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UK - Apposite hires new investor relations manager
Apposite Capital has appointed Valerie Auffray as investor relations manager.
UK - Key Capital acquires JD Plastics
Key Capital Partners has invested ТЃ2.3m in roofline contractor and supplier JD Plastics and Rooflines Ltd.
GERMANY - Balderton Capital invests in Metaversum
Balderton Capital has invested an undisclosed amount in Metaversum GmbH, the developer of Twinity, a 3D virtual world currently in private beta testing. Previous investors include Grazia Equity.
UK - CGC sells Allen & Heath
Close Growth Capital (CGC) has sold Allen & Heath, a designer and manufacturer of audio mixing consoles to D&M Holdings for an undisclosed sum.
NORWAY – Epi-V acquires 18% of Tarblaster
UK specialist oil and gas investor Epi-V has backed Oslo-based Tarblaster AS, a oil technology company, for an 18% stake.
SWITZERLAND - CGS Management acquires Schoettli Group
CGS Management has acquired Schöttli AG from the owner and single shareholder Martin Schöttli, who continues to hold a significant minority stake.
UK - Investec backs recruitment consultancy deal
Investec Growth & Acquisition Finance has supported HB Human Capital (HBHC) in its acquisition of specialist recruitment, training and consultancy provider The Resourcing Group.
UK - Hotbed backs estate agency
Hotbed has invested ТЃ1.65m in estate agency WOW Property.
SPAIN – Quercus-backed Clickair to merge with Vueling
According to reports, Quercus-backed aircarrier Clickair is to merge with Vueling to create Spain’s third airline carrier.
GERMANY - Sun Capital Partners acquires Neckermann.de
Sun Capital Partners has closed the acquisition of 51% of mail order company Neckermann.de GmbH from Arcandor AG. Arcandor AG continues to hold 49%.
GERMANY - Earlybird leads EUR 3m round in Clean Mobile AG
Earlybird has led a EUR 3m Series A financing round in designer and manufacturer of fuel cell powered drives Clean Mobile AG.
FINLAND - CapMan hires OMX president to launch PIPE division
Jukka Ruuska has joined CapMan as head of business development to establish an equity fund investing in listed Nordic companies. Private investment in a public entity, or PIPE deals, are becoming increasingly common. Ruuska joins the firm from the OMX...
ITALY – New player shows interest in air carrier
New Italian firm GL Investimenti, led by Giovanni Malagò and Lupo Rattazzi, is looking to invest in air carrier Air One, according to reports.
SWEDEN - CVC in merger of Swedish and Danish postal systems
CVC Capital Partners, The Swedish Ministry of Enterprise, Energy & Communication and The Danish Ministry of Transport have signed a letter of intent regarding the merger of the Posten AB and Post Danmark A/B.
UK - Matrix generates 34% IRR on Apollo sale
Matrix Private Equity has sold Apollo Lifts Holdings Ltd, a lift contractor, for ТЃ4m in a secondary buyout to Iceni Capital.
UK - August Equity promotes two
August Equity has promoted Aatif Hassan and Keith Davidson to investment directors.
SWEDEN - HgCapital acquires Swedish wind farm for EUR 185m.
HgCapital has acquired a 75% stake in 95.4MW Havsnäs windfarm for EUR 185m. Havnäs is developed by RES Skandinavien AB, a subsidiary of Renewable Energy Systems Ltd (RES), a UK-based wind farmer developer.
UK - Accel hires new partner
Accel Partners has hired Sonali De Rycker as partner. She will join Accel's team in London.
UK - LSF invests £150,000 in 2D Heat
Liverpool Seed Fund (LSF) has participated in a funding round of over ТЃ400,000 for heating element producer 2D Heat Ltd.
UK - Bridgepoint makes two appointments
Bridgepoint has appointed Barbara Kux and Dr Hubertus Erlen to its European advisory committee.
UK - Maverick invests $50m in Realtime Worlds
Maverick Capital has invested $50m in a third round of funding in game developer Realtime Worlds.