HgCapital
HgCapital acquires Qundis Group for €160m
HgCapital has acquired a majority stake in Qundis Group, a German provider of submetering devices and systems for consumption-dependent billing of heat and water, alongside other institutional clients of HgCapital.
HgCapital’s Voyage Care acquires Solor Care
HgCapital and SL Capital Partners portfolio company Voyage Care has acquired UK care provider Solor Care from Barclays Ventures and RBS.
HgCapital promotes one, hires seven
HgCapital has announced the promotion of Kai Romberg to partner at the firm and made seven new hires at associate level.
HgCapital backs Hidrodata
HgCapital has acquired a 29.25% stake in Catalan renewable energy firm Hidrodata for €14m from Invercartera Capital SCR.
Advent buys Mondo Minerals in SBO
Advent International has entered exclusive talks to acquire Mondo Minerals in a secondary buyout from HgCapital.
HgCapital planning to sell SLV
Private equity house HgCapital is reported to be in negotiations to sell lighting system provider SLV.
HgCapital looking to sell Americana
HgCapital is reported to be looking for buyers for its portfolio company Americana Holdings, which owns fashion brands Bench and Hooch.
Southern European Private Equity: 2010 in review
The year 2010 saw significant improvement across the private equity market in Southern Europe. Read on for a month-by-month summary of the regional highlights.
Blackstone-backed ICS acquires Pulse
Blackstone Group portfolio company Independent Clinical Services (ICS) has acquired Pulse Staffing Ltd from HgCapital.
HgCapital backs the buyout of ATC Group
HgCapital has agreed to acquire a majority stake in Dutch provider of corporate services to industrial and financial multinational ATC Group.
PE conquers Marathon of Marathons
The sun pounded the private equity runners as their feet pounded the pavement for 26.2 miles from the town of Marathon to the centre of Athens yesterday. The Marathon of Marathons brought together 250 industry professionals to run the original route.
KKR acquires stake in Visma
KKR has acquired a 76.9% stake in Norwegian business software provider Visma, giving the company an enterprise value of NOK 11bn.
HgCapital acquires TeamSystem for €565m
HgCapital has bought Italian software company TeamSystem from Bain Capital, at an enterprise value of €565m.
HgCapital acquires Teufel Speakers
HgCapital has acquired a majority stake in German speakers manufacturer Teufel from Riverside.
HgCapital acquires Manx Telecom
HgCapital has taken a majority stake in Manx Telecom, the largest telecommunications and internet provider on the Isle of Man.
Renewable energy: When will activity match the spin?
There is clearly a buzz around the cleantech space in general and the renewable energy market in particular. And why not? After all if we are to face up to the challenges presented by global climate change we will need to invest massively in this area...
HgCapital acquires SimonsVoss
HgCapital has acquired SimonsVoss Technologies AG.
Healthcare buyouts: a tonic for the market
Defensive sector or not, buyout activity in the healthcare area was as depressed as elsewhere during 2009. But things are looking up and a spate of deal completions and possible exits in the first few months of 2010 are providing a welcome tonic for a...
Polaris divests Frösunda to HgCapital
Pan-European investor HgCapital has acquired Frösunda LSS from Danish private equity firm Polaris for an undisclosed sum.
Fundraising: Unlocking LP appetite
Fundraising in the current environment can feel like facing a series of closed doors, but there are ways of unlocking LP commitments. Julian Longhurst reports
HgCapital acquires StepStone Solutions for €110m
HgCapital has acquired StepStone Solutions the talent management software division of StepStone ASA, in a deal valued at €110m.
HgCapital acquires majority stake in JLA Ltd
European investor HgCapital has acquired a majority stake in the UK’s largest laundry equipment supplier JLA limited.
HgCapital in exclusive talks to buy John Laithwaite
HgCapital is reportedly in exclusive talks to buy commercial laundry equipment supplier John Laithwaite in a deal worth around £150m.
HgCapital investigates understated profits by Goldshield
HgCapital has already appointed auditors and lawyers to investigate the alleged understatement of profits by portfolio company Goldshield Group, the drug business the investor took private in a £179m deal last year.