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ARX invests in Bochemie Group
ARX Equity Partners has taken a minority stake in Czech chemicals company Bochemie Group.
GE Capital appoints European equipment financing head
GE Capital has appointed Elmar Lukas as managing director, equipment financing for the EMEA region.
Cognetas buys Arcaplanet from Credem
Cognetus has purchased Arcaplanet from Credem Private Equity in a deal which represents the private equity firm’s first investment for more than two years.
GMT Industry Council has a new member
Bernard Gray has joined the GMT Industry Council, a network of media industry experts advising on private equity investments.
Suanfarma launches €30m biotech fund
Specialist investor Suanfarma is to launch its second private equity fund, which will target companies working within the biotechnology sector in Spain.
Sovereign Capital funds fifth add-on for NFA Partnerships
Buy-and-build specialist Sovereign Capital has committed new equity to fund a fifth add-on acquisition for its portfolio firm National Fostering Agency Partnerships (NFAP).
Caja Navarra invests in Nanobiomatters
The private equity arm of Corporación Caja Navarra has acquired a 17% stake in Nanobiomatters, a material science company specialising in nanoclay-based additives.
Investec Growth & Acquisition Finance boosts originations team
Investec Growth & Acquisition Finance, part of Investec Specialist Private Bank, has hired Tristan Nagler.
Waterland acquires Ranger in LBO
Waterland Private Equity has acquired Ranger Marketing & Vertriebs in an LBO designed to fund the company’s expansion into other countries and business areas.
ALMI and K-Svets invest SEK 6m in Bluetest
ALMI Invest and K-Svets Ventures have completed a SEK 6m funding round in Bluetest AB.
Baird Capital Partners acquires Nigel Wright Group
Baird Capital Partners Europe has acquired UK-based recruitment services provider Nigel Wright Group (NWG), for an estimated £15m.
Aescap Venture, De Hoge Dennen and Jeroen Cammeraat invest in i-Optics
Aescap Venture, De Hoge Dennen and private investor Jeroen Cammeraat have invested €4.2m in i-Optics.
Bridgepoint acquires Lumison
Bridgepoint Development Capital has acquired a majority stake in IT service provider Lumison.
Oaktree lifts Beluga Shipping with major investment
Oaktree Capital Management has committed €200m to support the German operator of heavy-lift vessels Beluga Shipping.
3i mulls sale of Fairlane
3i may be looking to sell boat manufacturer Fairlane, which it failed to offload two years ago, according to reports.
AXA PE invests €150m in KOS
AXA Private Equity is to invest €150m in KOS, the health services unit of Compagnie Industriali Riunite (CIR), increasing its stake in the firm to 47%.
Ares Life Sciences to take Stallergenes private
Ares Life Sciences has agreed to buy 45.6% of listed French biopharma Stallergenes from Wendel, and plans to file a mandatory takeover offer for all the remaining shares.
Target Corporate Finance hires senior analyst
Adviser Target Corporate Finance has appointed Alastair Halcrow as senior analyst in its research department.
Vendis Capital invests in Eyes and More
Vendis Capital has reached an agreement to invest up to €12m in Dutch optical chain Eyes and More.
IKEA GreenTech invests €2m in Alelion
Corporate venture capital firm IKEA GreenTech, owned by the IKEA Group, has invested €2m in Alelion Batteries AB.
Private equity firms invest €10.5m in Cappella
Polytechnos Partners, ACT Venture Capital, Fountain Healthcare Partners and Mitsui & Co Venture Partners have invested €10.5m in medical device company Cappella.
Apax set to steam ahead with HIT Entertainment sale
Strong gains in China and the US, as well as significant interest from mainly US trade buyers, have prompted Apax Partners to commission a strategic review of HIT Entertainment with a view to a potential €1bn+ sale, according to press reports.
Resource Partners backs MAVIT Medical Center
Resource Partners has structured an undisclosed package of expansion funding to back the Polish private healthcare provider Centrum Medyczne MAVIT (MAVIT Medical Center).
Intel Capital invests in Nymgo
Intel Capital has backed UK- and Lebanon-based Internet VOIP company Nymgo with growth capital funding.