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NEO Capital backs Obiká
NEO Capital has acquired 52% of mozzarella bar chain Obiká for an undisclosed amount.
Wendel acquires Parcours
Private equity firm Wendel has acquired a 95% stake in French vehicle leasing company Parcours for €107m.
IK acquires Offshore Inc to merge with Vistra
IK Investment Partners has acquired the Offshore Incorporations group of companies from The Carlyle Group.
Everis announces new fund
Spanish technology consulting firm Everis has launched a €5m venture capital fund.
Ashley Highfield joins GMT Industry Council
GMT Communications Partners has appointed Ashley Highfield, Microsoft’s UK managing director and vice-president, consumer & online, to the GMT Industry Council, a network of industry experts.
Mid Europa Partners acquires stake in Waberer’s
Mid Europa Partners has acquired a 49.05% stake in Hungarian road freight transport company Waberer’s Holding Zrt.
AXA refinances HSE24 Group
AXA Private Equity has completed another refinancing round for its portfolio company HSE24 Group.
Atlas Capital to invest €10-15m in Tino Gonzalez
Madrid-based Atlas Capital has invested €10-15m in Spanish footwear retailer Tino Gonzalez as part of a capital increase.
Chequers Capital looking to raise new fund
French mid-market buyout house Chequers Capital is marketing a new €800m fund - Chequers Capital XVI - according to media reports.
IDIA and Liberfy acquire 66% of Gyma
IDIA - a Crédit Agricole fund focusing on the agrifood sector - and industrial holding Liberfy have acquired 66% of troubled French food producer Gyma.
UGG-Siparex and Rhône-Alpes PME Gestion invest €1m in IP Directions
UFG-Siparex and Rhône-Alpes PME Gestion have invested €1m in French telecoms operator IP Directions.
21 Investimenti said to be considering La Pittarello buyout
21 Investimenti is rumoured to be considering a buyout of Italian shoe chain La Pittarello.
Endless fully exits Amco
Turnaround specialist Endless has fully exited UK engineering business Amco, by selling its Drilling and Developments branches back to management for £14m.
Advent hires operating partner
Advent International has appointed Christopher Fraser to its operating partner programme.
Portugal edges closer to bail-out
Portugal’s efforts to avoid tapping eurozone bail-out funds may prove futile if the government’s austerity policies are rejected by opposition parties.
AHB appoints Waitz as new partner
Hamburg-based law firm Ahrends Hofert Bergemann (AHB) has announced the appointment of Dr Benjamin Waitz as a partner.
BluO looking to float Adler
BluO is planning an IPO of fashion retailer Adler on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange, according to reports.
Advent International acquires Provimi for €188m
Advent International has agreed to acquire European manufacturer of pet food Provimi Pet Food (PPF) for an enterprise value of €188m.
Oaktree’s Beluga Group companies file for insolvency
Oaktree Capital Management’s portfolio company Beluga Group has filed a number of its subsidiaries for insolvency, according to reports.
Private equity eyes CarTrawler
CarTrawler has received interest from a number of private equity buyers in its €100m sale.
equitrust invests in WEGU
German private equity firm equitrust has acquired 100% of WEGU group from the Bonrath family for an undisclosed amount.
Alvarez & Marsal appoints Sage as managing director
Advisers Alvarez & Marsal has appointed David Sage as new managing director.
Heliad Equity Partners' Print 64 in administration
Heliad Equity Partners portfolio company Print 64 has gone into administration, according to reports.
Artá Capital acquires 26% of Flex
Private equity fund manager Artá Capital has acquired a 26% stake in Spanish mattress firm Flex Equipos de Descanso through a capital increase.