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Turenne Capital backs Plastifrance MBO
Turenne Capital has backed the management buyout of plastic cards manufacturer Plastifrance with a €700,000 investment.
Naxicap and Avenir Entreprises reinvest in Oralia
Naxicap Partners and Avenir Entreprises have participated in the capital restructuring of real estate company Oralia, injecting respectively €27m and €3m.
Pragma Capital acquires IMV Technologies from OFI Private Equity
Pragma Capital has acquired French biotechnology company IMV Technologies from OFI Private Equity (OPEC).
Naxicap backs Primonial MBO
Naxicap Partners has backed the management buyout of The Groupe Primonial, the merging entity of Patrimoine Management & Associés and Primonial FundQuest.
BPE sells FirstAssist Services for £12.5m
Barclays Private Equity (BPE) has sold business services provider FirstAssist Services to outsourcing company Capita plc for £12.5m.
Platina and ETF back TAG Energy Solutions MBO
Platina and Environmental Technologies Fund have backed the management buyout of renewable energy equipment company TAG Energy Solutions with a £20m investment.
Creadev appoints new CEO
Creadev, the private equity firm controlled by the Mulliez family, has appointed Bertrand de Talhouët as its new CEO.
Morgan Stanley and SocGen reportedly hired for Yoplait sale
Morgan Stanley and Société Générale are said to have been hired as advisers to PAI partners and Sodiaal on the sale of Yoplait, according to media reports.
Inflexion closes £375m buyout fund
Inflexion Private Equity has held a first and final close of its 2010 Buyout Fund, having raised £375m.
Palamon acquires Eneas for NOK 375m
Palamon Capital Partners has acquired a majority stake in Eneas Energy AS following a NOK 375m investment.
Quartilium strenghtens FoF team
Quartilium, the fund-of-funds arm of Groupama Private Equity, has appointed Matthieu Ducorroy as analyst and Anne Vergez as client services and reporting manager.
EQT-backed Gambro in possible IPO
EQT’s is believed to be preparing an IPO of its portfolio company Gambro, according to reports.
Synergo sells Air Italy in management buy-back
Synergo has sold its 40% stake in Air Italy back to company manager Giuseppe Gentile for an estimated €11m.
Foresight Group invests in juwi solar plant
Environmental investor Foresight Group has provided construction-stage funding for a solar plant owned by renewable energy group juwi.
Ibersuizas looking to sell Maxam
Market rumours suggest Madrid-based private equity firm Ibersuizas is considering the sale of civil explosives specialist Maxam.
Ibersuizas searches for Angulas Aguinaga buyer
Ibersuizas has hired financial boutique Óptima Corporate to find a buyer for its portfolio company Angulas Aguinaga, it has been reported.
Carlyle completes B&B Hotels acquisition from Eurazeo
The Carlyle Group has acquired French hotels chain B&B hotels from Eurazeo, in a deal that values the company at around €480m.
Nordic Capital makes cash offer for Munters
Nordic Capital has made an offer to acquire all shares in Munters AB through the company Cidron Intressenter AB, which is wholly owned by Nordic Capital VII Limited.
Bridgepoint sale of Rodenstock collapses
Bridgepoint’s sale of German eyeglass maker Rodenstock has collapsed, according to reports.
Valedo acquires Perten Instruments
Valedo Partners has acquired Perten Instruments Group, which develops instruments for quality control of food products, grain and flour.
LMS Capital appoints Mark Sebba
The board of LMS Capital has appointed Mark Sebba as non-executive director.
BSPE exits Tinet
BS Private Equity (BSPE) has exited its 92% stake in IP transit and Ethernet company Tinet to US-based Neutral Tandem in a deal valued at approximately €82m.
Ibersuizas backs Ice Cream Factory buyout
Spanish private equity firm Ibersuizas has purchased an 83% stake in Ice Cream Factory Comaker (ICFC), a private label ice cream manufacturer.
m8 Capital injects $2m into Masabi
Venture capital firm m8 Capital has given mobile ticketing technology provider Masabi a $2m cash injection.