Ireland
Exponent backs MBO of Fintrax Group
Exponent Private Equity has acquired a majority stake in Irish payment processing company Fintrax Group in a deal valued at €170m.
Doughty Hanson-backed Vue to take over CinemaxX
Doughty Hanson’s portfolio company Vue has announced its intention to launch a voluntary public takeover offer for German multiplex chain CinemaxX.
Balderton Capital et al. in $16m round for Openet
Balderton Capital, Cross Atlantic and Kreos Capital have committed capital to a $16m series-D financing round for Irish management software provider Openet.
UK & Ireland unquote" June 2012
After several difficult years, Terra Firma may be turning its fortunes around and exorcising the ghost of EMI.
UK & Ireland unquote" May 2012
Business now needs to fuel future growth in order to get the UK's economy moving again, according to the latest Ernst & Young's Item Club.
UK & Ireland unquote" April 2012
This year’s Budget, delivered on 21 March by chancellor George Osborne, had few surprises, with even Osborne describing it as “fiscally neutral”.
UK & Ireland unquote" March 2012
With the UK’s VCT community getting ready for fundraising season, Prime Minister David Cameron joined a number of EU leaders calling on Brussels to boost economic growth by supporting investment.
UK & Ireland unquote” February 2012
With changes to the Takeover Code only just starting to bed in within the UK, Labour leader Ed Miliband has already suggested additional and more radical changes to the rules governing publicly traded companies.
Kernel Capital invests €500,000 in Zolkc
Kernel Capital has provided €500,000 of seed funding to tourism technology specialist Zolkc.
UK & Ireland unquote” 8 January 2012
The EU is proposing changes to the directive on Institutions for Occupational Retirement Provision (IORP) that would impose Solvency II-like capital requirements on funds of occupational retirement schemes.
UK & Ireland unquote" 19 December 2011
With a swathe of mega-buyouts this year, much has been made of France’s buoyant buyout market in 2011.
Dublin BIC et al. invest €900,000 in RED-T
Dublin BIC, manager of the AIB Seed Capital Fund, and Enterprise Ireland have taken part in a €900,000 funding round for RED-T, a developer of flow battery technology.
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Deal activity levels dipped below paltry Q3 figures, highlighting the hibernation the industry is in the midst of.
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UK & Ireland unquote" 5 December 2011
This month, KKR announced what is likely to be one of the last large-cap deal of the year with its $1.12bn secondary buyout of Capital Safety Group (CSG). But how has 2011 as a whole stacked up in the mega-buyout arena?
UK & Ireland unquote" 21 November 2011
Take privates are set to rise next year as depressed stock markets provide rich pickings for acquisitive corporates as well as financial buyers eyeing up bargains.
UK & Ireland unquote" 7 November 2011
Matrix Private Equity Partners and Foresight Group have exited software company App-DNA to American trade player Citrix Systems.
UK & Ireland unquote” 17 October 2011
After a promising start, buyout activity in Europe might slow down even further in the fourth quarter of 2011, and risks falling behind last year’s levels.
Kernel Capital invests in Biocroi
Kernel Capital has made a €800,000 investment in medical technology company Biocroí.
Dunedin-owned Practice Plan acquires two firms
Dunedin-backed Practice Plan has acquired dental plan provider Isoplan and dental patient finance provider Medenta.
UK & Ireland unquote” 3 October 2011
The private equity industry has once again come under fire from Britain’s politicians, most recently accused of asset stripping by Labour leader Ed Miliband.
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UK & Ireland unquote” 19 September 2011
unquote” has learned that fund-of-funds Capital Dynamics has seen 10 staff depart recently. Some of the moves stem from the closure of its Switzerland-focused investments in clean-tech.
UK & Ireland unquote” 5 September 2011
Private equity firms are unlikely to show much appetite for struggling 3i-backed Chorion, the owner of the Mr Men franchise, corporate finance adviser Jeremy Rayment said last week.