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FRANCE - AXA Private Equity appoints Asian head to its executive board

Christophe Florin, managing director for Asia at AXA Private Equity (AXA PE), has been made a member of the executive board.

  • People
  • 15 September 2006
ITALY - BS Private Equity acquires majority stake in Motovario

BS Private Equity, through its fund BS Investimenti IV, recently acquired a majority stake in Motovario, a manufacturer of power transmission products, from Power Transmission Finance. The consideration has not been disclosed.

  • Buyouts
  • 15 September 2006
SWEDEN - Venture-backed Carmel Pharma signs agreement with German pharmacies

VZA, German association of retail pharmacies specialised in the preparation of cytotoxic pharmaceuticals, has signed a cooperation agreement with Carmel Pharma to support the implementation of Carmel Pharma’s PhaSeal system with its 250 members throughout...

  • Nordics
  • 14 September 2006
GERMANY - Financial consortium exits Vestolit to Strategic Value Partners

Candover has sold PVC-producer Vestolit to Strategic Value Partners, alongside the company's management. A consortium of investors, led by Candover, acquired the company in 1999. Other groups making up the consortium were Chase Capital Partners, Foreign...

  • Buyouts
  • 14 September 2006
GERMANY - PPM Capital sells BST after 15 months

PPM Capital has sold BST Safety Textiles just 15 months after it acquired the company. The buyer is WL Ross & Co, a private equity firm headquartered in the US.

  • Exits
  • 14 September 2006
FRANCE - Charterhouse and Chequers reach threshold for Elior de-listing

Holding Bercy Investissement (HBI), a holding controlled by Charterhouse and Chequers, has acquired a block of 1,500,000 shares giving it 95.49% of the share capital in Elior.

  • Buyouts
  • 14 September 2006
UK - Risk Capital Partners hooks up with Seafood Holdings

Luke Johnson’s private equity fund, Risk Capital Partners, has purchased a substantial minority equity stake in Seafood Holdings – a leading independent fresh fish and seafood distributor to the catering trade. The deal values the company in excess...

  • Expansion
  • 14 September 2006
UK - International Private Equity Services announces new hires

International Private Equity Services, the private equity fund administrator and outsourcing provider, is pleased to announce new changes to its senior management team. Dominic Jones has joined IPES as executive director, and chief executive officer designate....

  • People
  • 14 September 2006
FRANCE - AXA back the buyout of Champeau for the second time

AXA Private Equity has invested about EUR 10m, via its Small Caps Fund, in Champeau, the leading French manufacturer of wood roof truss systems. This is the second time the buyout house invests in this business.

  • Buyouts
  • 14 September 2006
FRANCE - Astorg completes secondary buyout of Staci

Astorg Partners has taken a 51% stake of marketing and stock logistics company Staci. Initiative & Finance, which had taken part in the de-listing of the business in 2004, has re-invested on this occasion.

  • Buyouts
  • 14 September 2006
UK - Nomura International appoints new director of new energy and clean technology ventures

Nomura International Plc has announced the appointment of Russell Pullan as director of New Energy and Clean Technology Ventures. He has joined Nomura from The Carbon Trust where he was head of venture capital. This new venture will have an international...

  • People
  • 14 September 2006
UK - HgCapital acquires SHL

HgCapital has acquired SHL, a psychometric testing and assessment company with clients that include Abbey National, Marks & Spencer and Tesco.

  • Buyouts
  • 14 September 2006
UK - Och-Ziff Capital backs take-private of Whitehead Mann

City executive recruitment firm, Whitehead Mann has been acquired by Och-Ziff Capital Management in association with Palladian Investments, an investment vehicle owned by Piers Marmion.

  • Buyouts
  • 14 September 2006
UK - Blackstone only bidder left in final stages of auction for United Biscuits

Blackstone is the only contender left in the £1.7bn auction to acquire United Biscuits (UB), the foods company owned by Cinven, PAI and MidOcean Partners, after Premier Foods was forced to pull out as it could not raise the cash. The blow to the Premier...

  • Buyouts
  • 14 September 2006
SPAIN - Nazca buys El Derecho Editores

According to press reports, Nazca has agreed to buy El Derecho Editores, a company that specialises in online and offline legal information services, from its founders and management team. The purchase, expected to complete before the end of this year,...

  • Buyouts
  • 13 September 2006
FRANCE/ITALY - AXA Private Equity backs purchase of Guaber Household

AXA Private Equity has recently backed the purchase of a 100% stake in Guaber Household. Spotless Group, the holding of French business Eau Ecarlate and owned by its management and AXA, wholly acquired the Italian household cleaning products arm of Guaber...

  • Buyouts
  • 13 September 2006
UK - Octopus Investments acquires Golddigga for £18.5m

The Golddigga fashion brand has been acquired in an £18.5m buyout by its management team and Octopus Investments. Octopus led and arranged the deal, introducing buy-in candidate Daniel Morris who joined the company in June as CEO. The founder and vendor,...

  • Buyouts
  • 13 September 2006
UK - Scottish Widows Investment Partnership appoints new investment manager

Scottish Widows Investment Partnership (SWIP), the asset management arm of the Lloyds TSB Group, has appointed Mirja Lehmler-Brown as investment manager, to its private equity team. Lehmler-Brown will report to Billy Gilmore, investment director private...

  • People
  • 13 September 2006
FRANCE - UFG Private Equity invests in 3-in-1 laundry machine

UFG Private Equity has invested EUR 1.2m in Robotran, the developer of a new laundry machine for public launderettes.

  • Expansion
  • 13 September 2006
UK - Listing of Hogg Robinson at between 140p and 220p a share

Permira is set to list Hogg Robinson, the business travel management company it has held since 2000. It is reported that it has set a price range for shares of between 140p and 220p.

  • Exits
  • 13 September 2006
UK - Mezzanine Management appoints two new directors

Mezzanine Management, the mezzanine and private equity firm, today announces that it has appointed Bal Johal and Ian Wallis as Directors. They will join Mezzanine Management on 1 November 2006 and will be based in the London office.

  • People
  • 13 September 2006
UK - Cinven gains access to Gondola's books

The largest listed restaurant company in the UK, Gondola, has allowed Cinven access to its books. Cinven made a takeover approach to the owner of Pizza Express, ASK and Zizzi late last week and is considering making it a formal offer of 415p a share.

  • Buyouts
  • 13 September 2006
ITALY - Carlyle courts Telecom Italia

The Carlyle Group is thought to be considering a bid for Telecom Italia’s mobile phone units. Other possible bidders include Spain’s Telefónica, the BT Group and Deutsche Telekom. The newspaper La Repubblica reported that Telecom Italia is planning...

  • Southern Europe
  • 12 September 2006
UK - LDC backs commercial mortgage lender with £27m investment

Commercial First, the specialist commercial mortgage lender, has secured the backing of private equity firm LDC to help grow the business ahead of a possible stock market flotation. Established in 2002 by financial industry experts Marty Finegold and...

  • Buyouts
  • 12 September 2006
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