss marketing agency MCI.
Herkules acquires Popkorn
Herkules Capital has acquired Norwegian IT consultancy company Popkorn AS.
BaltCap exits eKool
BaltCap has sold its stake in KoolitУЖУЖde AS, the company managing the eKool platform, to Kriit OУ.
HTGF et al. back Entelios
HTGF and Dutch clean energy investor Yellow&Blue Investment Management have backed German Entelios in a series-A financing round.
Naxicap invests in Pisoni Publicité
Naxicap Partners has backed the management buy-in of French advertisement company Pisoni Publicité.
Investindustrial and Palladio-backed Global Games acquires Snai
Investindustrial and Palladio Finanziaria-backed Global Games is poised to acquire 50.68% of Italian company Snai from Snai Servizi at a price of €2.36 per share.
Polish telco on the block for €4bn
A bloated price may mean this telco is headed for the stock exchange
Axcel sells Netcompany
Axcel has sold its stake in Danish outsourcing firm Netcompany to the companyтs management team.
Diana Capital II holds first close on €100m
Spanish private equity firm Diana Capital has held a first closing for its second fund, Diana Capital II, on €100m.
Auctus acquires Noventiz
Private equity firm Auctus has acquired a majority stake in Noventiz Group.
Invision acquires César Ritz Colleges Group
Invision Private Equity has acquired 100% of the shares of César Ritz Colleges Group from the shareholders Martin Kisseleff and Bernhard Schwestermann.
Recruitment services: On the rebound
Private equity investments in specialist recruitment firms have been fashionable in the second half of 2010, as savvy players aim to take advantage of a domestic economy on the rebound and consolidation opportunities in the sector. Greg Gille reports...
Foresight closes CSS MBI
Alternative asset manager Foresight Group has completed the management buy-in of health and safety specialist Channel Safety Systems (CSS).
3i and TCR-backed Trescal acquires Dynamic Technology
Trescal, a French 3i and TCR Capital portfolio company, has acquired US-based measurement services company Dynamic Technology.
ISS owners scrap $8.5bn Apax sale
EQT and GS Capital Partners have ended talks with Apax Partners over an $8.5bn sale of Danish outsourcing company ISS, according to reports.
Highgrowth invests in VozTelecom
Highgrowth Partners has participated in a €2m capital increase for Spanish telecoms services provider VozTelecom.
Gala Fund Management acquires Neo-Sky
Gala Fund Management has purchased broadband telecommunications operator Neo-Sky from electric utilities company Iberdrola for €70m.