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CapVest acquires Batchelors and establishes Valeo Foods
CapVest has teamed up with AIM-listed Origin Enterprises to create new Ireland-based Valeo Foods in order to acquire Irish food company Batchelors.
French trade body chief resigns
French private equity trade body chief Jean-Yves Demeunynck will step down in the coming months, according to reports.
ALMI and Wingefors invests SEK 2m in I Read
ALMI Invest and Wingefors Invest have injected SEK 2m in Swedish provider of digital journals I Read new media AB.
Consortium invests NOK 16m in Memfoact
A consortium consisting of Viking Venture, Alliance Venture and industry investors have injected NOK 16m in Memfoact.
Nexit leads €17m investment in Blyk
A consortium led by Nexit Ventures has invested тЌ17m in the messaging media provider Blyk.
Central banks agree Basel III rules
Central bank governors have agreed new capital requirements for banks as part of Basel III.
LBO France acquires Idéal Résidences
LBO France has acquired a majority stake in retirement homes operator Idéal Résidences from Edmond de Rothschild Investment Partners (EdRIP) and Alliance Entreprendre.
Litorina acquires leading wallpaper manufacturer
Litorina Capital has acquired a majority stake in ECO-BorУЅstapeter, the leading Nordic manufacturer of wallpaper, in a management buyout.
Lion Capital considering Hema exit
Lion Capital has announced it is looking to sell its stake in Dutch general retailer Hema
UFG Private Equity joins Siparex group
French small-cap house UFG Private Equity is now part of the Siparex group and has been renamed UFG-Siparex.
AIFMD vote delayed yet again
The vote, initially scheduled for the week of 20 September, is now likely to take place in October, according to a French senior lawmaker.
G Square invests €15m in zahnarztzentrum.ch
Dedicated healthcare investor G Square has invested €15m in Swiss dentistry services provider zahnarztzentrum.ch.
Balderton Capital et al. inject €3m into Socowave
Balderton Capital has led a тЌ3m series-A funding round for Irish telecommunications specialist Socowave.
Eden Ventures in five early-stage investments
Eden Ventures has made five new investments in UK early-stage technology companies, with amounts ranging in size from ТЃ100,000 to ТЃ1m.
Viveris et al. back The Bakery with €1.8m
Viveris Management, 123Venture and management have invested €1.8m in software designer The Bakery.
ISAI invests €650,000 in InstantLuxe.com
Internet focused fund ISAI has backed the French online marketplace InstantLuxe.com with €650,000 of funding.
Matrix boosts placement team
The investment banking division of Matrix Group has hired Vincenzo Narciso as a partner in its London-based private funds group.
Palamon exits OmniBus via €36.4m trade sale
Palamon Capital Partners has continued its strong run of exits in 2010 with the sale of its broadcast software portfolio company OmniBus Systems Ltd to the listed Canadian firm Miranda Technologies Inc for тЌ36.4m in cash.
H.I.G Capital and Mercapital back Núter in new deal
Two European affiliates of H.I.G. Capital have joined Mercapital to close a new investment in Spanish animal feed and nutrition business Núter.
3i exits Panreac via trade sale
3i has completed the exit of its Spanish chemicals business Panreac via a trade sale to Illinois Tool Works Inc (ITW).
Valbart sale brings first exit for 21 Investimenti II
21 Investimenti, the Franco-Italian mid-market later stage investor, has sold Italian oil and gas engineering firm Valbart to listed US business Flowserve.
PineBridge appoints Lord Davies as non-executive chairman
PineBridge Investments has appointed E.Mervyn Davies as non-executive chairman.
Industry Investment strenghtens team
Finnish government-backed Industry Investment has appointed Anne Riekki as chief financial officer and Thomas AhlstrУЖm as senior adviser.
Verdane Capital closes latest fund above target
Verdane Capital Advisors has closed its Verdane Capital VII secondaries fund above its SEK 1.5bn (тЌ160m) target.