News
NORWAY - Chapdrive secures NOK 30m from Northzone et al
Existing investors Northzone Ventures, Hafslund Venture and StatoilHydro Venture have invested a further NOK 30m (EUR 3.75m) into Chapdrive, a developer of patented systems for hydraulic transmission in wind turbines.
UK - CBPE backs £129m Warwick buyout
Close Brothers Private Equity (CBPE) has backed the ТЃ129m buyout of speciality chemicals business Warwick International from its US parent, Sequa Corp, which is owned by Carlyle Group.
GERMANY – caption backs MBO of svt Group
Capiton has, together with CFH and the management team, backed the MBO of svt Group, a provider of in fire protection and damage management systems, for an undisclosed sum.
SWITZERLAND - DEFI Gestion acquires Plumettaz
DEFI Gestion SA, via DEFI EuroCap III, has acquired cable machinery company Plumettaz SA from its family owners for an undisclosed sum. Messrs Gérard and Denis Plumettaz will remain in the group as minority shareholders.
UK - Daniel Waterhouse leaves 3i
Reports suggest that 3i sector partner Daniel Waterhouse is leaving the firm.
CEE - Good Energies sells Romanian wind farms for EUR 1.1bn
Good Energies has sold its share in two Romanian wind farms to Czech utility company CEZ for EUR 1.1bn.
FRANCE – Eurazeo profits fall
Listed investor group Eurazeo has recorded net income of EUR 243.1m in the first semester of 2008, three times lower than the corresponding period last year.
NETHERLANDS - CMS Derks promotes Erick Vorst
CMS Derks Star Busmann has promoted Erik Vorst to partner.
UK - Oxford Capital exits Infobasis for USD 5m
Oxford Capital has sold its stake in human resources software specialist Infobasis to Nasdaq-listed HR and data software provider Salary.com Inc in a USD 5m deal.
UK - Alchemy completes £90m Noonan acquisition
Alchemy Partners has acquired cleaning company Noonan Services Group in a deal valued at over EUR 90m.