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SWEDEN - Vision Capital sells Cerbo to Nolato for £32m
Vision Capital has sold pharmaceutial primary and secondary packaging business Cerbo Group AB, to Swedish polymer manufacturing group Nolato, for SEK 437m (£32m).
UK - Boundary Capital hits a double
Boundary Capital has acquired Prontaprint and Kall Kwik in a management buyout from Adare.
FINLAND - Eqvitec injects EUR 2m in customer analytics solution provider
Via its fund Eqvitec Technology Fund III, The venture sponsor has invested EUR 2m in the first round of funding for Xtract, a Helsinki-based software developer.
UK - E-Synergy creates business angel network
Venture investor E-Synergy has created Angelnet, a membership service allowing individuals to invest £10,000 to £500,000 in early-stage companies across the UK.
FRANCE - IPO invests EUR 700,000 in Armor Panneaux
The Institut de Participation de l'Ouest (IPO) has invested EUR 700,000 in Armor Panneaux, a Brittany-based manufacturer of composite pannels layered with polyester.
FRANCE - Emertec generates at least 88% IRR and >3x on latest sale
Grenoble-based Emertec Gestion has generated an IRR of 88% and a money multiple in excess of 3x, following the sale of Eco Alternative to a large industrial company.
FRANCE - Barclays Private Equity sells Laho to Loxam
Barclays Private Equity has sold construction equipment rental business, acquired in a tertiary buyout in 2005, to Loxam, the market leader in this sector, itself the subject of three successive buyouts.
FRANCE - Edmond de Rothschild Capital Partners makes over 3x from Bonpoint sale
Edmond de Rothschild Capital Partners (ERCP) has generated a money multiple of more than 3x from the sale of luxury children's wear brand Bonpoint to EPI, the investment holding of the Descours family, six months after a EUR 24m refinancing allowed the...
UK - RJD Partners appoints new Investment Manager
RJD Partners has appointed Frank Bulman as Investment Manager.
UK - NVM commits £1m to Gentronix
NVM Private Equity has provided Manchester-based drug company Gentronix with £1m of funding as part of a total funding round of £1.4m.
UK - The Riverside Company acquires Salamander
The Riverside Company has acquired Salamander as an add-on to Sentinel, a platform company acquired by Riverside in August 2005.
FRANCE - AFIC study explains positive social impact of LBOs
A study published today by the French private equity and venture capital association AFIC and accountancy firm Constantin Associés lays out statistics aimed at convincing the country's LBO critics of the industry's social benefits.
DENMARK - Northzone and Ferd Venture back Napatech
Northzone Ventures and Ferd Venture, existing investors in Napatech, have announced a USD 7.5m round of funding in the company. The employees and investors with relations within Napatech were also be invited to participate in the round, on the same conditions...
UK - The Riverside Company acquires Dapco
The Riverside Company has consolidated its presence in the railway maintenance sector, acquiring Dapco to complement its acquisition of Nordco in July 2003.
UK - Sainsbury's consortium given deadline
The Takeover Panel has given The Blackstone Group, CVC, KKR and Texas Pacific until April the 13th to table an offer for the supermarket chain.
FRANCE - Cabinet Bremont strengthens legal and turnaround teams
Law firm Cabinet Bremont has hired Virginie Verfaille-Chavaux and Dimitri Sonier to boost its legal and turnaround teams.
UK - Palamon Capital Partners acquires Cambridge Education Group
Palamon Capital Partners has invested €15m to acquire a majority stake in English language teaching provider Cambridge Education Group (CEG).
FRANCE - CAPE invests in Environnement Conseil Travaux
Crédit Agricole Private Equity has made a growth capital investment in ECT, a company which stock industrial waste and treats polluted grounds.
UK - Tri-Artisan Partners opens London office
Tri-Artisan Partners LLC, a private merchant bank focusing on financial advice and investment activities has announced the opening of a London office, consistent with its strategy of European expansion.
NL - ABN AMRO Capital and Allianz Capital Partners acquire Sdu
ABN AMRO Capital and Allianz Capital Partners have acquired publishing and secruity identification group Sdu from the Dutch State, each taking a 50% stake in a transaction valued at €415m.
NL - ABN AMRO Capital acquires Vetus Den Ouden
ABN AMRO has acquired water sports business Vetus Den Ouden in a secondary buyout from Alpinvest Partners following an auction process.
SWEDEN - SEB Företagsinvest et al back QuickCool
SEB Företagsinvest has joined TeknoSeed and CapMan as a lead investor to advance QuickCool’s clinical studies, in a EUR 2.2m funding round.
GERMANY - EUR 3.5m funding for Exit Games
Media group Bertelsmann, and private equity firms Neuhaus Partners and smac partners have made an investment in Hamburg-based Exit Games.
UK - Campbell Lutyens grows team by four
Private equity advisory firm Campbell Lutyens has announced the appointment of four new team members to its fund placement and secondary advisory teams.