News/Deals
Notion Capital et al. invest $5.5m in Zattikka
Notion Capital and a group of individual investors have injected $5.5m in gaming company Zattikka.
Blackstone and PAI mull over United Biscuit sale
Blackstone and PAI Partners are looking to sell British food company United Biscuits, according to reports.
EPS Value Plus supports acquisition for FotoDesk subsidiary
EPS Value Plus has supported the acquisition of the online photo and business printing division of netservice.cc for the Colorplaza AG subsidiary of portfolio company FotoDesk Group AG.
LDC buys Easynet from BSkyB
LDC has backed the £100m buyout of UK specialist telecommunications business Easynet Global Services from BSkyB.
PAI Partners looking to sell Yoplait stake
PAI Partners has put its 50% stake in French yoghurt maker Yoplait up for sale.
Enterprise Investors provide €7m for Webmedia Group
Enterprise Investors has provided €7m for the Estonian software development company Webmedia Group.
AXA Private Equity acquires 50% stake in Autopista Trados 45
AXA Private Equity has acquired 50% of Spanish toll road operator Autopista Trados 45 from Cintra.
PE groups circle Spanish infrastructure asset
The Spanish utility firm Endesa, controlled by Italian giant Enel SpA, is reportedly examining the sale of 80% of its gas transport and distribution business in an effort to reduce the group's borrowings.
MCH Private Equity invests in Conservas Garavilla
MCH Private Equity has invested in canned fish producer Conservas Garavilla.
NBGI Private Equity acquires Praticdose
NBGI Private Equity has backed the management buy-in of French medical equipment provider Praticdose.
Ibersuizas closes in on Multiasistencia
Press reports suggest that the Madrid-based later stage investor Ibersuizas has signed heads of agreement over the buyout of Multiasistencia, Spain's leading provider of business process outsourcing services to the financial and corporate sector.
Finance Wales backs GeoVS
Finance Wales has invested £250,000 in UK early-stage visualisation technology company, GeoVS.
Consortium invests SEK 17m in Barista
Almi Invest, Alveco Invest and six business angels have provided SEK 17m expansionary capital for the coffee chain, Barista Fair Trade Coffee.
Endless employs Kerry Swain
The turnaround fund, Endless LLP, has appointed Kerry Swain as investment executive for its Leeds office.
Connection Capital invests in budget hotel operator
Connection Capital has completed its first investment, a £1.2m growth capital investment in budget hotel operator Sleeperz Hotels Limited.
Permira-backed Birds Eye Iglo acquires Findus Italy
Permira-backed Birds Eye Iglo has agreed to acquire the frozen food producer Findus Italy from Unilever.
Naxicap invests €4m in Nord Sud Brasseries
Naxicap Partners has injected €4m in chef Paul Bocuse's Nord Sud Brasseries.
Gimv and KBC sell Microtherm
Gimv, KBC and Sofindev have exited their stake in Belgian thermal insulation materials manufacturer Microtherm Engineered Solutions. The financial details have not been disclosed.
Fairfield scraps IPO plans
Fairfield has become the latest high-profile private equity-backed company to scrap initial public offering (IPO) plans, shelving its planned £715m flotation on the London Stock Exchange.
Nauta Capital et al. invest $9m in Flirtomatic
Nauta Capital, Doughty Hanson and Seraphim Capital have reportedly backed cross-platform flirting service, Flirtomatic, with $9m in a series-C funding.
High-Tech Gründerfonds et al. invest €400,000 in Chromotek
High-Tech Gründerfonds and Bayern Kapital have provided biotechnology company Chromotek with €400,000.
Catapult exits R5 Pharmaceuticals
Catapult has exited its stake in R5 Pharmaceuticals, marking its second divestment this year.
KBC Arkiv supports Lumière Publishing
The joint subsidiary of KBC Private Equity and ARKimedes has acquired a stake in Belgian films distributor Lumière Publishing.
Lead Equities backs German IT outsourcer SOLCOM
Lead Equities, has backed the buyout of German IT freelance agency SOLCOM, acquiring a 75% stake. No financial details have been disclosed.