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Avenir invest in Estivel
Avenir Entreprises has staged an LBO of Estivel alongside Alban and Lise Maurial, the company founders, a luxury real estate agency focused on the Aquitaine region in France.
Neuberger Berman to launch distressed debt fund
Private Equity investor Neuberger Berman, plans to launch NB Distressed Debt Investment, a fund targeting asset-backed senior debt.
Siparex et al in €2m round for Aztec
A group of investors including Rhône-Alpes Création, Expansinvest, Siparex et Haute Savoie Demain have injected €2m in Aztec.
Kernel Capital et al. invest in ChipSensors
Kernel Capital has led Enterprise Ireland and London-based ETV Capital in a €2m investment in developer of microchip manufacturer, ChipSensors.
Private Equity investors court clothing retailer Phase Eight
Lloyds Development Capital, Inflexion and Change Capital have held discussions to acquire UK clothing retailer Phase Eight, according to media reports.
Reiten & Co divests Factor to Pareto
Norwegian buyout house Reiten & Co has exited Factor Insurance Group through a trade sale to financial services company Pareto.
AXA PE backs SynerLAB build up
AXA Private Equity has supported its portfolio company The SynerLAB Group in the acquisition of Pharmaster, a third party manufacturer in sterile, liquid preservative-free forms.
Amadeus IPO pushes on
BC Partners and Cinven-backed travel reservation specialist Amadeus has confirmed that its listing is to go ahead as scheduled for 29 April.
21-backed Almaviva acquired Juge
21 Centrale Partners-backed Almaviva Santé Group, a private healthcare provider, has acquired Juge Private Hospital based in Marseille in a build-up operation.
Private equity shows interest in Avolon
Press reports today suggest that CVC, Cinven and Oak Hill Capital Partners are poised to take a joint controlling stake in the Irish aircraft leasing business Avolon in a deal worth over $500m.
LDC backs United House expansion
Mid-market firm LDC has backed the expansion of United House, the social and private housing specialist.
Primus Capital raises fund to invest in Hungarian SMEs
The Hungarian market watchdog PSZÁF has given the green light to Primus Capital to commence investing its Ft6.2bn (roughly €23.5m) Primus III Kockázati Tőkealap fund.
Vantis appoints client partner
Vantis Business Recovery Services (BRS), a division of UK accounting, tax and business advisory group Vantis, has appointed Gareth Morris as client partner.
CAPE-backed Chromavis acquires Durlin France
Cimino e Associati Private Equity (CAPE)-backed B2B cosmetics company Chromavis has wholly acquired Durlin France from de Bergerac NC (which is in turn state-owned via the Societe Nationale des Poudres et Explosives).
Bridgepoint Development Capital set up Paris team
Bridgepoint Development Capital (BDC) has set up an office in Paris led by Pierre Colasson.
Inventure et al exit Proxeon to Thermo Fisher Scientific
Inventure Capital, Vecata and Vækstfonden have divested their stake in scientific instrument maker Proxeon A/S to US trade buyer Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. The terms of the deal were not disclosed.
Investinor invests NOK 50m in Ziebel
Investinor has led a NOK 71m investment round in oil service company Ziebel AS, contributing NOK 50m.
Duke Street and Partners inject a further £30m into Oasis
Duke Street and Partners Group are backing dental chain Oasis Healthcare development plans. The fresh equity capital and a new acquisition facility will give Oasis access to up to £50m of growth capital to upgrade its existing estate, acquire established...
Balderton backs InterResolve
Balderton Capital has invested an undisclosed sum in independent injury claims company InterResolve.
Amadeus prepares €1.36bn IPO
Amadeus IT Holding, the travel reservations company backed by BC Partners and Cinven, is finalising the preparations for its listing. The company is scheduled to debut in the Madrid bourse on 29 April.
Balderton et al. in £14m The Hut Group pre-IPO placing
Balderton Capital has participated in a £14m pre-IPO placing of online retailer, The Hut Group .
Cerberus' Bawag sells Bawag PSK Versicherung
Cerberus Capital Management-backed Bawag has sold 25% of its insurance broker Bawag PSK Versicherung to sector player Generali.
Mountain Cleantech's En-tech files for insolvency
Mountain Cleantech's portfolio company En-Tech En-tech Energietechnikproduktion GmbH has filed for insolvency.
CMS Cameron McKenna boosts emerging markets team
CMS Cameron McKenna has bolstered its private equity capacity with the appointment of a 7-strong private equity/M&A team, including three partners.