News/Region
CapMan’s Cardinal Foods sells Norsk Kylling
CapMan’s portfolio company Cardinal Foods has sold its subsidiary Norsk Kylling to REMA Industrier.
Jan Wildberger joins P+P in Frankfurt
P+P Pöllath + Partners has appointed Dr Jan Wildberger as partner.
EQT looking to float Kabel BW
EQT is thought to be planning a flotation of cable provider Kabel BW on the Frankfurt stock exchange.
Clearwater adds analyst to London team
Clearwater Corporate Finance has strengthened its London office with the appointment of Daniela Inglez as an analyst in its consumer team.
FII sells Switch Engineering
Finnish Industry Investment (FII), VNT Management and other shareholders have sold The Switch Engineering Oy to American Superconductor Corporation for €190m.
CCMP-backed Edwards to launch IPO
Edwards Group, a portfolio company of buyout and growth investor CCMP Capital Advisors, has announced its intention to list on the London Stock Exchange.
Gimv invests €60m in PinguinLutosa
Gimv has made a €60m PIPE investment in listed Belgian frozen food producer PinguinLutosa.
Gimv sells Scana Noliko to PinguinLutosa for €155m
Gimv has fully exited Belgian canned food producer Scana Noliko in a €155m trade sale to listed company PinguinLutosa.
BaltCap acquires stake in Runway
BaltCap has acquired a 40.82% stake in business process outsourcing service provider SIA Runway.
BDC backs C2S MBO
Bridgepoint Development Capital has acquired a 51% stake in French clinics operator Compagnie Stéphanoise de Santé (C2S) for an undisclosed amount.
Parcom buys Hobré Instruments
Parcom Capital has acquired Hobré Instruments, a major UK company in the design and manufacture of online analysers, sample systems and complete turnkey analyser systems.
Intel Capital leads $12m round in Altobridge
Intel Capital has lead a $12m series-C funding round in wireless network solutions provider Altobridge.
Industrifonden et al. invest in Airec
Industrifonden and RWE Innogy have invested SEK 25m in Malmö-based Airec AB.
Latest Nordic unquote” out now!
The latest edition of Nordic unquote" looks at the spectacular growth of the secondaries market last year, a trend that is likely to continue in 2011.
Alven Capital injects €2.5m in Entropysoft
Alven Capital has provided French software company Entropysoft with €2.5m of growth capital funding.
CBPE backs HSBC Insurance buyout
Mid-market investor CBPE Capital has funded the acquisition of HSBC Insurance Management (HIM) for $27.5m.
Altor appoints new Danish partner
Altor Equity Partners has appointed Søren Johansen as partner, responsible for the firm’s investments in Denmark.
3i appoints new director
Private equity company 3i has appointed Lukas Schäfer as new director for its Frankfurt office.
Robin Richiger joins Zurmont Madison
Robin Richiger has been hired as a new partner at Swiss private equity firm Zurmont Madison Management.
Friesland Bank Investments acquires Brakel
The investment arm of Friesland Bank, Friesland Bank Investments, has acquired Brakel Interieurgroep together with the management from building material supplier CRH.
Altor acquires E.ON ES
Altor has acquired a 90.5% stake in E.ON ES, an engineering and contracting company for the energy industry, from E.ON Sverige AB.
Diana and Axis exit GG
Diana Capital and Axis Participaciones have exited their stakes in Spain’s Grupo Guascor (GG), in a deal that values the diesel and gas engines supplier at €500m.
Ropes & Gray appoints new partner
Peter Baldwin has joined Ropes & Gray’s private equity practice as a partner in London.
EdRIP takes 25% of Inventia
Edmond de Rothschild Investment Partners has acquired 25% of Inventia, the holding company of French cosmetics and cleaning products manufacturer Novamex.