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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
Vækstfonden, Slottsbacken Venture Capital and Novi A/S have sold their stakes in Danish telecommunication equipment provider TPACK for $32m to AppliedMicro.
3i to sell Tommee Tippee maker
3i is reportedly mulling plans to sell baby bottle manufacturer Mayborn, with the company estimated to be worth in excess of £200m.
HitecVision expands exploration and production team
HitecVision has appointed Harald Vabø and Svein Arild Killingland to join the firm’s exploration and production investment team.
Campbell Soup in bid for United Biscuits
Food firm Campbell Soup Company is looking to acquire part of United Biscuits from Blackstone and PAI Partners for £1.5bn, according to media reports.
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).
TDR Capital acquires pubs portfolio from Mitchells & Butlers
TDR Capital has acquired 333 managed pubs from UK operator Mitchells & Butlers, for an estimated £373m.
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.
Endless invests in Amdega
Endless has provided UK premium timber conservatories manufacturer Amdega Limited with growth capital funding.
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.
Key Capital Partners appoints Richard Thomas
Key Capital Partners has appointed Richard Thomas as investment manager for its Birmingham office.
Permira appoints former E.ON CEO
Permira has appointed former CEO of German energy group E.ON, Wulf Bernotat, as a business advisor.
Barclays acquires Allied Glass from CBPE
Barclays Private Equity (BPE) has backed the £75m management buyout of UK glass container manufacturer Allied Glass from CBPE Capital.
Atlantic-Pacific Capital hires Sandström as partner
Atlantic-Pacific Capital has hired Sarah McFadden Sandström as a partner in its Private Funds business, in a bid to bolster its European project management and advisory services.
ISIS-backed Enotria acquires Great Western Wine Company
Enotria has acquired UK wine distributor Great Western Wine Company, with the support of ISIS Equity Partners.
Permira joins race for BHF Bank
Permira has reportedly joined the race to bid for BHF Bank, which is being sold by Deutsche Bank for about €600m.
Dow Venture Capital takes minority stake in Blade Dynamics
Dow Chemical's Venture Capital arm has made a minority equity investment in UK wind turbine blades manufacturer Blade Dynamics.
Ex-secretary to Treasury joins Maven
Maven has hired former economic secretary to the Treasury Ian Pearson as senior adviser, according to The Herald Scotland.
Gilde Healthcare III secures Philips commitment
The recently launched Gilde Healthcare III fund has attracted Royal Philips Electronics as a cornerstone investor.
NEON Private Equity in partial exit of Kuiken
NEON Private Equity, formerly Fortis Private Equity, has sold the Könicke subsidiary of Kuiken Group to the Swedish Lantmännen Group.
Balta Group buys Domo's flooring unit
Doughty Hanson's Belgian portfolio company Balta Group has signed a deal to buy Domo NV's floor covering business.
Morgan Stanley acquires Zenith Vehicle Contracts
Morgan Stanley Private Equity has acquired a 60% stake in fleet management specialist Zenith Vehicle Contracts Group from Barclays Private Equity.
ICG buys RBS €1.4bn credit portfolio
Intermediate Capital Group (ICG) has signed a deal to acquire the Royal Bank of Scotland’s (RBS) €1.4bn portfolio of European loans.