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Albion invests £6.4m into new NHS facility
Albion Ventures has invested £6.4m into an NHS hospital in Somerset, South West England. The facility will have 62 beds and provide rehabilitation and long-term health care.
Sun Capital acquires Famosa
US-based Sun Capital Partners has wholly acquired toy store Famosa from Vista Capital. Completion of the deal is subject to regulatory approval.
Primary Capital promotes Alec Parkinson to assistant director
Primary Capital has promoted Alec Parkinson to the position of assistant director, and has also expanded the team with the hire of Oliver Melliss, as associate.
Blackberry et al. in $10m round for Aepona
BlackBerry Partners Fund has led a $10m round for Aepona alongside existing investors Amadeus Capital Partners, Polaris Ventures, Innovacom, Nordic Venture Partners and Sutter Hill Ventures.
Partners Group Global Value 2008 closes on €537m
Partners Group has closed Partners Group Global Value 2008 on €537m, exceeding the target of €500m.
T-Venture and Neuhaus invest in apprupt
T-Venture and Neuhaus Partners have, invested in mobile affiliate network apprupt GmbH, alongside KfW.
AlixPartners bolsters financial advisory team with Derek Holt
AlixPartners has appointed Derek Holt as a director in its economics consulting practice, which forms part of its financial advisory services group.
BAML names new head of EMEA Financial Sponsors
Bank of America Merrill Lynch (BAML) has appointed Rob Firth as head of the financial sponsors group for Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA).
JP Morgan wins IFC's PE administration mandate
The International Finance Corporation's Assets Management Company (AMC) has appointed JP Morgan to provide private equity accounting and fund administration services.
Cerberus' GSW shies away from IPO
Cerberus Capital Management portfolio company Deutsche Wohnungsgesellschaft GSW has postponed its IPO at the last minute due to public market volatility.
NB's debt fund to raise $150m in LSE float
Neuberger Berman has set out plans to float its NB Distressed Debt Investment Fund on the London stock Exchange's Specialist Fund Market in a bid to raise over $150m for investments in distressed debt.
Madison Dearborn soldiers on to close Fund VI
The Chicago-based buyout house takes well over two years to close latest fund at around 40% of its original target
Sun European Partners acquires Hewden Stuart in £110m deal
Sun European Partners has purchased Hewden Stuart, a Manchester-based construction equipment provider, from Canada's Finning International for £110m.
Fondations Capital acquires Tarmac assets
Fondations Capital signed its maiden investment by purchasing Tarmac’s French and Belgian building materials divisions in a spin-off acquisition alongside CIC Investissement Nord.
Barclays puts stop to venture arm
Barclays has stopped any new investments under its private equity division, Barclays Ventures.
EQT to sell Aleris for SEK 4bn
Reports suggest that EQT is set to sell health care group Aleris, potentially valuing the business at SEK 4bn.
Kernel Capital Fund sells its shares in Stokes Bio
Bank of Ireland Kernel Capital Equity Fund has sold its 37% stake in Stokes Bio Limited to US biotechnology company Life Technologies in a $44m trade sale.
Capital-E and KfW back Nanda with $4m
Belgian venture firm Capital-E and KfW have invested roughly $4m in Nanda Technologies GmbH alongside its existing shareholders.
GED acquires Infopress
Spain-based investor GED Capital has acquired a 92% stake in Romanian printing services provider Infopress Group.
Aravis sells LuciaWind to EBM
Aravis Energy has sold wind energy company LuciaWind AG to the utility company EBM, which is based in Münchenstein in the canton of Baselland.
Galantos Pharma secures €4.4m
A large consortium of state and regional entities has backed drug company Galanthos Pharma with €4.4m of series C of funding.
CIC Vizille and Masseran lead $11m round for Nanobiotix
CIC Vizille Capital Innovation has led an $11m series-C round for biotech business Nanobiotix, alongside Masseran Gestion.
GMT hires TMT specialist from Cinven
GMT Communications Partners has announced the appointment of Stefan Franssen as partner.
Sigma raises £4m in funds
Sigma Offshore, a UK producer of mooring and fluid transfer systems, has succeeded in raising £4m of venture capital.