News/Deals
GERMANY - INDUC acquires decor metall
Munich-based investor INDUC GmbH has completed the acquisition of decor metall & Co. KG from administrators Wellensiek.
FINLAND – Sponsor Capital acquires CapMan’s stake in Pretax
Nordic investor CapMan has agreed to sell its 30% stake in Finnish financial services company Pretax to Finnish private equity firm Sponsor Capital.
GERMANY - AFINUM acquires Erpo International
AFINUM Management GmbH has acquired upholstery furniture producer Erpo International from its previous owner Thomas Jungjohann for an undisclosed amount.
FINLAND - Inventure and Nexit in EUR 3m round for Rightware
Venture investors Inventure and Nexit Ventures have co-led a EUR 3m financing round for software company Rightware.
UK- Zeus-backed Hallmark Hotels acquires Hotel Elizabeth
Zeus Private Equity has backed portfolio company Hallmark Hotels in its acquisition of The Hotel Elizabeth in Hull.
UK - Maven's Capital for Enterprise invests £650,000 into Qire
Maven Capital Partners, through its Capital for Enterprise Fund, has invested £650,000 into Qire, a provider of intelligent voice messaging solutions.
BELGIUM - Vendis invests EUR 7.6m in Zeb
Recently-established Belgian private equity firm Vendis Capital has invested close to EUR 8m in retail chain Zeb.
FRANCE - AXA acquires minority stake in Cegos
AXA Private Equity has acquired a 15% stake in vocational training services business Cegos Group.
FRANCE – Butler in exclusive talks to sell France Champignon to Bonduelle
Paris-based private equity firm Butler Capital Partners is currently holding exclusive talks with food manufacturer Bonduelle over the sale of its portfolio company France Champignon.
AUSTRIA – MP Healthcare and Merck Serono lead EUR 8m round for f-star
MP Healthcare Venture Management and Merck Serono Ventures have co-led a EUR 8m extended Series A financing round for f-star Biotechnologische Forschungs- und Entwicklungsges mbH.
FRANCE – AXA PE backs merger of Charlois and Saury
AXA Private Equity has backed the merger of two French barrel businesses, Charlois Group and Saury Group. The deal will allow both businesses to retain their identities, while enabling them to extend their international environmental certifications across...
DENMARK - ViaVenture backs Adform
Danish venture fund Via Venture Partners has invested in online marketing platform provider Adform.
NETHERLANDS - Steadfast-backed MPS acquires Butina A/S
Steadfast Capital-backed Meat Processing Systems (MPS) has acquired a majority stake in Butina A/S.
SWITZERLAND - HBM BioVentures sells Ziemer stake for CHF 7m
HBM BioVentures has sold its stake in Ziemer Group Ltd for CHF 7m in cash to other Ziemer shareholders.
UK - WHEB Ventures invests in PassivSystems
WHEB Ventures has invested an undisclosed amount into home energy management company PassivSystems.
Steadfast-backed MPS acquries Butina
Steadfast Capital-backed Meat Processing Systems (MPS) has acquired a majority stake in Butina A/S.
UK - SEB Venture Captial et al. exit ShoZu
SEB Venture Capital, Atlas Ventures, Crescendo Ventures and TTP Ventures have all exited their stake in mobile phone application developer ShoZu, via a trade sale to messaging software provider Critical Path for an undisclosed sum.
UK - Lyceum Capital acquires McKinnon & Clarke for £22m
Mid-market investor Lyceum Capital has acquired McKinnon & Clarke (M&C), one of the largest energy procurement and compliance specialists in Europe, for £22m.
UK - Goldman Sachs et al. sell SpinVox to Nuance
Goldman Sachs Private Equity, GLG Partners, Blue Mountain Capital and Toscafund Asset Management have all exited their investment in SpinVox, a provider of voice-to-screen messaging solutions, via a trade sale to Nuance Communications in a deal valued...
UK/GERMANY - GI Partners sells Acentic for £30m
GI Partners has sold its 65% stake in entertainment company Acentic GmbH to Philweb Corporation for a total consideration of £30m, including debt.
NORDIC - EQT Infrastructure acquires Swedegas
Sweden-based private equity investor EQT has, via its Infrastructure Fund, acquired Swedegas from EON Ruhrgas, Statoil, DONG Energy and Fortum.
UK - Seventure backs EUR 1m Carbon Hub investment
Seventure Partners has invested EUR 1m into Carbon Hub, a developer of web-based carbon management solutions, alongside individual angel investors.
GERMANY - Nord invests in KiKxxl
Nord Holding has invested an undisclosed sum in call centre services provider KiKxxl in an owner-buyout.
UK - Inflexion backs Griffin
Inflexion Private Equity has invested an undisclosed amount into specialist travel business Griffin Global Group, to back the acquisition of the estate of a deceased founder.