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CVC closes €157m R Cable deal
CVC Capital Partners has exercised its right to purchase an extra 35% of fibre optics company R Cable in a deal which is reported to be worth more than €157m.
Clave Mayor exits Superleague Formula
Clave Mayor has sold its stake in Superleague Formula - an Italian business which runs a global championship linking football and motor racing – to a Luxembourg-based fund.
IK Investment Partners sells Welzorg
IK Investment Partners has sold Dutch mobility aids distributor Welzorg to Louwman Group.
Heliad Equity Partners hires new CEO
German private equity company Heliad Equity Partners has hired Bernd Sexauer.
Schoenherr hires former UBS chair Kurer
Central European law firm Schoenherr has hired former UBS chair Peter Kurer.
Sofipa reaps 1.7x on Byte exit
Sofipa, Unicredit Group’s private equity fund manager, has reaped a money multiple of 1.7x on its sale of Byte Software House to Automatic Data Processing.
Matrix announces new £21m VCT fundraising
Matrix Private Equity Partners has launched a ТЃ21m fundraising process for three of the VCTs it manages.
Inova to make loss on Lartec exit
Inova Capital looks set to make a loss on its investment in Lartec Desarrollos Inteligentes after the home technology equipment provider went into administration.
Investec expands private equity offering
Invest Growth & Acquisition Finance has added senior debt and preferred equity to its core stable of lending facilities for private equity transactions.
Ergon Capital Partners buys ELITech
Ergon Capital Partners has acquired French manufacturer and distributor of in vitro diagnostic equipment and reagents ELITech Group.
Quantica invests €3.5m in X2Tv
Venture capital firm Quantica has invested €3.5m for a 40% equity stake in Italian-based mobile firm X2Tv.
Octopus hires Simon Andrews to venture team
Simon Andrews has joined the venture division at Octopus Investments from Silicon Valley Bank.
LODH and Qualitas sell 20% of Forte
LODH Private Equity and Qualitas Venture Capital have partially exited precast concrete specialist Forte Hormigones Group via a management buy-back.
Private equity firms interested in ISS
Private equity firms are looking to acquire Danish cleaning services provider ISS as the deadline for the first round of the sales process nears, according to reports.
Apax Paris hires two senior associates
Romain Dutartre and Nicolas Essayan have joined Apax Partners Paris as senior associates.
Consortium invests DKK 27m in PhotoSolar
A consortium consisting of SET Venture Partners, VУІkstfonden, Teknologisk Institut and Syddansk Teknologisk Innovation have provided DKK 27m for PhotoSolar A/S.
IdeA launches €100m cleantech fund
IdeA Capital Funds has launched a €100m vehicle which will invest in early-stage companies in the cleantech sector.
Advent closes €100m Tinsa buyout
Private equity giant Advent International has closed a €100m deal to buy a 94.5% stake in Spanish real estate ratings agency Tinsa.
Barclays PE spin-off gains clarity
Barclays Private Equity (BPE) has reached an agreement to enable its management to acquire the buyout arm from its parent bank, according to reports.
Platina acquires 10 Italian solar plants
Renewable energy specialist Platina Partners has acquired 10MW of solar photovoltaic (PV) projects in Italy from family-owned construction firm the Degennaro Group.
Pinova acquires Invent Umwelt- und Verfahrenstechnik
Private Equity firm Pinova Capital has acquired shares in Invent Umwelt- und Verfahrenstechnik from an existing shareholder.
HIG Capital hires McIlroy to UK team
HIG Europe, the European affiliate of HIG Capital, has hired Neil McIlroy as an associate in the companyтs London office. The appointment bring the companyтs UK investment team to 25.
Conor Venture Partners appoints new partner
Finnish early stage technology investor Conor Venture Partners has appointed Jarkko PenttilУЄ as a partner.
Hannes Snellman appoints Mads Ilum
The law firm Hannes Snellman has appointed Mads Ilum as partner for the newly launched Copenhagen office.