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Investinor sells THINK shares
Investinor AS has sold its shares in THINK Holdings AS to Ener1 Inc, in return for shares in Ener1.
Endless sells Amco for £19.8m
Turnaround investor Endless has sold engineering business Amco Group to Renew Holdings for £19.8m.
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 Koolitööde AS, the company managing the eKool platform, to Kriit OÜ.
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...
Northzone invests in BraveNewTalent.com
Northzone Ventures and business angels Pierce Casey and Mike Bourne have invested in social recruitment platform BraveNewTalent.com.
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.
Partners Group et al. invest in Nord Anglia
Partners Group and Baring Private Equity Asia have invested in international provider of private schools Nord Anglia Education.
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 €10m 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 unquote” 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
Första Entreprenörsfonden has invested in Voogly AB, the Swedish company behind the video service Shootitlive.
Better Capital acquires Connaught division
Private equity group Better Capital has bought Connaught's compliance division with an investment thought to be worth around £15m.
Citigroup takes over EMI from Terra Firma
Terra Firma’s 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 £15m top-up target for its oldest VCT vehicle, Northern Venture Trust.
Baird Capital Partners sells Aston Carter
Baird Capital Partners Europe has sold Aston Carter Group Limited to Allegis Group, generating a 2.5x gross return and 27% gross IRR.
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.
NVM leads £1.9m investment in Altacor
NVM Private Equity, Enterprise Ventures and Beringea have injected £1.9m into UK pharmaceuticals company Altacor.
HgCapital looking to sell Americana
HgCapital is reported to be looking for buyers for its portfolio company Americana Holdings, which owns fashion brands Bench and Hooch.
Fagerberg & Dellby acquires BIG BAG
Fagerberg & Dellby and APELNS’s management have acquired BIG BAG Sweden AB and APELNS Express AB through a newco.