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Private equity moves in on Giochi Preziosi
Axa Private Equity, Cinven and Charterhouse Capital Partners are among the big names in private equity who have expressed interest in buying Italian toymaker Giochi Preziosi.
Cantabria Capital invests in Softec-Internet
Cantabria Capital has invested in Softec-Internet, a Spanish firm which develops Cloud and Software as a Service (SaaS) technology solutions.
PAI Partners sells Kwik-Fit for £637m
PAI has sold car repair business Kwik-Fit to Japanese corporation Itochu for ТЃ637m.
Capital Stage acquires Conergy
Capital Stage AG has acquired 100% of Germany-based Conergy's Swiss subsidiary for an undisclosed amount.
Palero Capital acquires Kopp
Private equity firm Palero Capital has acquired Heinrich Kopp GmbH from US industrial company Actuant Corporation for an undisclosed amount thought to be around €4m.
Consortium invest $2.5m in Grey Area
A consortium consisting of Index Ventures, London Venture Partners and Initial Capital has invested $2.5m in a series-A funding round in mobile game developer Grey Area.
Andalusian private equity firms to merge
The governing body of Andalusia, the Junta de Andalucía, has announced plans for its investment vehicle Invercaria to merge with the other private equity firms in the region.
Herkules acquires Process Vision
Herkules has acquired Finnish energy software provider Process Vision Oy.
Baker & McKenzie appoints new partner
Law office Baker & McKenzie has appointed Christian Horstkotte as a partner for its Dusseldorf office.
Constellation Capital appoints managing partner
Swiss private equity firm Constellation Capital AG has appointed Ralf Flore as managing partner.
Electra buys Riverside's Sentinel in SBO
Electra Partners has acquired Sentinel Performance Solutions from Riverside in a ТЃ43m secondary buyout.
Caird to cash in on PSN
Caird Capital is set to make a stellar return on the sale of PSN once the $1bn sale to Wood Group completes.
Ibersuizas cedes two funds to Portobello
Ibersuizas has finalised the transfer of two of its funds to Portobello Capital, a rival fund manager created by four of the Spanish private equity firm’s former partners.
KKR appoints European head of special situations
KKR has appointed Mubashir Mukadam as its European head of special situations.
Michael Rice joins Endless
Turnaround investor Endless has appointed Michael Rice as an investment executive. The announcement takes the companyтs team to 17 investment professionals.
Foresight Group expands its solar team
Ricardo PiУБeiro has joined Foresight Group's solar investment team as an investment manager.
Accent Equity acquires Autotube
Accent Equity has wholly acquired Autotube AB from Specma Hydraulic AB, a unit of Investment AB Latour.
Pantheon bolsters business development team
Fund of funds investor Pantheon has appointed three new hires to its business development team in Europe and North America.
Kirkland & Ellis has two new partners
Kirkland & Ellis International has expanded its European antitrust and competition practice group by adding partners Shaun Goodman and Sarah Jordan to its London office.
SLS Invest and SEB sell Sanos
SLS Invest and SEB have sold their stakes in Danish biotech company Sanos Bioscience A/S to Nordic Bioscience A/S.
Idea Capital invests £7.5m in Telit Communications
Idea Capital has invested £7.5m in listed Italian telecoms business Telit Communications, as part of a wider £19m capital increase for the company.
AXA acquires 10% of CLH Group
AXA Private Equity has acquired a 10% stake in Spain’s Compañia Logistica de Hidrocarburos, in a deal that values the oil storage and transportation firm at €3.6bn.
HTGF et al. back SAW Instruments
HTGF, KfW and KI Kapital have invested €1m in SAW Instruments in a second round of financing.
Barclays Private Equity exits Siteco
Barclays Private Equity has sold Siteco Lighting GmbH to Osram, a subsidiary of the Siemens Group, for an undisclosed amount.