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NORWAY - Herkules buys Tilbords from subsidiary
Norwegian buyout house Herkules Capital has acquired kitchen and interior products retailer, Tilbords, from Nordic Interior Group (NIG), a portfolio company in Herkules Private Equity Fund II.
FRANCE/US - CAPE leads $8m Bizanga funding
Crédit Agricole Private Equity has led an $8m investment into US-based software company Bizanga, alongside returning investor Galileo Partners.
IRELAND - Novartis et al. invest EUR 18m into Opsona
Novartis Venture Fund, Foundtain Heathcare Partners, Inventages Venture Capital and Seroba Kernel Life Sciences have invested EUR 18m in a second round of funding for biotechnology company Opsona Therapueutics.
FINLAND - Bridgepoint to de-list Terveystalo
Pan-European buyout house Bridgepoint has received acceptance from approximately 96% of shareholders of listed Finnish healthcare provider Terveystalo Healthcare Oyj for its EUR 2 per share takeover bid.
GERMANY - Lazard hires Doll
Lazard has appointed Alexander Doll as managing director in its German financial advisory business.
UK - Oaktree in Countrywide talks
Restructuring specialist Oaktree Capital is reportedly in talks with Apollo Advisers regarding the acquisition of a controlling stake in Apollo portfolio company Countrywide, a residential estate agency.
FRANCE/SPAIN - Elaia and Necotec form alliance
French venture capital firm Elaia Partners has formed a strategic partnership with Neotec Capital Riesgo, a Spanish investment fund that focuses on the technology sector through investments into Spanish and European venture capital funds.
LUXEMBOURG - Oostvogels appoints managing partner
Luxembourger law firm Oostvogels Pfister Feyten has promoted Frédéric Feyten to the position of managing partner.
ITALY - AXA PE takes minority stake in TRE & Partners
AXA Private equity has taken a 45% stake in TRE & Partners, a newly established holding company designed to invest in wind, hydro and solar projects in Italy, as part of a joint venture with Italian industrial group Tozzi.
FRANCE - CAPE and Alven back MonShowRoom with EUR 4.3m
Crédit Agricole Private Equity (CAPE) and Alven Capital have invested EUR 4.3m into online retail company MonShowRoom.com in a second round of financing.
GERMANY - zouk leads EUR 10.4m funding round for Triton-Format
zouk ventures has led a EUR 10.4m financing round for water management specialist Triton-Format AG, alongside US-based investor group Meidlinger Partners.
SWEDEN - Industrifonden and Broken Arrow back Conveneer with SEK 36m
Swedish government-backed venture fund Industrifonden and a group of American investors operating under the name Broken Arrow have invested SEK 18m each into mobile technology company Conveneer.
EUROPE – Activist shareholder mulls 3i QPE takeover
AIM-listed investment group Crystal Amber has taken a stake in 3i's Quoted Private Equity and is reported to be in talks with management and 3i regarding delisting the fund.
FINLAND - Finnish Industry Investment and VNT back EpiCrystals
Finnish Industry Investment and VNT Management Oy have invested EUR 6m into semiconductor company EpiCrystals Inc.
UK - 3i-led consortium drops out of Gatwick bid
According to reports, the 3i-led consortium, which includes two Canadian pension funds, has pulled out of the bidding for London's Gatwick airport.
ITALY – LIA and Mediobanca to raise $500m special situations fund
According to sources, the Libyan Investment Authority and Mediobanca are planning to launch a new joint fund of up to $500 million designed to take stakes in distressed Italian firms.
UK/EUROPE - BNP Paribas and Northern Lights to partner
According to reports, BNP Paribas Investment Partners is to announce a strategic partnership with US-based Northern Lights Ventures, a private equity firm focused on the institutional asset management industry.
GLOBAL - KKR appoints Donohue as managing director
Kohlberg Kravis Roberts has announced that Suzanne Donohoe will join the firm's global capital and asset management group as managing director and global head of the client and partner group.
ITALY - 360° invests EUR 5.4m into EPS
360° Capital Partners has led a EUR 5.4m funding round for renewable energy company Electro Power Systems (EPS).
GERMANY - Silverfleet bolsters investment team
Silverfleet Capital has increased the size of its investment team in Munich with the appointment of Klaus Maurer as an executive.
POLAND - Enterprise Venture Fund makes first investment
Central & Eastern Europe-focused Enterprise Investors has invested EUR 3.2m into Polish marketing companyBio-Profil, taking a 36% stake in the business.
UK - Shakleton makes follow-on investment into NanoSight
Secondaries venture capital firm Shackleton Ventures has completed an undisclosed follow-on investment into portfolio nanotechnology company NanoSight Ltd, through the acquisition of a significant shareholding from the National Endowment for Science,...
SPAIN - Realza-backed Clínicas Perio completes add-on acquisition
Realza Capital-backed dentistry clinic Clínicas Perio has acquired an 85% stake in sector rival Clínicas Aparicio for an undisclosed sum.
GERMANY - BluO acquires Metro unit in EUR 10m deal
Private equity newcomer BluO has acquired Adler, the beleaguered fashion store unit of listed retailer Metro, in a deal thought to be worth EUR 10m.