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UK - Infinity buys Flextex
Infinity Asset Management has acquired packaging producer Flextex as part of a management buy-in for an undisclosed sum.
SWITZERLAND - Aravis and IGC lead CHF 32m Synosia investment
Aravis Venture and Investor Growth Capital have co-led a CHF 32m Series-B funding round for Synosia Therapeutics, alongside Swiss Helvetia Fund and historical backers Versant Ventures, Abingworth, Novo A/S and 5am Ventures.
FRANCE - CAPE strengthens venture team
Crédit Agricole Private Equity (CAPE) has hired Christian Claussen as senior partner to its venture capital team.
ITALY - Foresight appoints new investment director
Foresight Group has strengthened its Rome-based environmental team with the appointment of Giovanni Terranova as an investment director.
FRANCE - PAI backed Kaufman & Broad changes credit terms
PAI Partners-backed property developer Kaufman & Broad has reduced its credit facilities to EUR 75m and adjusted its covenant agreements with its banks.
UK - Close Brothers appoints managing director
Close Brothers Corporate Finance has appointed John Paul McGrath as managing director.
GLOBAL - Secondaries pricing dips to five year low
Pricing of limited partnership interests on the secondaries market dipped to its lowest level for five years in H2 2008, with the average high bid falling to just 61% of NAV according to the Winter 2008 Secondary Pricing Analysis Interim Update , produced...
UK - Braveheart further supports Tayside
Braveheart has further supported Tayside Flow Technologies in a £1m round of funding, completed alongside Scottish Enterprise, private investors and company management.
IRELAND - US Private Equity shows interest in Waterford Wedgewood
Deloitte, the administrators of failed china maker Waterford Wedgewood, is reportedly in talks with at least three US-based private equity houses regarding a potential sale.
FRANCE - Abénex and L Capital sell Nutrition & Santé
Abénex Capital and L Capital have sold health food producer Nutrition & Santé to Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co, a Japanese drug, food and drinks maker.
GERMANY - Perusa sells Buderus Kanalguss to MeierGuss
Perusa Partners has sold Buderus Kanalguss GmbH to strategic investor MeierGuss for an undisclosed amount.
FINLAND - CapMan holds first close on EUR 203m
Capman has held a first closing of its ninth buyout fund on EUR 203m, not final as accidentally reported yesterday on unquote.
UK - Acacia et al. invest $7m into Mirics
Acadia Capital Partners, Intel Capital and Pond Venture Partners have invested $7m into fabless semiconductor company Mirics Semiconductor.
UK - HgCapital sells Orbiscom for $100m
HgCapital has sold payment solutions provider of Orbiscom to Mastercard for approximately $100m.
UK - KCP-backed Pandora acquires Badger
Pandora Books, a supplier of school books backed by Key Capital Partners (KCP), has acquired rival business Badger Publishing Ltd from EDCO, the Irish educational publishing division of Smurfit Kappa Group Plc, for an undisclosed sum.
FRANCE - Apax-backed Morgan falls into administration
Women's prêt-a-porter clothing brand Morgan, which is backed by Apax Partners, has gone into administration.
AUSTRIA - AXA Private Equity opens office in Vienna
AXA Private Equity has opened a new office in Vienna in an effort to boost its presence in Eastern European markets.
GERMANY - NORD Holding backs SIC
NORD Holding Unternehmensbeteiligungsgesellschaft mbH has acquired a silent partnership in care home provider SIC Vermögensverwaltungs GmbH & Co KG.
UK - Indigo sells Sorex
Indigo Capital has wholly exited its holding in pest control company Sorex Holdings Ltd in a trade sale to German chemical group BASF for an undisclosed sum.
UK - Amadeus makes trio of promotions
European venture house Amadeus Capital Partners has promoted Jeppe Zink to partner and Bill Earner and Pat Burtis to investment managers.
SWEDEN - Priveq acquires San Sac
Priveq Investments has acquired a majority stake in Swedish waste disposal equipment supplier San Sac AB for an undisclosed sum.
UK - EPIC acquires Whittards
Specialist tea and coffee retailer Whittard of Chelsea has been bought by EPIC Private Equity for an undisclosed sum.
UK - LCA increases Proven stake
Low Carbon Accelerator Ltd (LCA) has increased its interest in Proven Energy, a manufacturer of small-scale wind turbines, through a new investment of £800,000 and the conversion of a £700,000 loan into equity. The deal takes LCA's total investment...
EUROPE - Shearman & Sterling promotes 12 to counsel
International law firm Shearman & Sterling has promoted 11 lawyers to counsel and one to European counsel.