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GMT-backed DOCUgroup completes bolt-on
GMT Communications Partners’ portfolio company DOCUgroup has acquired information and marketing service providers Sverige Bygger AB and Norge Bygges AS for a total consideration of €15.2m.
NBGI and Ethemba back Birgi Mefar
NBGI Private Equity and Ethemba Capital have acquired a controlling stake in Turkish pharmaceutical company Birgi Mefar for an undisclosed amount.
FATCA - An uneven playing field
Despite being an American law which doesn’t come into force until 2013, the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act must be dealt with immediately by all international GPs which have US portfolio companies. Susannah Birkwood reports
CapMan acquires stake in Solera
CapMan has acquired a 76% stake in Norwegian alcoholic beverage importer and distributor Solera AS.
PwC appoints Nick Atkinson as head of debt advisory
PwC has announced the appointment of Nick Atkinson to head its advisory debt unit.
TCR buys Européenne from Industries & Finances
TCR Capital has bought a majority stake in French food distributor Européenne Food from Industries & Finances Partenaires and Défi Gestion.
Lyceum buys EAT from Penta Capital
Lyceum Capital has acquired a majority stake in UK takeaway food chain EAT from Penta Capital.
Activa buys Abrisud from AtriA
Activa Capital has acquired Abrisud, a French manufacturer of swimming pool enclosures, from AtriA Capital Partenaires.
Carlyle acquires ADA Cosmetics
Private equity house Carlyle Group has acquired a majority stake in German provider of hotel cosmetics, ADA Cosmetics from Halder, in a secondary buyout for an undisclosed amount. The investment was made from Carlyle's European growth capital fund CETP...
Special report: unquote” Italia Private Equity Congress 2010
Economic policy, the continued strain of the recession and the importance of localism were issues high on the agenda at the fourth annual unquote” Italia Private Equity Congress.
CEE Private Equity Awards 2010: The winners are…
The unquote CEE Awards, the only such event to recognise excellence in the CEE private equity market, highlighted that prospects for the region are at long last looking up again. In a highly challenging environment over the past year, a few select firms...