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NORWAY - Norlandia Omsorg acquires healthcare staffing agency Achima
Norlandia Omsorg, the care home company owned by FSN Capital, has acquired healthcare staffing agency Achima. Achima is a leading provider of temporary staff to the public and private healthcare industries in Norway and Sweden.
UK - Inflexion kits itself out in Jack Willis
Inflexion Private Equity has acquired a minority stake in Jack Wills, the British preppy premium clothing retailer.
UK - Imperial and The Capital Fund back NanoBioDesign
Imperial Innovations and The Capital Fund have together invested £500,000 in NanoBioDesign Limited (NBD), a company developing a range of toxicity screening systems to speed up the drug discovery process. The company will use the funds to secure contracts...
UK - IQ Capital leads £650,000 investment in Spikes Cavell
IQ Capital has made its second investment since its launch in 2006 leading a £650,000 funding round in Spikes Cavell & Co. IQC have completed a £400,000 investment in the business alongside funding provided by an angel investor.
UK - Apax-backed Incisive acquires ALM for £315m
Apax Partners-owned Incisive Media has acquired ALM, a publisher of 33 national and regional magazines and newspapers focused on the legal and real estate communities, for £315m from US Equity Partners. US-based ALM's titles include The American Lawyer,...
SWEDEN- Altor acquires NorthStar Battery Company
The manufacturer of high performance batteries and standby power systems, NorthStar Battery Company, has entered into an agreement to be acquired by the Nordic private equity fund Altor Fund II.
FRANCE - Ipnotic Telecom raises EUR 4m second round
Telecom operator Ipnotic Telecom has raised EUR 4m from its existing shareholders Turenne Capital, CM-CIC Capital Privé, CDC Innovation and A Plus Finance.
UK - LDC backs social housing business
LDC has backed social housing maintenance contractor HT Forrest to support its future growth plans. LDC has invested an undisclosed sum for a significant stake in the fast-growing company. The deal enables several minority shareholders to exit. Royal...
FRANCE - OTC AM invests EUR 1.2m in e-commerce business Ckado.fr
OTC Asset Management has injected EUR 1.2m in the first round of institutional funding in Toulouse-based e-commerce company Ckado.fr.
CEE - MCI Management invests in Geewa
MCI Management, a Polish-listed venture capital company has invested EUR 1.5m in Czech online games software developer Geewa.
GERMANY - ECM acquires Sodawerk Staßfurt
ECM Equity Capital Management has acquired Sodawerk Staßfurt GmbH & Co KG from Sodawerk Staßfurt Verwaltungs-GmbH and BVT Sodawerk Staßfurt GmbH & Co. Beteiligungs-KG, Munich. The transaction value has not been disclosed. The company's management also...
ITALY - Pirelli and GCC create renewable energy joint venture
Pirelli Ambiente, the renewable energy arm of the Pirelli Group, and private equity firm Global Cleantech Capital (GCC) have set up Solar Utility SpA, a joint venture to invest EUR 24m in photovoltaic energy projects.
ITALY - Cornell Capital bids for medical technology business
US firm Cornell Capital Partners is rumoured to have placed a bid for Sorin, a Milan-based medical technology business, according to Italian press reports.
FRANCE - XAnge invests EUR 3m in digital printing business
Via its FCPI funds, XAnge has injected EUR 3m in the second round of funding for Impika, a designer and manufacturer of industrial digital printing systems.
FRANCE - Investment bank leads EUR 20m VC funding round in Dibcom
Natixis has contributed EUR 10m of a EUR 20m fifth round of funding in mobile TV integrated circuit manufacturer Dibcom, bringing the total raised by the company to EUR 60m.
DENMARK - Procuritas sells EXPAN
Procuritas has sold EXPAN, a Danish construction company, to CRH Denmark A/S, part of the international construction company CRH.
FRANCE - EPF Partners acquires 21% of IT systems advisor
EPF Partners has taken a 21% stake in Maltem Consulting, a company providing IT systems expertise in the banking, financial and insurance sectors.
GLOBAL - KKR to float
KKR is to follow in the steps of its rival Blackstone by floating on the New York Stock Exchange. KKR filed an initial public offering registration with the SEC on Tuesday and will seek to raise $1.25bn in new capital from the flotation. However, unlike...
FRANCE - Online DVD rental business raises additional EUR 6.1m
Glowria, the internet DVD hire specialist has raised EUR 6.1m from Seventure Partners, Crédit Agricole Private Equity and Mousse Partners.
UK - John Lovering joins Barclays Capital
Barclays Capital has announced that John Lovering, founder of Echelon Capital, has joined the investment bank as a vice chairman. He will work with Roger Jenkins, head of principal investing and private equity, to develop Barclays' position as an equity...
UK - Duke Street ups bid for listed dental care business
Duke Street Capital has raised its offer for AIM-listed dental services provider Oasis Healthcare Plc. The fresh bid of 94p per share values the company at £88.2m topping Duke Street's previous offer of £76.9m. Duke Street hopes that this latest offer...
BELGIUM - CVC acquires Taminco in EUR 800m deal
CVC Capital Partners has acquired Belgium-based chemical producer Taminco from AlpInvest Partners for EUR 800m. Taminco produces alkylamines and derivatives for use in the pharmaceutical, agrochemical, animal feed and water treatment industries. Taminco...
GERMANY – Steady debut for EQT's Tognum AG
Following the cold reception on its first day of listing on the Frankfurt Prime Standard on Monday 2 July, Tognum shares have now risen to almost EUR 25. Joint global coordinators and joint bookrunners, Deutsche Bank and Goldman Sachs were mandated to...
SPAIN - Aurica XXI buys stake in plastic bag manufacturer
Aurica XXI, the private equity arm of Banco Sabadell, acquired a 20% shareholding in Grupo Intermas Nets.