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Gilde acquires Pre Pain & Smithuis from Neon Private Equity
Gilde Equity Management has acquired Dutch bakery Pre Pain & Smithuis from Neon Private Equity.
Graphite backs MBO of Explore Learning
Graphite Capital has backed the management buyout of UK academic tuition provider Explore Learning in a deal reported to value the firm at £30m.
NorthEdge recruits ISIS director
NorthEdge Capital has appointed James Hall as director in its Leeds office.
N+1 makes 3.5x on ZIV sale
N+1 Private Equity has sold its 75% stake in Spanish digital equipment and services provider ZIV Aplicaciones y Tecnología to trade player Crompton Greaves for €150m.
AXA PE acquires Fives from Charterhouse
AXA Private Equity has backed the management buyout of industrial engineering firm Fives Group in a deal that values the company at around €850m.
Gilde Equity Management acquires BlueCielo
Gilde Equity Management has bought Dutch software company BlueCielo from a group of financial and private shareholders.
Finatem acquires WST
Finatem Beteiligungsgesellschaft has acquired a majority stake in WST Präzisionstechnik, a specialised manufacturer of precision parts, as part of an MBO from the company's private owners.
Providence acquires HSE24 from AXA PE
Providence Equity has acquired Germany-based international home shopping group Home Shopping Europe (HSE24) from AXA Private Equity for an estimated €650m.
BGF and NVM’s Wear Inns expands
Wear Inns, a portfolio company of the British Growth Fund (BGF) and NVM Private Equity, has acquired nine pubs from TCG Bars.
AXA PE backs MBO of Arkadin
AXA Private Equity has bought a 45% stake in French collaboration services business Arkadin.
Quilvest PE buys stake in Acrotec
Quilvest Private Equity, the private equity arm of French family-owned wealth manager Quilvest Group, has invested around CHF 30m in Swiss watch components maker Acrotec.
Cinven acquires Pronet Güvenlik from Turkven
Cinven Partners has acquired Turkish alarm systems provider Pronet Güvenlik in a secondary buyout from Turkven Private Equity and other institutional shareholders.
FSI Régions backs Raynier Marchetti
FSI Régions has invested €1m in French corporate catering company Raynier Marchetti.
Next Wave acquires Molinare
Next Wave Partners has acquired UK post-production firm Molinare TV and Film Ltd.
ICG backs Symington’s in SBO
Intermediate Capital Group has invested in the secondary buyout of convenience food producer Symington’s from Bridgepoint Capital.
De Persgroep Netherlands acquires 80% of PE-backed VNU Media
The Dutch arm of Belgian media company De Persgroep has acquired an 80% stake in Netherlands-based VNU Media, which is jointly held by 3i and HIG Capital.
Equistone in €1bn Global Blue exit
Equistone Partners Europe (formerly Barclays Private Equity) has sold travel payment service provider Global Blue to Silver Lake Partners and Partners Group in a €1bn deal.
David Rolfe joins NVM Private Equity
David Rolfe has been appointed as investment partner for the South of England at NVM Private Equity.
Grant Thornton hires new partner
Andy Morgan has been appointed as a partner in Grant Thornton’s London corporate finance team.
BGF and NVM invest £10m in Wear Inns
The Business Growth Fund (BGF) and previous backer NVM Private Equity have invested a joint £10m in UK pub chain Wear Inns.
AIFMD: Concerns over lack of suitable depositaries
AIFMD: Depositary shortage fears
Assietta acquires Pamfood
Assietta Private Equity has acquired a 90% stake in Ligurian speciality food producer Pamfood from the Maggiali family.
Marlborough Partners expands team
Marlborough Partners has hired Rodolphe Roch as a transaction director and JP Davidson as an analyst.
Stirling Square acquires SAR
Stirling Square Capital Partners has acquired Norwegian oil and gas services provider SAR from previous owners AR Incoronato and Westco.