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UK - YFM invests £250,000 into MyKnowledgeMap

YFM, through its Yorkshire & Humber Equity Fund (YHEF), has invested £250,000 in e-learning company MyKnowledgeMap.

  • Expansion
  • 22 August 2008
IRELAND - Cinven withdraws Elan offer

Cinven has reportedly dropped out of the auction to acquire Elan Drug Technologies (EDT), the drug delivery unit of biotechnology company Elan Corp Plc.

  • Industry
  • 22 August 2008
UK - Close Brothers appoints in Manchester

Corporate finance house Close Brothers has appointed Dan Sheahan as director to its newly established Manchester office.

  • People
  • 22 August 2008
NORDIC - Altor closes third fund on EUR 2bn

Altor has held a final close of its third fund, Altor Fund III, on EUR 2bn.

  • Buyout
  • 22 August 2008
SWEDEN - AAC backs Helo acquisition of Tylö Group

AAC Capital has backed portfolio company Helo Group Oy in its acquisition of sauna company Tylö Group from the Janson family for an undisclosed sum.

  • Buyouts
  • 21 August 2008
GERMANY - ATS acquires GANYMED

ATS Beteiligungsverwaltung GmbH has acquired a majority stake in GANYMED Pharmaceuticals AG by purchasing shares held by Ingro Finanz, KfW, Landesbank Baden-Wuerttemberg (LBBW), Nextech Venture, Varuma, VI Partners, WFT and a number of private investors...

  • Buyouts
  • 21 August 2008
NETHERLANDS - Waterland re-acquires JVH Gaming

Waterland has re-acquired troubled Dutch gaming machines operator JVH Gaming.

  • Buyouts
  • 21 August 2008
UK - BankInvest leads £6.3m F2G funding

Danish venture capital firm BankInvest Biomedical Venture has led a £6.3m investment into F2G Limited, an antifungal drug discovery and development company, in a fifth financing round. Merifin Capital, Astellas Venture Management and K Nominees also...

  • Expansion
  • 21 August 2008
GERMANY - Lone Star agrees to buy IKB

Lone Star has agreed to acquire a 90.8% stake in IKB Deutsche Industriebank, the bank which collapsed as a result of the subprime mortgage crisis, from state-owned KfW Group for an undisclosed amount.

  • Buyouts
  • 21 August 2008
UK - AFM backs £1.8m Anaco MBO

Alliance Fund Managers has backed a £1.8m management buyout of building façade manufacturer Anaco Systems Ltd, providing a £400,000 mezzanine investment from its MSIF Mezzanine Fund.

  • Buyouts
  • 21 August 2008
SWEDEN - Priveq acquires 70% of Unisport

Priveq Investments has acquired 70% of Unisport Scandinavia, a supplier of artificial flooring and surfaces for sports halls for an undisclosed sum.

  • Buyouts
  • 21 August 2008
UK - Bank of Scotland Corporate backs APA Parafricta

Bank of Scotland Corporate’s Growth Capital team has invested £115,000 into APA Parafricta Ltd, a developer of low-friction products for the medical sector, as part of a £230,000 funding round.

  • Early-stage
  • 20 August 2008
BELGIUM - KBC Arkiv invests EUR 500,000 in Dilhome

KBC Arkiv has invested EUR 500,000 in Belgian nursing house Dilhome.

  • Expansion
  • 20 August 2008
GERMANY/SWITZERLAND – Paine-backed Stabilus acquires LinRot

Paine & Partner portfolio company Stabilus GmbH, a manufacturer of gas springs and hydraulic vibration dampers, has acquired a majority stake in LinRot Holding AG, a developer and manufacturer of linear and rotational drive units.

  • Portfolio management
  • 20 August 2008
SPAIN - Cortefiel circled by distressed funds

According to reports, distressed debt funds are seeking to purchase some of the debt held by retailer Cortefiel, owned by Permira, CVC and PAI Partners, which is now trading at 42% of face value.

  • Buyouts
  • 20 August 2008
GERMANY – DPE acquires iloxx AG

Funds advised by DPE Deutsche Private Equity GmbH have, with retroactive effect from 1 January 2008, acquired a majority shareholding of logistics services provider iloxx AG.

  • Buyouts
  • 20 August 2008
UK - Endless acquires Crown Paints

Turnaround specialist Endless has announced the acquisition of paint producer Crown Paints from Dutch company AkzoNobel in a management buyout reported to be worth in the region of £70m.

  • Buyouts
  • 20 August 2008
SWEDEN - Segulah completes SEK 1.6bn take-private of Gunnebo

Segulah Stellata Holding AB, an investment vehicle managed by Segulah Advisor AB, has received acceptances representing more than 97% of shares and voting rights in Gunnebo Industrier AB for its SEK 1.62bn takeover offer and intends to initiate the compulsory...

  • Buyouts
  • 20 August 2008
GLOBAL - Carlyle’s Louis Gerstner to retire

Carlyle Group chairman Louis Gerstner has announced his intention to step down from his post next month after five and a half years at the job.

  • People
  • 20 August 2008
UK - Bridgepoint appoints general counsel

Travers Smith partner Charles Barter has joined Bridgepoint as general counsel.

  • People
  • 19 August 2008
GERMANY – Consortium invests EUR 750k in YOUNECT GmbH

IBB Beteiligungsgesellschaft mbH, via VC Fonds Berlin, and Flore Fütterer GmbH, along with a group of business angels and company founders have invested EUR 750k in youth job portal company YOUNECT GmbH.

  • Early-stage
  • 19 August 2008
SWITZERLAND – Permira-backed Dreamliner sells Jet Aviation for CHF 2.45bn

According to reports, Dreamliner Lux, which is owned by Permira, has sold aeronautics service company Jet Aviation to strategic investor General Dynamics for CHF 2.45bn.

  • Exits
  • 19 August 2008
GERMANY - Wellington and 3i lead EUR 4.5m EnOcean investment

A consortium of investors co-led by Wellington Partners GmbH and 3i Group Plc has invested EUR 4.5m into EnOcean GmbH, a producer of wireless sensors.

  • Early-stage
  • 19 August 2008
GERMANY - Köglmayr resigns as MD of Leonardo Venture Capital

Professor Dr Hans-Georg Köglmayr, managing director and founder of Leonardo Venture Capital GmbH, has resigned from his post due to health reasons.

  • People
  • 19 August 2008
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