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OFI mulls over Siam sale
OFI Private Equity is considering selling its stake in sealing products manufacturer Financière de Siam, OFI's chief executive told Reuters.
NBGI Private Equity invests in Sante
NBGI Private Equity has acquired a majority stake in Turkish operator of oncology therapy centres Sante Group for an undisclosed amount.
Herkules acquires Popkorn
Herkules Capital has acquired Norwegian IT consultancy company Popkorn AS.
Investinor sells THINK shares
Investinor AS has sold its shares in THINK Holdings AS to Ener1 Inc, in return for shares in Ener1.
Axa Private Equity exits Gealan
Axa Private Equity has sold window manufacturer Gealan to Gimv portfolio company Halder after a six-year holding period.
Axa looking to exit CABB
Axa Private Equity is looking to sell former Hoechst-subsidiary CABB and Gealan.
BaltCap exits eKool
BaltCap has sold its stake in KoolitУЖУЖde AS, the company managing the eKool platform, to Kriit OУ.
Institutional cuts to PE: A mixed bag?
On Wednesday, it was reported that CalPERS is looking to sell another $800m of its private equity commitments. The news came the same week that PA SERS announced it was cutting its allocation to private equity to around 15%. This comes after CalPERS sold...
Alpha looking to exit Metallum and Rhiag
Alpha Associates is set to sell two of its largest portfolio companies, Metallum and Rhiag, according to media reports.
HTGF et al. back Entelios
HTGF and Dutch clean energy investor Yellow&Blue Investment Management have backed German Entelios in a series-A financing round.
Kernel to manage Bank of Ireland MedTech fund
An Irish seed fund, the тЌ10m Bank of Ireland MedTech Accelerator Fund, has been launched by Kernel Capital.
Gimv and Capricorn inject €4.2m into NovoPolymers
Gimw and Capricorn have invested a further €4.2m of growth capital funding in their portfolio company NovoPolymers, a Belgian polymer films producer.
ISIS appoints four to investment team
ISIS Equity Partners has named four newcomers to its investment team.
HTGF et al. back Natural Dental Implants
HTGF, IBB Beteiligungsgesellschaft and business angelshave provided $2m for Natural Dental Implants AG in a series-A funding round.
Nordic unquote" out now
This month sees Nordic unquoteт celebrate its 100th issue with a look back at the past 11 years of private equity activity covered since it launched in 1999.
Första Entreprenörsfonden invests in Voogly
FУЖrsta EntreprenУЖrsfonden has invested in Voogly AB, the Swedish company behind the video service Shootitlive.
Citigroup takes over EMI from Terra Firma
Terra Firmaтs portfolio company EMI has been taken over by Citigroup after failing to keep up with interest payments.
NVM nears fundraising target
NVM Private Equity looks set to comfortably hit its ТЃ15m top-up target for its oldest VCT vehicle, Northern Venture Trust.
HBM BioVentures et al. exit PharmaSwiss
HBM BioVentures, Enterprise Investors and the other shareholders have sold 100% of Switzerland-based pharmaceutical company PharmaSwiss to Valeant Pharmaceuticals International for an approximate value of €350m.
Fagerberg & Dellby acquires BIG BAG
Fagerberg & Dellby and APELNSтs management have acquired BIG BAG Sweden AB and APELNS Express AB through a newco.
Acuity cedes management of VCTs to Foresight
Management shift is the second example of industry consolidation this year
BNP Paribas PE appoints new investment manager
BNP Paribas Private Equity has promoted Laurent Baudino to investment manager.
Gilde and Parcom get green light for Gamma offer
Gilde and Parcom Capital Management’s take private offer for Gamma Holding has been approved by the European Commission.
Naxicap invests in Pisoni Publicité
Naxicap Partners has backed the management buy-in of French advertisement company Pisoni Publicité.