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Wise divests Mar-Ter; generates 2.8x returns
Italian mid-market investor Wise Sgr, has divested its stake in logistics operator Mar-Ter Spedizioni, to Italian public investment firm, Mid Industry Capital Spa.
Maven Capital hires Gemma Hamilton as Investment Manager
Maven Capital Partners has bolstered its Northern team with the hire of former DLA Piper solicitor, Gemma Hamilton, as investment manager.
Innova et al. purchase 100% of Polish Expander
Innova Capital has led a number of private equity investors in the acquisition of 40% of Polish independent financial adviser, Expander. Innova already owned 60% of the firm, meaning the firm is now wholly owned by private equity investors. No financial...
Private equity investors back $1.4bn financing of Avolon
Cinven, CVC Capital Partners and Oak Hill Capital Partners have committed $750m to back a $1.4bn financing deal of Irish aircraft leasing company Avolon. The deal is subject to regulatory clearance.
Gimv sells CoreOptics to Cisco
Gimv has sold its stake in CoreOptics Inc to Nasdaq-listed Cisco Systems Inc, which will completely acquire the firm.
Bertelsmann Digital Media Investments and Venture Incubator fund deal united
Bertelsmann Digital Media Investments and Venture Incubator have invested in e-commerce platform deal united GmbH, in a deal thought to be worth around €5m.
BNP backs Telogic with €3m investment
BNP Paribas Private Equity has invested €3m growth capital in business technology services provider, Telogic.
bcnHighgrowth invests €1m in Migoa
Spanish VC, bcnHighgrowth, has injected €1m into technology company Migoa, developers of nuroa.es, a real estate search engine.
Scottish Venture Fund joins £9.6m round for TPP
The Scottish Venture Fund has joined a £9.6m funding round for drug development company, TPP Global Development.
Berchmann Capital leads €1.2m round for Genolab
Berchmann Capital has led a €1.2m series-A round for medical diagnostics company Genolab.
PAI-backed Chr Hansen targets DKK 3.16bn IPO
PAI Partners-backed Danish food ingredients group, Chr Hansen, is hoping to raise DKK 3.16bn in a flotation of new shares. PAI is set to offer 27.15 million of its shares in the company.
Cinven’s Sperian bid trumped by Honeywell €1.1bn offer
The board of Sperian, a French maker of protective clothing, revealed that trade player Honeywell, manufacturer of civilian and military aerospace equipment, put a based on a €117 per share.
Terra Firma in competition for Biffa gas unit
Terra Firma has made a bid for the landfill-gas unit of UK waste management specialist, Biffa, according to reports.
Morgan Stanley’s secondaries fund exceeds $500m target
Morgan Stanley's Global Secondary Opportunities Fund, has raised $585m, exceeding its $500m initial target.
Icera gets $45m from backers
UK mobile semiconductor chip manufacturer, Icera, has received $45m in funding from its existing backers, which include Accel Ventures, Amadeus Capital Partners, Atlas Venture, Balderton Capital and DFJ Esprit.
BGL agrees to cash offer for Liberty PLC
BlueGem Gamma Limited (BGL) has agreed to purchase the ordinary share capital of retailer and wholesale company, Liberty Plc.
Kistefos-backed GIPS receives NOK 421m offer from Google
Media reports suggest that Kistefos-backed technology business Global IP Solutions AB (GIPS), also listed on the Oslo Stock Exchange, has received an offer from Google for NOK 421m.
Accent appoints Sloutski as new CEO
Swedish private equity investor, Accent Equity Partners, has promoted Niklas Sloutski as its new chief executive officer.
Milbank hires Rinne for new antitrust practice in Germany
Law firm Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy has appointed antitrust lawyer Dr Alexander Rinne as partner in its Munich office.
Permira puts forward bid for Panrico
Permira has placed a bid to buy Panrico, a Spanish bun and pastry company, reports suggest.
Palamon Capital Partners sells Movie Park Germany
Palamon Capital Partners has sold Movie Park Germany GmbH to Parques Reunidos, an entertainment operator based in Madrid, for an undisclosed amount.
Willetts rejoins Bridgepoint
Adrian Willetts has rejoined the Bridgepoint group as a partner in its lower mid-market investment unit, Bridgepoint Development Capital.
Matrix Partners in Huddle series-B funding
Huddle, the London-based online workspace provider, has raised a substantial round of series-B funding from Matrix Partners and existing backer, Eden Ventures.
BC Partners wins bid to extend fund investment period
BC Partners has been granted permission to extend the investment period of its latest fund, according to reports.