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Clave Mayor and Sodena-backed APEX acquire Papas Vicente Vidal
A portfolio company of Clave Mayor and Sodena has acquired Spanish family business Papas Vicente Vidal via a capital increase of just over €4m.
OMERS Private Equity strengthens team
OMERS Private Equity has appointed Martin le Huray as a European director.
Siparex et al. invest €1m in V3D
Siparex Venture and Rhône-Alpes Création have invested €1m in French software developer V3D.
BPEP injects €7m in Casesa
Baring Private Equity (BPEP) has invested €7m in the latest capital increase carried out by security company Castellana de Seguridad (Casesa).
Naxicap invests €1m in Adents
Naxicap Partners has provided French software company Adents with €1m of growth capital funding.
HTGF exits Kinaxo
HTGF has sold its portfolio company Kinaxo to pharmaceutical company Evotec AG for €3m and 2,597.400 shares in the new parent.
DLA Piper announces appointment
Legal practice DLA Piper has hired Jonathan Lisle as a partner in its London office, effective 14th February.
Icos Capital backs Greenclouds
Dutch venture company Icos Capital has backed Greenclouds.
Ropes & Gray adds new partner
Kiran Sharma has joined global law firm Ropes & Gray’s private equity practice as a partner in London.
CIC LBO Partners et al. acquire AMS
CIC LBO Partners and CM-CIC Capital Privé have acquired French healthcare provider AMS from Capazanine for an undisclosed amount.
Octopus-backed Opex acquires EAG
UK events organiser Opex - a portfolio company of Octopus Investments - has merged with Early Action Group.
Phase4 spins out of Nomura
Nomura’s life science investment team, Phase4 Ventures, has been spun out by its management team.
unquote” European Overview hitting desks
Look out for the latest edition of the unquote" European Overview, which is due to hit desks today. As usual, the monthly edition provides unquote" subscribers with a summary of the European private equity activity over the past four weeks, featuring...
HTGF backs enexion
HTGF has backed German energy optimisation solution provider enexion GmbH.
Permira and AXA PE to build online travel giant
Permira-backed eDreams and AXA PE-backed Go Voyages are set to acquire UK online travel agent Opodo from Amadeus, according to media reports.
Towerbrook invests in Phase Eight
Towerbrook has made a "significant investment" in UK womenswear retailer Phase Eight.
Iris invests €8m in MCI
Iris Capital has invested €8m in Swiss marketing agency MCI.
Citibank appoints Steve Conway
Citibank has appointed Steve Conway as the most senior European banker advising private equity firms.
Ventizz exits Medos Medizintechnik
Private equity firm Ventizz Capital Partners has sold its 100% stake in German medical equipment provider Medos Medizintechnik AG to venture firm Zukunftsfonds Heilbronn GmbH & Co KG.
RCapital backs DBK
RCapital has invested an undisclosed amount in construction and property consultancy firm DBK.
Graphite Capital adds new investment manager
Mid-market private equity house Graphite Capital has appointed Simon May as investment manager to its team.
Hasso-Plattner-Ventures backs Inchron
Hasso-Plattner-Ventures has backed Inchron, a German manufacturer of design and test solutions of real-time critical software. The capital will be used for further expansion and future growth.
Northstar Ventures invests £1.2m in Re Pet
Northstar Ventures has announced a £1.2m investment in UK plastic packaging manufacturer Re Pet.
Hasso-Plattner-Ventures exits RIB in IPO
Venture company Hasso-Plattner-Ventures has exited German building industry software provider RIB Software AG in an IPO. The offer price was set at €9.25 per share.