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Neuhaus Partners backs online company
Neuhaus Partners has participated in the first round of financing for Hamburg-based online firm Content Fleet GmbH.
Holland Private Equity takes stake in SFC Energy AG
Holland Private Equity has acquired a 25.01% stake in SFC Energy AG, making it the largest single shareholder.
CapMan Life Science invests in Swereco
CapMan has invested in Swereco AB through its CapMan Life Science IV fund.
CapMan sells 30% Access stake to Pohjola
Pohjola Bank plc has agreed to acquire a 40% stake in Access Capital Partners, a private equity fund-of-funds manager, from CapMan and Access’s managing partners.
Pinova Capital acquires Wendt Sit
Pinova Capital has added German insulation provider Wendt Sit GmbH to its portfolio through a secondary buyout of the company from BPE Unternehmensbeteiligungen.
Carried interest tax debate re-kindled
Carried interest earned by private equity GPs is taxed as capital gains, not as income: thatтs just the way it is. The Obama administration promised to end this tax break, but the reform was quietly swept under the carpet. However, the debate looks likely...
XAnge opens Lyon office
French growth capital specialist XAnge has opened a new office in Lyon.
Atlantic Bridge launches second fund with €85m commitments
Atlantic Bridge has announced the first close of its Atlantic Bridge II fund, with тЌ85m committed.
Apax sells IFCO Systems to Brambles
Apax has agreed to sell its majority stake in listed German logistics company IFCO Systems to Australian trade buyer Brambles.
Debt adviser Marlborough Partners launched
A new debt advice company, Marlborough Partners, was officially launched today in London.
AAC Capital Partners acquires Orangefield
AAC Capital Partners has acquired a majority stake in independent trust service provider Orangefield Trust.
KKR sells recycling company DSD
British private equity group Solidus Partners has backed the acquisition of Duales System Deutschland (DSD) for an undisclosed amount.
STING invests in SEEC
STING Capital has invested in SEEC AB, a provider of energy storage devices for heating and cooling large buildings.
Accent acquires stake in new aviation group
Accent Equity has acquired a 50% stake in Aviator Airport Alliance, a newly formed group of Nordic aviation service providers.
Accent Equity acquires Troax
Accent Equity has acquired Swedish security provider Troax from the Gunnebo group.
Syntaxin receives £18m investment
Lundbeckfond Ventures, Seventure and Ipsen have taken part in a series-C round of financing for biopharmaceutical company Syntaxin.
AIFMD passes final vote
The controversial AIFM Directive was adopted in a plenary vote of the European Parliament today.
Ratos sells Camfil for SEK 1.3bn
Ratos has wholly sold its stake in Camfil for SEK 1.325bn, giving the investor and exit profit of approximately SEK 610m.
GE Capital promotes Paul Scott
GE Capital has appointed Paul Scott as both chief investment officer and head of sponsor coverage for leveraged finance in the EMEA region.
High-Tech Gründerfonds invests in meinprospekt.de
High Tech Gründerfonds has back a second round of investment for online price comparison business MeinProspekt GmbH.
LDC secures partial exit from Virgin Racing
LDC has reached an agreement with Marussia that will see the Russian supercar manufacturer take a shareholding in F1 team Virgin Racing.
Apollo makes offer for BHF Bank
Apollo Management has made an offer for BHF Bank, a subsidiary of Deutsche Bank.
Naxicap and SCR Provencale et Corse invest €1.15m in SolarQuest
Naxicap Partners and SCR Provençale et Corse have backed French energy equipment provider SolarQuest with €1.15m of growth capital funding.
HgCapital backs the buyout of ATC Group
HgCapital has agreed to acquire a majority stake in Dutch provider of corporate services to industrial and financial multinational ATC Group.