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BC Partners may buy Foxtons debt
BC Partners is planning to buy back debt in former portfolio company Foxtons, according to reports.
Wellington Partners sells off Aloqa
Venture capital firm Wellington Partners has agreed to sell Munich-based software company Aloqa GmbH to mobile phone giant Motorola for an undisclosed sum.
CVC acquires Sunrise in CHF 3.3bn deal
CVC Capital Partners has signed an agreement to acquire Sunrise Communications S.A. from Danish telephone company TDC A/S.
Carey Olsen appoints new partner
Carey Olsen, the Channel Islands based law firm has appointed James Mulholland as a partner in its corporate and funds practice.
Jonathan Russell departs from 3i
3iтs managing partner of buyouts will leave the company after 24 years, according to reports.
Hannes Snellman recruits three
Hannes Snellman has recruited Bjorn Kristianson, Mikkel Baaring Lerche and Nikolaj Bjornholm to its Nordic law office.
Portuguese funds back La Seda plant
ECS Capital, Caixa Capital and InovCapital have acquired a 59% stake in a construction project to build a new plastics plant for Barcelona-based company La Seda.
21 Partners invests in Ethical Coffee Company
21 Partners has invested in the Swiss coffee capsule producer Ethical Coffee Company.
DN Capital and HTGF give cash boost to baby care website
High-Tech Grunderfonds and DN Capital have teamed up to invest in a baby care speciality website which is scheduled to launch this month.
Intel Capital and MCI invest €10m MALL.CZ
Intel Capital has led a €10m investment round alongside private equity group MCI for e-commerce site MALL.CZ.
Industrifonden invests in Cardoz
Industrifonden has invested in Swedish drug developer Cardoz AB.
Ipes establishes Luxembourg office
Specialist private equity fund administrator Ipes has expanded its presence by opening a new office in Luxembourg.
Barclays close to sale of Schneider
Barclays Private Equity is close to agreeing the sale of specialty mail order business Schneider, according to sources close to the deal.
Prime Technology leads €10m investment in Cint
Prime Technology Ventures has led a тЌ10m investment in Swedish online market research solutions provider Cint.
Montagu backs MBO of Host Europe
Montagu Private Equity has backed the ТЃ222m management buyout of hosting and domain provider Host Europe Group.
Parvilla appoints new partner
Parvilla, the Paris-based fund-of-funds manager founded four years ago by former PAI senior Partner Jean-Marie Fabre, has appointed Mark Foulds as a partner.
Ysios and "la Caixa" inject €5m into Sabirmedical
Ysios Capital Partners and Caixa Capital Risc have invested €5m in medical technology research company Sabirmedical.
High-Tech Gründerfonds invests in ConWeaver
High-Tech Gründerfonds has invested in German software developer ConWeaver GmbH.
New board chairman for Canter
Private equity firm Canter has hired buyout practitioner Trevor Bayley as chairman of its investment committee and board.
IK buys GHD from Barclays
IK Investment Partners has acquired GHD Gesundheits GmbH from Barclays Private Equity in a secondary buyout.
MJ Hudson recruits John Dyson
Funds expert John Dyson has been hired as a partner at MJ Hudson, in a move the company hopes will strengthen its position the private equity, hedge funds and alternative assets industry.
Bridgepoint appoints ex-M&S chief
Former Marks & Spencer chief executive Sir Stuart Rose is to join private equity firm Bridgepoint as an adviser.
17Capital closes first fund at €88m
17Capital announced the final close of its first fund, 17Capital Fund, which raised тЌ88m.
The Bakery secures $2.3m investment
Two-man technology team The Bakery, which has worked on animated film blockbusters including Shrek and Madagascar, has secured a $2.3m investment for its software group.