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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 £206m.
UK - Terra Firma pumps £28m into EMI
UK buyout firm Terra Firma has reportedly injected £28m 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.
IRELAND - Sverica and Housatonic acquire Oasis Holdings
US-based investors Sverica International and Housatonic Partners have acquired records storage business Oasis Holdings Limited.
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.
UK - Candover's Wood Mackenzie sale close
The sale for troubled Candover's energy consulting company Wood Mackenzie is reportedly to close on Monday, with several buyout houses, including Bain Capital, Charterhouse Capital Partners, Hellman & Friedman and Warburg Pincus, said to be preparing...