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IRELAND - Fountain Healthcare & Mitsui co-lead $17m Cappella funding
Fountain Healthcare Partners and Mitsui & Co Venture Partners (MCVP) have co-led a $173m investment into medical device company Cappella, alongside Enterprise Ireland and existing investors Polytechnos Partners and ACT Venture Capital.
UK - Index et al. to exit Lovefilm
According to reports, Lovefilm's private equity backers, including Index Ventures, Arts Alliance Media, Balderton Capital and DFJ Esprit, are looking to sell their stake in the home entertainment company.
SPAIN - Carlyle-backed Applus+ acquires two companies
Carlyle-backed certification group Applus+ has acquired two companies: France-based Contrôles Techniques Services (CTS) and Ekopol, based in Poland.
IRELAND - Permira interested in Eircom
According to reports, UK-based buyout house Permira is interested in acquiring infrastructure specialist Babcock & Brown-backed Irish telecom group Eircom.
UK - BC Partners to back EUR 1.7bn Baxi merger
It is understood that BC Partners- and Electra Partners-owned boiler manufacturer Baxi is closing in on a EUR 1.7bn merger with its Dutch counterpart De Dietrich Remeha Group, with the private equity backers thought to be likely to invest a further EUR...
ITALY - Montezemolo launches EUR 350m second fund
Montezemolo & Partners SGR has launched its second private equity fund, Charme II, which is targeting EUR 350m.