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BELGIUM - Tate & Lyle et al invest EUR 3.5m in Fugeia
Tate & Lyle Ventures and Agri Investment Fund have invested EUR 3.5m in Fugeia, a newly formed functional food technology business with a focus on gut health.
FRANCE – CDC Entreprises and IRDI/ICSO invest in Audemat
CDC Entreprises and IRDI/ICSO have invested in Audemat, a manufacturer of data monitoring products for the broadcasting industry, in a third round of financing. They join existing investors Innovacom and Galia Gestion, who both previously invested EUR...
NORWAY - CapMan completes Monster acquisition
CapMan Buyout VIII has acquired Norwegian television production company Monster.
CEE - Innova Capital promotes partner
Innova Capital has promoted Arkadiusz Podziewski to partner.
FRANCE - UFG and AGF invest EUR 5.5m in Bernard Julhiet Group
UFG Private Equity and AGF Private Equity have invested EUR 5.5m in Bernard Julhiet Group, a HR consulting business. The company will use the investment to continue its external growth and international expansion.
RUSSIA - Deutsche Bank appoints new Russian heads
Deutsche Bank has appointed Igor Lojevsky as chief country officer in Russia. Following the appointment, Charles Ryan will become Chairman of Deutsche Bank in Russia.
NETHERLANDS - Cinven-backed Ziggo to acquire T-Mobile unit
Cable television company Ziggo, which is backed by Cinven and Warburg Pincus, is said to be interested in acquiring the Dutch fixed-line broadband internet unit of T-Mobile.
NETHERLANDS - NVP set to discuss tax rate increase
The Dutch Private Equity and Venture Capital Association (NVP) is arranging talks with the Ministry of Finance and Parliament over proposals to increase corporate tax rates to as much as 52%, which would apply to the private equity industry.
FRANCE - CDC Entreprises closes Aurinvest Capital 2 on EUR 16.2m
CDC Entreprises has overseen the closing of Aurinvest Capital 2, part of the government investment scheme France Investissement, on EUR 16.2m.
FRANCE - EdRIP closes EUR 150m fund
Edmond de Rothschild Investment Partners (EdRIP) has closed its new venture fund, BioDiscovery 3, on EUR 150m.
UK - IMAC invets £2.3m in QobliQ
Inegnious Media Active Capital Ltd (IMAC) has invested ТЃ2.3m in QobliQ Ltd, an international marketing services group.
UK - ICG plans to raise £1bn for new recovery fund
Intermediate Capital Group is planning to raise ТЃ1bn for a new recovery fund designed to buy leveraged loans that banks provided for deals and are now selling at a discount to face value.
DENMARK - Enex Group injects EUR 4.2m into Vopium
Enex Group has invested EUR 4.2m into Vopium, a Copenhagen-based developer of software for mobile telephones that is designed to make international calls less expensive.
GERMANY - Buchanan Capital Partners acquires Aqua Vital
Buchanan Capital Partners has acquired a majority stake in water dispenser company Aqua Vital Quell- und Mineralwasser GmbH from the owner, Peter Lázár, for an undisclosed amount.
UK - Generali drops out of race of RBS insurance arm
Italian insurer Generali has become the latest potential bidder to announce that it will not participate in the ТЃ7bn race for Royal Bank of Scotland's insurance assets, following earlier reports that Warren Buffet has also dropped out of the auction....
GERMANY - Finatem exits Steudle Holding GmbH
Majority shareholder Finatem, together with Invest Equity and the management, has realised its investment in electrical contacts manufacturer Steudle Holding GmbH in a sale to a consortium of investors for an undisclosed sum.
SPAIN - Pay-per-view channel could awaken private equity interest
Reports suggest that potential buyers for pay-per-view channel Digital+ could include Apax and Permira, who are both active in the audiovisual sector, as well as other European investor groups.
ITALY - Sator completes capital increase
Sator has announced the completion of a capital increase, with 10% of its shares being placed with a group of nine Italian and international investors, which each subscribed to 1.1% of Sator’s capital.
UK - Zeus hires new investment executive
Zeus Private Equity has appointed James Winterbottom as investment executive.
UK - Rutland Partners promotes partner
Rutland Partners has promoted Ben Slatter to partner.
ITALY - ICON invests in AriaDSL
A consortium led by Russian group ICON Private Equity and Goldman Sachs has acquired a majority stake in telecommunications company AriaDSL, in a deal valued at EUR 100m.
UK - Octopus launches Titan VCT 3
Octopus Investments has launched Octopus Titan VCT 3 Plc, which will seek to raise up to ТЃ25m in the 2008/2009 tax year.
NETHERLANDS - Egeria takes stake in Morssinkhof Rymoplast
Egeria has taken a stake in Dutch mechanical plastics recycler Morssinkhof Rymoplast.
NETHERLANDS - Rabo acquires Oskomera
Rabo Participaties has acquired a substantial stake in Oskomera for an undisclosed sum.