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LDC gets confidence vote from Lloyds
LDC, the private equity arm of Lloyds Banking Group, has received a vote of confidence from its parent company.
Eurazeo invests another €15m in Fonroche
Eurazeo has invested a further €15m in French renewable energy producer Fonroche.
JC Flowers in talks to buy €1bn CAM stake
US private equity firm JC Flowers is in negotiations with Spanish savings bank Caja de Ahorros del Mediterraneo (CAM) to buy a stake for between €400m-1bn.
Constellation Capital reaps 6.3x on SVOX sale
Private equity house Constellation Capital has exited voice solution provider SVOX to Nuance.
Arjil appoints new partner
French corporate finance firm Arjil has hired Bertrand Grunenwald as partner.
Quartilium hires two for FoF team
Quartilium, the fund-of-funds arm of Groupama Private Equity, has appointed Jérémie Magne and Malcolm Vincent as analysts in its fund-of-funds team.
Butler-backed Sernam interested in Mory
French industrial delivery services company Sernam, owned by turnaround fund Butler Capital, is reportedly looking to acquire rival Mory.
Abénex appoints two
French mid-cap firm Abénex Capital has hired Antoine Houël as manager and François Even as chargé d'affaires.
K&L Gates appoints former Broich Bezzenberger employees
K&L Gates has expanded its Frankfurt team with the appointment of Andreas Füchsel as partner and Claudius Paul as counsel.
Argos Soditic hires new analyst
Mid-market firm Argos Soditic has hired Nicolas Trani as an analyst in its Parisian team.
PE firms bid on Oberthur partial sale
Buyout houses including PAI partners, Advent International, Bain Capital and One Equity are believed to have made offers for part of French secure technologies specialist Oberthur.
One in five LPs to cut GP relationships
One in five European LPs expect to cut the number of GPs they invest with over the next two years, according to Coller Capitalтs Global Private Equity Barometer.
PIP in $40m secondaries deal
Pantheon International Participations PLC (PIP), Pantheonтs quoted private equity fund-of-funds investment trust, has committed $40m to buy a portfolio of 25 buyout global funds with more than 400 portfolio companies.
Nordwind Capital plans to float SHW
Private equity house Nordwind Capital is planning to list automotive supplier SHW Automotive AG on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange.
Accent and Ahlström merge portfolio companies
Accent Equity and AhlstrУЖm Capital have merged their investments in the packaging industry to form Arch Packaging Group AB.
Blackstone nears Jack Wolfskin deal
Private equity company Blackstone is close to a possible acquisition of German outdoor equipment provider Jack Wolfskin, according to reports.
Carlyle set to acquire SagemCom from Gores
Carlyle is in advanced negotiations with The Gores Group for the acquisition of SagemCom, a French manufacturer of network equipment and television set-top boxes, according to French daily Les Echos.
Altor acquires Orchid Orthopedic
Altor has acquired US-based orthopaedic and dental implant company Orchid Orthopedic Solutions from Churchill Equity.
IK-owned Moventas files for bankruptcy
IK Investment Partners' portfolio company Moventas Oy, a Finnish manufacturer of gears for wind turbines, has filed for bankruptcy.
Parcom to offload See Tickets for £120m
The auction process for Parcom Capital-owned ticketing company See Tickets has now reached a second round of bidding, according to media reports.
Portfolio companies eager for large bolt-ons
The average value of bolt-ons for European private equity-backed businesses has shot up in Q1 this year, according to a study published by Silverfleet Capital.
GE Capital appoints Ruud Kole
GE Capital has appointed Ruud Kole as executive director for the European leveraged finance unit and will be based in London.
Nordic Capital eyeing Point International sale
Nordic Capital is believed to be looking to sell Swedish payment service provider Point International, according to reports.
AXA pays $1.7bn for Citi's 207 LP stakes
Large transactions continue to drive the market, fueling suspicion that this yearтs total will surpass last yearтs record $20bn. Kimberly Romaine reports