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GERMANY - Nord Holding acquires bakery business from Hannover Finanz
Nord Holding has, together with the management, wholly acquired bakery company De Maekelbörger GmbH from HANNOVER Finanz for an undisclosed amount.
GERMANY - eCAPITAL invests in SmartHouse
eCAPITAL Enrepreneurial Partners, via Gründerfonds Bielefeld-Ostwestfalen, has invested in housing solutions company SmartHouse GmbH.
UK - LGE invests $10m into Advanced Plasma Power
Private equity fund Leveraged Green Energy (LGE) has invested $10m into waste management company Advanced Plasma Power (APP), in exchange for a 10% stake in the business.
UK - PIP sells further fund interests
Pantheon Ventures' listed fund-of-funds investment trust, Pantheon International Participations plc (PIP), has completed its second round of disposals in a week, taking the total raised to ТЃ206m.
UK - Terra Firma pumps £28m into EMI
UK buyout firm Terra Firma has reportedly injected ТЃ28m into beleaguered music group EMI for the second time in six months.
SPAIN - 3i-backed Boomerang TV acquires 3Koma
3i-backed broadcasting group Boomerang TV has acquired Basque television content producer 3Koma for an undisclosed sum.
UK - Ashmore invests EUR 5.1m into AGOL
Listed investor group Ashmore Group plc has invested in excess of EUR 5m into its publically traded special situations-focused fund Ashmore Global Opportunities Limited (AGOL).
SPAIN - Inveready and La Caixa back AQsense
Venture investors Inveready and La Caixa Capital Risc have invested a EUR 300,000 as part of a EUR 500,000 funding round for visual systems start-up AQsense, taking a 30% stake in the business.
EUROPE - Osmosis to raise EUR 200m for new fund-of-funds
Reports suggest that newly launched fund-of-funds manager Osmosis Capital is seeking to raise EUR 200m for its inaugral fund, which will target investments into low carbon technology funds.
FRANCE - Butler appoints partner
French special situations specialist Butler Capital Partners (BCP) has hired Lise Nobre as partner.
GERMANY - Silver Point and Pamplona bid for Montagu's Kalle Nalo
Silver Point Capital and Pamplona Capital are reported to be among the bidders for Montagu Private Equity-owned sausage casing manufacturer Kalle Nalo, which is is being sold through an auction process.