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Proa-backed Palacios acquires Tortillas Palacios
Proa, Partners Group and Talde-backed Grupo Palacios Alimentación has acquired meat product manufacturer Tortillas Palacios.
Blackstone leads €19m Rive Technology round
US buyout giant Blackstone has led a €19m financing round for nanotechnology spin-off Rive Technology.
Clave Mayor participates in €12.6m Nextel round
Clave Mayor has participated in a €12.6m funding round for Nextel Engineering Application Modernización, an affiliate of Nextel Engineering Systems.
Iris Capital invests in Searchmetrics
Iris Capital has led an €5m investment round in German SEO and search analytics software solution company Searchmetrics.
AC Desarrollo-backed Musgo files for bankruptcy
AC Desarrollo, the private equity unit of Ahorro Corporación, has been forced to initiate bankruptcy proceedings on behalf of interior design chain Musgo.
Foresight closes CSS MBI
Alternative asset manager Foresight Group has completed the management buy-in of health and safety specialist Channel Safety Systems (CSS).
STING et al. invest SEK 20m in Mantex
STING Capital, Energimyndigheten, RWE and company founders and employees have invested SEK 20m in cleantech company Mantex.
Towerbrook circles Phase Eight
Towerbrook Capital is in talks to buy retailer Phase Eight for around £80m, according to media reports.
RCapital acquires Westler Food Limited
UK turnaround specialist RCapital has acquired Westler Food Limited after the company entered administration in December 2010.
Milestone Venture Capital backs protected-networks.com
Milestone Venture Capital has joined existing investor High-Tech Gründerfonds by backing German online company protected-networks.com with an investment thought to be worth between €1-10m.
Hands appeals against Citi ruling
Terra Firma CIO Guy Hands has appealed against the US court ruling that cleared Citigroup of all charges in the EMI case, according to reports.
Quadriga Capital exits Francotyp-Postalia
Quadriga Capital has exited the German mail service provider Francotyp-Postalia by selling its 26.3% stake.
Quadriga Capital acquires Euro Leergut group
Quadriga Capital has acquired Euro Leergut Gruppe. The German packaging specialist is planning to expand into other European countries such as Italy and France.
EdRIP and Phillimore invest in Ocean
Edmond de Rothschild Investment Partners and Phillimore have backed the management buyout of tracking solutions firm Ocean from Crédit Agricole Private Equity.
Holtzbrink Ventures closes its fourth fund on €177m
Holtzbrink Ventures has closed its HV Holtzbrink Ventures Fund IV on €177m, raising capital from both Verlagsgruppe Georg von Holtzbrink and funds managed by HarbourVest Partners, LLC.
Perceva Capital raises €150m
French special situations investor Perceva Capital has raised €150m for its latest fund.
Julien Darmon joins Harris Williams & Co
Julien Darmon has been appointed as managing director in London of Harris Williams & Co.
Aztec Group appoints Brian Blakemore
Brian Blakemore has joined Aztec Group to head up the company’s advisory panel.
AlixPartners announces promotions and new appointments
Business advisory company AlixPartners has promoted Sanjay Bailur and David Hewish to the posts of managing director in London.
Endless acquires Niagara LaSalle
UK turnaround specialist Endless has acquired Niagara LaSalle UK Limited from its US parent company Niagara Corporation.
ECI exits WCI Consulting
Private equity group ECI Partners has sold WCI Consulting to Indian technology firm TAKE Solutions.
DPE acquires Westfalia-Automotive
Private equity house Deutsche Private Equity has acquired all shares of German towbar device manufacturer Westfalia-Automotive from Odewald & Compagnie, WestLB and the other shareholders.
Aurelia Private Equity et al. back GILUPI
Aurelia Private Equity, Brandenburg Capital, KfW Bankengruppe and High-Tech Gründerfonds have invested €3.6m in GILUPI GmbH in a third round of financing.
m8 Capital invests in SCHAD
Venture Capital firm m8 Capital has led a $4.2m round for German mobile technology company SCHAD.