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FINLAND - Finnish Industry Investment appoints investment director

The Finnish government-owned investment company Finnish Industry Investments has promoted Anne Reikki to investment director.

  • People
  • 27 August 2009
UK - LDC backs £115m IBO of 1st – The Exchange

LDC has invested £42m towards the £115m buyout of financial services support specialist 1st - The Exchange.

  • Buyouts
  • 26 August 2009
GERMANY - Gebauer launches Ares Capital in Frankfurt

Former Dresdner Kleinwort executive Kai Gebauer has joined specialist debt fund Ares Capital Europe as head of its new Frankfurt office, with responsibility for establishing the firm's activities in the German speaking region, Benelux and CEE.

  • People
  • 26 August 2009
SWEDEN - Industrifonden and Eqvitec back eBuilder with SEK 40m

Industrifonden and Eqvitec Partners have invested SEK 40m into eBuilder, a developer of business process integration systems.

  • Expansion
  • 26 August 2009
UK - Octopus invests £1.75m into Surrey NanoSystems

Venture firm Octopus Ventures has invested close to £2m into semiconductor business Surrey NanoSystems in return for a significant minority stake in the business. The financing was provided by the Octopus Titan 1, 2 and 3 VCTs, Eureka EIS, and the Octopus...

  • Early-stage
  • 25 August 2009
NORDIC - Roschier appoints new chairman

Law firm Roschier has appointed senior partner Axel Calissendorff as chairman of the firm, succeeding Thomas Lindholm, who will leave later this year.

  • People
  • 25 August 2009
GLOBAL - Carlyle appoints leveraged finance MD

International investment house Carlyle Group has today announced the appointment of Debra Pedersen as managing director in the firm's New York-based global leveraged finance team, focusing on investor relations and fundraising.

  • People
  • 24 August 2009
NETHERLANDS - Gilde leads $11m ProFibrix funding

Gilde Health Partners has led a $11m series-B financing round for biotechnology business ProFibrix BV, alongside existing investor Index Ventures.

  • Early-stage
  • 24 August 2009
GERMANY - IBB and Wellington invest in SMS Guru

IBB Beteiligungsgesellschaft and Wellington Partners have provided a second round of financing for text messaging services company SMS Guru GmbH.

  • Early-stage
  • 24 August 2009
FINLAND - Veraventure appoints senior adviser

Veraventure, a group comprising Finnish evergreen venture funds and a subsidiary of state-backed specialised financing company FinnVera, has appointed Mikko-Jussi Suonenlahti as senior adviser.

  • People
  • 24 August 2009
FRANCE - PAI loses two execs

French buyout giant PAI Partners has been shaken by the resignation of two senior executives, as chief executive Dominique Mégret and executive committee member Bertrand Meunier both step down.

  • People
  • 24 August 2009
EUROPE - KKR closes European annex fund

US-based buyout giant KKR has closed a EUR 400m annex fund to support additional equity investments for portfolio companies of its second European fund, which closed in 2005 on approximately EUR 4bn.

  • Buyout
  • 21 August 2009
AUSTRIA - CVC circles Constantia Packaging

According to reports, CVC is interested in acquiring a 90% stake of Constantia Packaging from Constantia BV, with the price tag thought to be around EUR 510m.

  • Buyouts
  • 21 August 2009
EUROPE - Candover reports further NAV decline; Buffin steps down

Bealeagured buyout firm Candover today released its interim management statement, which reveals a further 12% decline in NAV and sweeping changes to the firm's management.

  • GPs
  • 21 August 2009
SWEDEN - Chalmers supports SEK 3.5m Smoltek funding

Swedish seed investor Chalmers Innovation has, alongside existing backers, backed nanotechnology business Smoltek with an investment of SEK 3.5m.

  • Early-stage
  • 21 August 2009
UK - Warburg may up Premier Foods stake to 18%

Warburg Pincus has been given consent to increase its stake in AIM-listed food manufacturer Premier Foods plc by 2%, bringing its shareholding in the company to almost 18%.

  • Expansion
  • 21 August 2009
EUROPE - Gimv appoints new technology adviser

Belgian-based investor Gimv has appointed Richard Seibt, chairman of the Open Source Business Foundation, to its Technology Advisory Board.

  • People
  • 20 August 2009
GLOBAL - Advent appoints operating partner

Buyout house Advent International has hired Richard Baker as operating partner.

  • People
  • 20 August 2009
GERMANY - Advent and Marcol acquire Median

Advent International and Marcol have jointly acquired independent rehabilitation care provider Median for an undisclosed sum.

  • Buyouts
  • 20 August 2009
FRANCE - ENEX-backed Louise raises EUR 3m

ENEX Group-backed cosmetics business Louise Enterprises has raised a further EUR 3m in financing from a private investor.

  • Expansion
  • 20 August 2009
DENMARK/US - SLS supports $8m AdvanDx funding

Returning backers SLS Ventures and Danish pension fund LD Pension have contributed $8m in the second part of a series-C funding round for biotechnology business AdvanDx.

  • Expansion
  • 20 August 2009
GERMANY - HTGF, DuMont and Draper back Plista

New backers High-Tech Gründerfonds and DuMont Venture and existing investor Draper Investment Company have invested an undisclosed seven figure sum into internet business Plista, alongside business angel Peter Schüpbach provided.

  • Expansion
  • 20 August 2009
GERMANY - Gimv backs $43m Ubidyne funding

Gimv has provided $10m as part of a $43m second round of financing for technology company Ubidyne, alongside historical backers Baytech, Doughty Hanson and TVM.

  • Early-stage
  • 20 August 2009
GERMANY - Silverfleet buys Montagu's Kalle for EUR 212.5m

Silverfleet Capital has acquired Kalle GmbH, a manufacturer of artificial sausage casings and sponge cloths, from Montagu Private Equity for a total consideration of EUR 212.5m.

  • Buyouts
  • 20 August 2009
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