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Intera-backed Consti Yhtiöt acquires Rakennus-Lundén
The Finnish building renovation business Consti YhtiУЖt, backed by Intera Private Equity, has acquired Rakennus-LundУЉn Oy.
Auctus invests in Benchmark Partner
Auctus Capital Partners has invested an undisclosed amount in call centre service provider, Benchmark Partner GmbH.
Apollo supports LyondellBasell restructuring
Apollo Management has backed the debt restructuring of chemical giant LyondellBasell allowing the company to emerge from the bankruptcy declared in January 2009.
Law firms Hogan and Lovells merge
Law firms Hogan & Hartson and Lovells have merged to become Hogan Lovells.
Capvis and Partners Group buy Kaffee Partner from Odewald
Swiss-based Capvis Equity Partners and Partners Group have acquired a majority stake in coffee specialist Kaffee Partner from Odewald & Compagnie. The value of the transaction has not been disclosed.
Haller appointed partner of CGS Management
Christoph Haller is set to join CGS Management as partner at the Swiss private equity firm in November 2010.
Amundi leads €9m investment in Wyplay
Amundi Private Equity has led a €9m third round investment in audiovisual equipment manufacturer Wyplay alongside returning investors Elaia Parnters, A Plus Finance and Sofinnova Partners.
Gimv and Sofinnova lead €11.2m financing of INSIDE
Gimv and Sofinnova Partners have led a €11.2m round-D investment in Inside Contactless, an open-standard contactless chip company, alongside existing shareholders.
GCP exits Fatfoogoo to Digital River $10m
Austrian venture capital house GCP gamma capital partners has sold online trading platform FatFoogoo to NASDAQ-listed e-commerce group Digital River. The exit values FatFoogoo at $10m and GCP has further agreed an earnout provision.
Segulah change of address
Nordic private equity investor Segulah is moving office and changing its contact details.
Polaris divests Frösunda to HgCapital
Pan-European investor HgCapital has acquired FrУЖsunda LSS from Danish private equity firm Polaris for an undisclosed sum.
CapMan backs Havator
Private equity investor CapMan has invested in Havator Group a Finnish crane services supplier.
Verdane acquires six internet companies
Verdane Capital has acquired a portfolio of six Internet companies from Aggregate Media.
Consortium raises €20m Series C for Affimed
Existing investors aeris Capital, BioMedInvest, LSP Life Sciences Partners, Novo Nordisk A/S and Orbimed have provided €20m in in a Series-C financing round for Affimed Therapeutics AG.
Lime Rock invests NOK 50m in Reelwell
Lime Rock Partners has backed oil service technology business Reelwell with NOK 50m.
Sperian shareholder challenges Cinven takeover
The third largest shareholder in Sperian Protection, Investment Fund Governance for Owners, has called into question the benefits of the planned takeover for the minority shareholder.
Vinci buys Faceo from Apax
Apax partners has sold Faceo to French facilities management company, Vinci, for an undisclosed amount, according to media reports.
Ludgate commits £730,000 in Hightex
Ludgate Environmental has claimed a stake in Hightex Group by investing ТЃ730,000 to buy 10,000,000 ordinary shares.
Polaris plans second close of third fund in May
Nordic private equity house Polaris is set to holding a second close of its third buyout fund in May this year.
CVC mulls Belgian Post IPO
European investor CVC Capital Partners is said to be eyeing the listing of Belgian mail services De Post – Le Poste.
CapMan acquires Esperi
CapMan has acquired care services company Esperi from an investor consortium led by Unicus, management and the Finnish Red Cross.
Carlyle buys Stanfield's $4.2bn CLOs
Carlyle has announced plans to purchase $4.2bn worth of collateralised loan obligations (CLO) from Stanfield Capital Partners, as part of a $5.1 credit portfolio purchase.
JP Morgan to buy Schroders PE services business
JP Morgan has signed an agreement to purchase Schroders' private equity administration business, as part of the build up of its JPM Worldwide Securities Services (WSS) unit.
NPM agrees deal for Punch Graphix
Belgian private equity firm NPM and Punch International, have agreed to the sale of Punch's subsidiary, Punch Graphix NV.