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Permira looking to acquire stake in Vue
Permira is interested in backing an MBO of the Vue cinema chain, according to reports.
Reports hint at AlpInvest sale
The owners of major private equity player AlpInvest could be looking for a sale, according to reports.
Westbridge reaches SME fund first closing ahead of target
Westbridge has reached a first closing of its SME Fund, exceeding its £10m first-close target.
Ratos acquires Stofa from TeliaSonera
Ratos has acquired a 100% stake in Stofa from TeliaSonera for an enterprise value of DKK 1.09bn.
AVCO elects three new members to the board of directors
The Austrian Private Equity and Venture Capital Organisation (AVCO) has announced three new members to join its board of directors.
Livingstone Partners opens German office
Livingstone Partners has opened an office in Düsseldorf as part of its European expansion plans.
Octopus Ventures commits £1m to VYRE
Octopus Ventures has invested £1m into UK digital content and information management specialist, VYRE.
NVM Private Equity invests in Mantis Deposition
NVM Private Equity has provided a £3m development package for Mantis Deposition Limited.
Edmond de Rothschild et al. invest €16m in Poxel
Edmond de Rothschild Investment Partners (EdRIP), CDC Entreprises and Crédit Agricole Private Equity have provided biopharma Poxel with a €16m series-A round of financing.
Latest Argos fund holds €45m first close
Argos Soditic has announced the first close of the Argos Expansion fund at €45m.
Turenne Capital and Promelys back WebMediaGroup with €2m
Turenne Capital and Promelys Participations have invested €2m in WebMediaGroup.
Carlyle set to exit Otor
DS Smith has entered into exclusive discussions regarding the acquisition of Carlyle's stake in listed company Otor.
CapMan invests in Bank Evropeiskij
CapMan has invested in the Russian-based Bank Evropeiskij through its CapMan Russia fund.
Energy Ventures appoints two
Venture capital firm Energy Ventures has appointed Shantanu Agarwal and Kristian Lier to join its oil & gas team.
HitecVision acquires Tampnet
HitecVision has signed an agreement to acquire Tampnet AS, a subsidiary of Statoil.
NextStage invests €8.2m in Groupe ACR
Nextstage has provided spare auto parts distributor Groupe ACR with €8.2m.
Clifford Chance appoints new London practice head
Simon Tinkler has replaced David Pearson as head of Clifford Chance's London corporate practice.
HTGF et al. in €2m evocatal series-B
Three years after receiving a round of seed finance, Düsseldorf-based industrial biotech group evocatal GmbH has raised a €2m round of early-stage funding.
Iñigo Erlaíz to head new Gómez-Acebo & Pombo private equity practice
Madrid-based law firm Gómez-Acebo & Pombo has signalled its intention to ramp up the firm’s penetration into the Iberian private equity space by appointing Iñigo Erlaíz as head of a new standalone private equity practice.
CVC pursues giant Spanish infrastructure buyout
CVC is understood to be closing in on a deal with the majority shareholders of Spanish infrastructure business Albertis over a potential buyout that would value the firm at more than €25bn.
AXA Private Equity sells Trecobat shares
AXA Private Equity has sold its 46.5% stake in home building group Trecobat to the company's management team.
Baker and Goold appointed as Wragge & Co directors
Wragge & Co has promoted Gareth Baker and Richard Goold, with both becoming directors, to boost its corporate finance team.
MB Funds invests in Suomen Transval
MB Funds has invested in Suomen Transval Oy, making the investor the main shareholder in the company.
Gresham-backed JGG buys Addis & Co
Gresham-backed James Grant Group (JGG) has acquired specialist accountancy company, Addis & Co - its latest acquisition in its buy-and-build strategy.