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UK - Francisco Partners to acquire Cybit for £23m
Global private equity firm Francisco Partners has reached agreement on the take-private acquisition of London listed technology company Cybit Holdings plc, in a deal valuing the business at almost ТЃ23m.
FRANCE - iXEN president resigns
Caroline Rémus has resigned from her position as president of buyout investor iXEN Partners, a subsidiary of Natixis Private Equity.
FRANCE - ERCP purchases Christian Liaigre
Edmond de Rothschild Capital Partners has purchased a majority stake in Christian Liaigre, an interior design company, alongside the founder.
GERMANY - IKB hires new head of syndication team
IKB Deutsche Industriebank has hired Torsten Aul to run the bank's loan and bond syndication desk.
SWEDEN - Accent reaps 5x money on Gryckbo sale to Arctic
Swedish private equity house Accent Equity has sold Grycksbo Paper to Warsaw-listed Arctic Paper for a total consideration of SEK 590-650m, paid in cash and shares.
NETHERLANDS - Gilde Healthcare launches services dedicated fund
Gilde Healthcare Partners has launched Gilde Healthcare Services, a growth capital fund targeting investments in specialised clinics, geriatric care providers, prevention, screening and related healthcare services.
FRANCE - CM-CIC makes EUR 2m YES investment
CM-CIC Capital Privé has invested EUR 2m in YES (Your English Solution), an English teaching company.
EUROPE - Yield of dreams: unquote" explores high yield
The European high-yield market has opened once again, but, given its failings in the past, can the market shake off its reputation as a short-lived phenomenon and become a viable financing option for buyouts? To read Emanuel Eftimiu's feature see below,...
NETHERLANDS - Wendel's Stahl completes restructuring
It has been reported that Wendel-backed coating specialist Stahl International has successfully agreed a restructuring with lenders, with the firm injecting an additional EUR 60m in equity for an increase in its interest from 48% to 92%.
SWEDEN - InnKap back Medius with SEK 25m
Swedish venture capital fund InnovationsKapital (InnKap) has invested SEK 25m into business system support company Medius, through an equity issuance.
GERMANY - Oakley Capital Private Equity acquires Verivox
Oakley Capital Private Equity has acquired 51% of price comparison company Verivox for an undisclosed sum.
UK - Beringea invests £1m into TH_NK
Beringea, via its ProVen VCT fund, has made a ТЃ1m investment into digital agency TH_NK.
UK - Bridges Ventures backs Babington MBI
Bridges Ventures has backed the management buy-in of vocational training company Babington Business College, in a deal of undisclosed value.
UK - Electra-backed Premier makes £23m acquisiton
Electra Partners-backed fund manager Premier Asset Management has completed the acquisition of the management contracts for two OEIC fund umbrellas from Aberdeen Asset Management, for a total consideration of ТЃ23m.
UK - Lyceum-backed Synexus acquires ClinPharm
Lyceum Capital-backed Synexus, an international clinical trials specialist, has acquired Germany-based ClinPharm in a deal of undisclosed value.
UK - Vitruvian Partners acquires CIG
London-based Vitruvian Partners has acquired a majority stake in Callcredit Information Group (CIG), the credit referencing and marketing services subsidiary of building society Skipton, for an undisclosed sum.
UK - Apax to acquire Marken in £975m deal
Apax Partners has agreed to aquire Marken, a specialist in clinical drug trial logistics, from management and mezzanine lender ICG in a deal reportedly valued at ТЃ975m.
FINLAND - Korona closes EUR 53m maiden venture fund
Finnish GP Korona Invest has closed its maiden venture fund Terveysrahasto on EUR 53m.
UK - Curzon Park leads £1m funding round for Q Chip
Cleantech venture investor Curzon Park Capital has led a ТЃ1m funding round for bioencapsulation technology specialist Q Chip Life Sciences, alongside Finance Wales.
GERMANY - LSP leads EUR 18.5m Series-A for Curetis
Life Sciences Partners has led a Series-A financing round of medical diagnostics company Curetis AG, raising a total of EUR 18.5m.
SWEDEN/GERMANY - Ratos-backed EuroMaint pays EUR 18m for RSM
Ratos' portfolio company EuroMaint, a provider of maintenance services to the rail transport and engineering industries, has acquired the German train maintenance company Rail Service Management Group (RSM) for EUR 18m from Hermann Wiese. Ratos will be...
SWEDEN - CapMan sells Inflight Service to Triton
CapMan has fully exited Inflight Service Interessesenter AB in secondary buyout to private equity firm Triton.
ITALY - Permira-led consortium to acquire Valentino debt
Permira is reportedly nearing an agreement over fashion house Valentino's EUR 2.2bn debt pile, with reports suggesting the private equity house alongside the Marzotto family and other investors are preparing to pay EUR 200-300m to buy back EUR 730m of...
UK - Patron completes £42.5m takeover of Powerleague
Existing shareholder Patron Capital Partners has completed the takeover of listed company Powerleague plc, the largest owner and operator of 5-a-side football centres in Europe, in a deal of ТЃ42.5m.