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Encore Ventures and MTI exit ApaTech in $330m deal

Encore Ventures and MTI Partners have exited their investment in orthobiologics products company ApaTech via a trade sale to healthcare business Baxter Inc. for a total consideration of up to $330m.

  • Exits
  • 01 March 2010
N+1 backed Bestin seeks voluntary credit agreement

N+1-backed logistics operator Bestin Supply Chain has requested a voluntary credit agreement with the object of finalising the debt restructuring of the various firms making up the group.

  • Southern Europe
  • 01 March 2010
Private equity-backed Cortefiel in €130m capital increase

CVC, PAI and Permira-backed fashion retailer Cortefiel has approved a €131.4m capital increase that supports the conversion of debt into equity.

  • Expansion
  • 01 March 2010
AXA PE invests in MenInvest

AXA Private Equity has taken a minority stake in MenInvest, an e-commerce company, in a first round of financing of an undisclosed value.

  • France
  • 01 March 2010
LDC acquires Speed Check Services

UK mid-market investor LDC has acquired a majority stake in traffic management specialist Speed Check Services (SCS).

  • Buyouts
  • 01 March 2010
Banks seize control of 3i-backed Ultralase

Senior lenders have reportedly taken control of 3i-backed Ultralase, the UK laser eye surgery chain, as part of a pre-pack administration, making it the second of the private equity firm's portfolio companies to fall within a week.

  • Investments
  • 01 March 2010
Gimv divests L&C to Nasdaq-listed Nuance

Gimv has sold its stake in technology business Language & Computing (L&C) to Nasdaq-listed Nuance Communications, a provider of speech and imaging solutions for businesses and consumers around the world.

  • Technology
  • 01 March 2010
Candover's shares rise as firm hints at new beginnings

Troubled private equity firm Candover's shares went up 8% in early morning today after it reportedly hinted at future plans to raise new funds.

  • GPs
  • 01 March 2010
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Foresight boosts European solar team

Foresight Group, a dedicated environmental investor, has appointed Federico Giannandrea as investment director.

  • People
  • 01 March 2010
T-Venture invests in Lantiq

T-Venture has made a strategic investment in access and home networking technologies company Lantiq.

  • DACH
  • 01 March 2010
Catapult et al. invest in Zinwave

Catapult Venture Managers (CVM) has made an undisclosed investment in Zinwave, developers of an active wideband in-building antenna system.

  • Expansion
  • 01 March 2010
Carlyle-backed Bigmouthmedia to merge with LBi

Carlyle-owned marketing specialist Bigmouthmedia is set to merge with Stockholm-listed digital marketing and technology agency, LBi International.

  • Buyouts
  • 26 February 2010
Hibbert leaves MVision

Warren Hibbert, partner at placement agent MVision Private Equity Advisers has reportedly left the firm to "explore new opportunities".

  • People
  • 26 February 2010
SICI and FidiToscana back Montalbano Technology

Sviluppo Imprese Centro Italia (SICI) and the Tuscan financial agency FidiToscana have invested €2m in Montalbano Technology, taking a 24% stake in the business.

  • Expansion
  • 26 February 2010
LGV-backed Jeyes secures £20m credit facility

LGV-backed hygiene product manufacturer, Jeyes Holdings has completed a refinancing agreement, securing a revolving asset-based lending facility in excess of £20m provided by RBS.

  • UK / Ireland
  • 26 February 2010
Lion exits Kettle in $615m trade sale

UK-based private equity firm Lion Capital has agreed the sale of Kettle Foods to trade buyer Diamond Foods for $615m in cash.

  • Exits
  • 26 February 2010
Alvarez & Marsal appoints Paul Taaffe as MD

Alvarez & Marsal has bolstered its team in Germany by appointing Paul Taaffe as a managing director to its restructuring and turnaround practice.

  • People
  • 25 February 2010
Gibson, Dunn appoints Freshfield's Roberts to London office

Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher has hired Jeff Roberts as a London-based partner with a focus on international M&A, private equity and equity capital markets.

  • People
  • 25 February 2010
3i's British Seafood falls into administration

3i-backed British Seafood, the fish importer and distributor, is understood to have gone into adminstration, wiping out the private equity firm's £81m investment in the company.

  • Consumer
  • 25 February 2010
GCRPV invests €3.5m in Notro Televisión

Gestión de Capital Riesgo del País Vasco (GCRPV), the private equity arm of the Basque country, has invested €3.5m in broadcasting firm Notro Televisión taking a 9.94% stake in the business.

  • Media
  • 25 February 2010
Mutua Madrileña suscribes €16m to Altamar fund

Spanish insurance firm Mutua Madrileña has committed €16m to Altamar Secondary Opportunities, taking a 25% stake in the €65m secondaries fund.

  • Secondaries
  • 25 February 2010
Equita sells PMA to Thomas & Betts

Equita has sold PMA Group, a manufacturer of cable protection systems, to Thomas & Betts for EUR 85m.

  • Exits
  • 25 February 2010
KKR nears NYSE listing; releases fourth quarter results

Private equity behemoth KKR is moving closer to listing on the New York Stock Exchange, as the firm has confirmed the move yet again in its financial results report for the fourth quarter, released yesterday.

  • GPs
  • 25 February 2010
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NBGI appoints ICG's Hallala to its team

Lower mid-market private equity firm NBGI Private Equity has hired Mark Hallala to head up its investor management team.

  • UK / Ireland
  • 25 February 2010
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