News/Region
UK - KPS to acquire Waterford Wedgwood
Reports suggest that US-based KPS Capital Partners is posed to acquire the assets of glass and china producer Waterford Wedgewood.
UK - Bank of Scotland Corporate backs Domia funding round
Bank of Scotland Growth Capital has invested £106,000 into energy management specialists Domia Ltd as part of its co-investment programme with business angel network Oxford Investment Opportunity Network (OION), which invested an equal sum and led the...
GREECE - Global Finance sponsors Euroclinic buyout
Global Finance has sponsored a leveraged buyout of Greek healthcare group Euroclinic from the Dutch financial services group Eureko BV for an undisclosed amount.
GERMANY - Earlybird invests in nfon AG
Earlybird has invested in web-based telecommunications solutions provider nfon AG.
UK - BC Partners chairman steps down
BC Partners chairman Jens Reidel is to step down with immediate effect, reports suggest.
BELGIUM - Wellington et al. sell Q-Layer to Sun Microsystems
Wellington Partners, Partech and Big Bang Ventures-backed software developer Q-layer has been acquired by US IT firm Sun Microsystem.
GERMANY - WMS supports IMM Group with EUR 1.75m
Wachstumsfonds Mittelstand Sachsen (WMS) has backed electrical components manufacturer IMM Holding GmbH with an investment of EUR 1.75m, which comprises a direct stakeholding and a silent partnership.
SPAIN - PE investment drops 32% in 2008
According to recent figures released by the Spanish Venture Capital Association (ASCRI), private equity invesment has dropped by 32% in Spain to reach EUR 2.9bn, close to 2006 levels.
FRANCE - Astorg promotes three
Astorg Partners has appointed Alexandre Vannelle and Olivier Binet as associate directors and Edouard Guigou as associate.
FRANCE - Turenne Capital invests EUR 5m into CEDE
Turenne Capital has invested EUR 5m into thermodynamic heating business Centre Européen de Domotique et d'Energie (CEDE).
FRANCE - CDC CI acquires DGF
CDC Capital Investissement (CDC CI) has backed the management buyout of food products distributor DGF Group.
UK - Infinity buys Flextex
Infinity Asset Management has acquired packaging producer Flextex as part of a management buy-in for an undisclosed sum.
SWITZERLAND - Aravis and IGC lead CHF 32m Synosia investment
Aravis Venture and Investor Growth Capital have co-led a CHF 32m Series-B funding round for Synosia Therapeutics, alongside Swiss Helvetia Fund and historical backers Versant Ventures, Abingworth, Novo A/S and 5am Ventures.
FRANCE - CAPE strengthens venture team
Crédit Agricole Private Equity (CAPE) has hired Christian Claussen as senior partner to its venture capital team.
ITALY - Foresight appoints new investment director
Foresight Group has strengthened its Rome-based environmental team with the appointment of Giovanni Terranova as an investment director.
FRANCE - PAI backed Kaufman & Broad changes credit terms
PAI Partners-backed property developer Kaufman & Broad has reduced its credit facilities to EUR 75m and adjusted its covenant agreements with its banks.
UK - Close Brothers appoints managing director
Close Brothers Corporate Finance has appointed John Paul McGrath as managing director.
GLOBAL - Secondaries pricing dips to five year low
Pricing of limited partnership interests on the secondaries market dipped to its lowest level for five years in H2 2008, with the average high bid falling to just 61% of NAV according to the Winter 2008 Secondary Pricing Analysis Interim Update , produced...
UK - Braveheart further supports Tayside
Braveheart has further supported Tayside Flow Technologies in a £1m round of funding, completed alongside Scottish Enterprise, private investors and company management.
IRELAND - US Private Equity shows interest in Waterford Wedgewood
Deloitte, the administrators of failed china maker Waterford Wedgewood, is reportedly in talks with at least three US-based private equity houses regarding a potential sale.
FRANCE - Abénex and L Capital sell Nutrition & Santé
Abénex Capital and L Capital have sold health food producer Nutrition & Santé to Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co, a Japanese drug, food and drinks maker.
GERMANY - Perusa sells Buderus Kanalguss to MeierGuss
Perusa Partners has sold Buderus Kanalguss GmbH to strategic investor MeierGuss for an undisclosed amount.
FINLAND - CapMan holds first close on EUR 203m
Capman has held a first closing of its ninth buyout fund on EUR 203m, not final as accidentally reported yesterday on unquote.
UK - Acacia et al. invest $7m into Mirics
Acadia Capital Partners, Intel Capital and Pond Venture Partners have invested $7m into fabless semiconductor company Mirics Semiconductor.