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CalPERS private equity manager steps down
Leon Shahinian stepped down as head of the private equity portfolio at CalPERS amid a fraud lawsuit.
Parcom Capital acquires Greencore Continental
Parcom Capital has reached agreement with Greencore Group on the acquisition of Dutch chilled food specialist Greencore Continental.
CapMan in second IPO attempt of Cardinal Foods
CapMan has filed for an IPO of the Norwegian white meat and egg supplier Cardinal Foods.
BioGeneration Ventures et al. invest in Arcarios
A pool of investors led by BioGeneration Ventures have provided Dutch biotechnology company Arcarios with a round of seed financing.
Scope portfolio company Wright Trafikkskole expands
Scope-backed Wright Trafikkskole has acquired Norwegian Transportfagskolen and Sikkerhetshallen and Swedish Kul pand Swedish Kul pУЅ Hjul Trafikskola.
Scope-backed Brand Factory acquires Kariplast
Scope Capitalтs portfolio company Brand Factory has wholly acquired the Finnish producer and supplier of in-store communication Kariplast Oy.
Investor and Accel provide €10m for Telepo
Investor Growth Capital and Accel Partners have invested тЌ10m in Stockholm-based software provider Telepo.
EQT and Goldman Sachs considering IPO of ISS
EQT Partners and GS Capital Partners are considering an IPO of Danish cleaning, catering and security provider ISS A/S, according to reports.
Ratos in possible exit of Bisnode
Ratos AB has entered negotiations regarding the sale of its portfolio company Bisnode, according to reports.
KTH Chalmers and ALMI inject SEK 9m into Apica
KTH Chalmers Capital and ALMI Invest have provided SEK 9m for Swedish IT company Apica.
HitecVision portfolio companies form AT Group
HitecVision has merged its portfolio companies Aarbakke, Technor, Valco and Vector to form AT Group (ATG).
bmp et al. sell nugg.ad to Deutsche Post
bmp AG and IBB Beteiligungsgesellschaft have sold Berlin-based nugg.ad to Deutsche Post for an undisclosed amount.
Inventure invests in IPTune
Inventure Oy and two business angels have injected тЌ1.3m into Finnish software solutions provider IPTune.
Summit backs avast! with $100m
Summit Partners has invested $100m growth capital for a minority stake in Czech software vendor avast!
Triton acquires Ovako
Triton Partners has wholly acquired the bar, bright bar, tube and ring divisions of Swedish steel producer Ovako.
DIC mulls £600m sale of Alliance
Dubai International Capital (DIC) is reportedly exploring the option of selling its UK-based hospital equipment portfolio company Alliance Medical for ТЃ600m, if restructuring talks fail.
Private equity firms bid for EBS
JC Flowers, Doughty Hanson and Cardinal Asset Management have placed bids for EBS Building Society, according to reports.
Consortium exit TPACK in trade sale
VУІkstfonden, Slottsbacken Venture Capital and Novi A/S have sold their stakes in Danish telecommunication equipment provider TPACK for $32m to AppliedMicro.
HitecVision expands exploration and production team
HitecVision has appointed Harald VabУИ and Svein Arild Killingland to join the firmтs exploration and production investment team.
Siemens Venture Capital invests in RTT
Siemens Venture Capital has backed the capital increase of publicly-listed 3D visualisation solutions provider Realtime Technology AG (RTT).
Holland Private Equity injects €9m in Airborne
Holland Private Equity has invested €9m in Dutch developer and producer of composite components Airborne International.
EQT backs MBO of Roeser Group
EQT has backed the management buyout of Roeser Group with a €50m investment from the EQT Expansion Capital II fund.
Terra Firma and Citi set up mediation talks
Terra Firma is reportedly set to start mediation talks with Citigroup next month to discuss EMI, ahead of court hearings in October.
Permira appoints former E.ON CEO
Permira has appointed former CEO of German energy group E.ON, Wulf Bernotat, as a business advisor.