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ITALY - Candover acquires 40% stake in Technogym
According to reports, Candover has acquired a 40% stake in fitness equipment supplier Technogym.
RUSSIA - Icon acquires Delta Bank
According to sources, Icon Private Equity has acquired 49% of Ukrainian bank Delta Bank in a deal reported to be worth USD 350m.
SPAIN - 3i backed-Global Energy Services acquires WKA
3i backed-Global Energy Services (GES) has acquired 100% of German maintenance company WKA-Service Fehmarn. 360 Corporate and Hauck & Aufhäuser Corporate Finance GmbH acted as advisers to the transaction.
GERMANY - Argantis to sell NordSüd
Argantis has sold its majority stake in NordSüd Speditionsgesellschaft mbH to BIP Investment Partners and the company's management for an undisclosed amount.
NORWAY - Norvestor completes recapitalisation of Elixia
Norvestor Equity has completed a refinancing worth approximately EUR 100m of Elixia Nordic ASA, the Nordic fitness chain, fully returning the original investment to the investor.
AUSTRIA - Earlybird and Delta lead investment in Miracor
Earlybird and Delta Partners have completed a Series-A financing round of EUR 6m for medical technology company Miracor GmbH.
UK - Ferd Ventures leads USD 30m investment into ARKeX
Oslo-based Ferd Ventures has led a USD 30m financing round for geophysical surveys provider ARKeX, alongside existing investors Energy Ventures and Scottish Equity Partners.
FRANCE - Advent takes stake in Gérard Darel
Advent international has acquired a stake in fashion retailer Gérard Darel. The investment will be used to realise the company’s expansion plans.
UK - Boots banks to sell down another £650m
Deutsche Bank, Citigroup and JP Morgan are reportedly preparing to sell down another ТЃ650m of the senior debt notes remaining on their balance sheets from KKR's 2007 acquisition of Boots, at a discount of 92% to face value.
UK - Bridges backs The Gym with £1m
Bridges Ventures has invested a first tranche of ТЃ1m in The Gym, a low cost gym provider.
UK - Rutland hires new analyst
Rutland Partners has hired Kajen Mohanadas as an investment analyst.
FRANCE - EdRIP exits Groupe Alturia
Edmond de Rothschild Investment Partners (EdRIP) has ceded its minority stake in consultancy company Groupe Alturia in a trade sale to Alma Consulting Group. Company founder and majority shareholder Henry Robet has also exited his stake in the company....
NETHERLANDS - GIMV acquires Bandolera
GIMV has acquired a majority stake in Bandolera, a Dutch clothing company. The management retains a substantial minority stake.
ITALY - Cape LIVE to invest EUR 5m in new SME fund
Cape LIVE is to commit EUR 5m to Equilybra Capital Partners, a private equity fund that is designed to invest in public and private SMEs.
UK - Phoenix strikes £21.5m Busaba deal
Phoenix Equity Partners has invested in Busaba, a Thai food restaurant chain founded by Alan Yau, the brains behind Wagamama, in a deal that values the company at ТЃ21.5m.
CEE - Salans launches CEE French Desk
Salans has expanded its service for French investors in Warsaw and Paris to include its offices in Prague, Bucharest, Budapest, Bratislava, and Istanbul through the creation of the CEE French Desk.
EUROPE – EVCA appoints Andreas Schober
The European Private Equity & Venture Capital Association (EVCA) has appointed Andreas Schober, vice chairman of Germany-based Hannover Finanz, to its supervisory board.
ITALY – DGPA acquires 70% stake in industrial group
DGPA Capital has acquired a 70% stake in industrial holding Viterie Italia Centrale (VIC), with the remaining 30% being retained by the son of the founding owner, Carlo Perini.
FRANCE - Oséo backs EUR 580,000 Neli financing
Start-up business Neli Technologies, which develops technology for the digital television sector, has secured EUR 580,000 in new financing, with EUR 260,000 coming from Oséo, EUR 220,000 from business angels, EUR 100,000 from Bretagne Jeunes Entreprises,...
CEE – Penta sells Košice Airport stake
According to sources, Penta has sold its stake in KSC Holding, which owns a 66% stake in Košice Airport, to Flughafen Wien for an undisclosed sum.
SWEDEN - Verdane acquires portion of Pelago portfolio
Verdane Capital has acquired a portion of three of Pelago Venture Partner’s portfolio companies for an undisclosed sum.
DENMARK - Doughty Hanson acquires Svendborg for EUR 460m
Doughty Hanson has acquired 100% of Svendborg Brakes A/S, a provider of industrial brake solutions, for EUR 460m from the two founding entrepreneurs.
UK - Oxford Capital Partners makes appointment
Oxford Capital Partners has appointed Richard Hoskins as private client services manager.
FRANCE - ASI invests in Drimki
Ambient Sound Investments (ASI) has completed a seed round investment in Drimki.