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EUROPE – €400bn refinancing crisis looms
Global advisory firm AlixPartners has released new figures today that suggest Europeтs private equity community faces a potential crisis in the coming year, in the form of EUR 397bn of debt in need of refinancing .
EUROPE - Vestar promotes nine
Vestar Capital Partners has made in three promotions across its European offices.
Environmental infrastructure: high returns, low risk?
Combining the low risk profile of traditional infrastructure investing with the potentially high returns from clean tech investing can prove a winning formula, argues Jamie Richards, partner at Foresight Group.
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Recovery gathers momentum as stabilisation continues
UK - Galileo Capital Management launches in London
Investment management and advisory firm Galileo Capital Management has launched, opening offices in London and Hong Kong.
US - Obama's latest bank proposals could prompt sell-off
The private equity assets of US banks could soon be under threat of a fire sale, following President Obama's announcement that he may prohibit banks from owning or making investments in private equity or hedge funds as part of a major shake-up of regulation...
UK - Inventages Venture Capital invests £4m in Tanfield Foods
Inventages Venture Capital has invested ТЃ4m in food manufacturer The Tanfield Food Company.
UK - Apollo, Cerberus buy stake of Gala's debt
A consortium including Apollo Management and Cerberus Capital Management have reportedly acquired a substantial tranche of Permira-, Cinven- and Candover-backed gaming company Gala Coral's debt, giving the consortium the chance to take control of the...
CZECH/POLAND - ARX backs opthamology bolt-on
CEE GP ARX Equity Partners has backed its Czech portfolio company Lexum Group in its acquisition of Intermedica, a private Polish opthamology chain.
EUROPE - Nordic Mezzanine holds EUR 320m close of third fund
Nordic Mezzanine has held a final close of Nordic Mezzanine Fund III on EUR 320m, an increase in fund size of 30% compared to its predecessor.
Scope becomes majority owner in Wright Trafikkskole
Swedish growth investor Scope has taken a 65% stake in driving school Wright Trafikkskole.
AUSTRIA - GEP exits Greentube
Global Equity Partners has sold its stake in online games company Greentube to Astra Games. Global Equity Partners held the stake via HTA III Venture Beteiligungs-Invest AG.
FRANCE - Sofinnova Partners leads EUR 3.3m investment in Celsius
Sofinnova Partners has backed Paris-based specialised mobile phone producer Celsius with EUR 2.2m, in funding round raisinig a total of EUR 3.3m. AGF Private Equity provided EUR 500,000 while a number of private investors completed the funding with a...
GERMANY – Hasso Plattner Ventures co-invests in RIB Software
Venture firm Hasso Plattner Ventures and listed software company SAP AG have invested in software provider RIB Software AG.
Venture 2010: Simple but effective
Rikke Eckhoff talks to Index Ventures' Ben Holmes about his predictions for venture in 2010.
UK - DFJ Esprit-backed PacketExchange acquires Mzima
DFJ Esprit- and Bank of Scotland Growth Equity-backed PacketExchange, the internet exchange services provider, has acquired network services provider Mzima Networks for an undisclosed sum.
UK - Blackstone applies for British banking license
Blackstone has reportedly applied for a British banking license as part of its plans to open a new bank called The Home and Savings Bank.
UK - Gala's junior lenders could sell off debt
Junior lenders of Permira-, Cinven- and Candover-backed Gala Coral, the British gaming company, are reportedly considering selling off their debt rather than pursuing a debt for equity swap that would see them gain a considerable stake in the beleaguered...
NORDIC - CapMan promotes in Oslo and Stockholm
Nordic private equity group CapMan has appointed Espen Stenumgård partner in the group's buyout team, while Mikael Moll in the public markets team has been promoted to investment manager.
EUROPE - EVCA appoints Roberts to chief commercial officer
EVCA has appointed Mark Roberts to the newly created position of chief commercial officer.
SWEDEN - Ratos appoints Johansson deputy CEO and COO
Swedish listed private equity firm Ratos has promoted investment director Leif Johansson to deputy CEO and COO, replacing Thomas Mossberg, who has reached his contractual retirement age and will be transferred to the position of senior adviser.
EUROPE - Law firms Buse Heberer Fromm and Spitzweg to merge
European law firms Die Buse Heberer Fromm and Spitzweg have agreed to merge, effective 1 April 2010.
GERMANY - HTGF and Life Science Fonds Esslingen invest in Amedrix
High-Tech Gruenderfonds and Life Science Fonds Esslingen have jointly invested a total of EUR 700,000 in the medical implants developer Amedrix GmbH.