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UK - Blackstone to float Southern Cross Healthcare Group

The recently volatility of the markets has not deterred Blackstone from their intention to float Southern Cross. Blackstone is hoping the sale will value Britain's biggest care home group which it has owned since 2003 at about £550m, according to The...

  • Exits
  • 05 June 2006
UK - Nigel Beer joins Hotbed board

Nigel Beer, a former divisional CEO at KPMG, has joined the board of Hotbed, the private investor network. During his time at KPMG, Nigel was a partner and head of its corporate finance division in London and was also a member of its national corporate...

  • People
  • 05 June 2006
UK - Secondary buyout of Azzurri Communications

3i announces today that it has sold its 75% stake in Azzurri Communications, the leading UK converged voice and date communications company, to a secondary buyout vehicle backed by Prudential Ventures (PPM) in a deal valuing the company at £182.5m. 3i’s...

  • Buyouts
  • 02 June 2006
NL- Gilde and Van Herk Groep support third financing round for Agendia

Van Herk Group and Gilde Healthcare have provided third round financing to Dutch biotech company Agendia BV. The funds raised will be used to accelerate development of microarray-based late stage products into diagnostic tests for breast cancer and other...

  • Expansion
  • 02 June 2006
UK - Pi Capital appoints Peter Brooks

Pi Capital has announced the appointment of Peter Brooks as a managing director and partner. Until October 2005, Peter Brooks was the managing partner of Sovereign Capital Partners. He joins fellow Pi partners David Giampaolo and Paul Thomas on 10 July...

  • People
  • 02 June 2006
NORWAY - HitecVision and Four Seasosns invest in Vector

HitecVision Private Equity and Four Seasons Venture have made an investment in pipe connector specialist Vector International AS.

  • Nordics
  • 02 June 2006
NORWAY - NVCA recruits new secretary general

The Norwegian Venture Capital Association has appointed Knut Traaseth as its new secretary general. Starting today, Traaseth is joining from GCI Monsen where he has worked as director of investor relations and financial market communication. Prior to...

  • People
  • 01 June 2006
NETHERLANDS - Fidelity tenders VNU shares

Fidelity has given up its resistance to the EUR 29.50 per share bid by Valcon for VNU and has tendered its shares. It is understood that before this announcement, Fidelity had already reduced its share capital to below 15%.

  • Benelux
  • 01 June 2006
FINLAND - VC-backed Inion signs research agreement

Finnish Inion has today announced that it has signed a cooperation and research agreement with Angiomed, a subsidiary of the life science products group, C.R. Bard Inc. Angiomed will pay for the feasibility phase of this project in the form of upfront...

  • Nordics
  • 01 June 2006
UK - Advantage Capital's Qm Group appoints new head

Qm Group, the UK’s leading provider of queue management systems to retailers and banks, has further strengthened its management team with the appointment of David Pearson as its chief executive. Pearson, the former head of Sony UK, has been appointed...

  • People
  • 01 June 2006
UK - Return of same day registration service for limited partnerships

The British Venture Capital Association’s technical committee has succeeded in a campaign for the return of a same day registration service for limited partnership. Originally axed due to costs in October of 2005, this is a service that is considered...

  • UK / Ireland
  • 01 June 2006
UK - Standard Life European Private Equity announces half year results

Standard Life European Private Equity Trust has released interim results showing a strong performance for the six months ended 31st March 2006.

  • UK / Ireland
  • 01 June 2006
SWEDEN - Industrifonden invests in Storegate

Industrifonden has injected capital in Storegate in return of a 20% shareholding in the company. Based in Karlshamn, Storegate was founded in 2002 and focuses on secure information storage.

  • Early-stage
  • 01 June 2006
FINLAND - CapMan acquires Tamro MedLab from Tamro Group

CapMan has signed an agreement to buy Tamro MedLab from Tamro Group for an undisclosed sum. It is expected that the transaction, which includes all of Tamro MedLab’s business, will be closed by July 2006.

  • Nordics
  • 01 June 2006
UK - £138m debt refinancing for Tragus Group Holdings Ltd

Tragus Group Holdings Ltd, a company backed by Legal & General Ventures, has undergone a £138m debt refinancing, consisting of senior and mezzanine facilities provided by Barclays Bank Plc. The transaction has enabled Tragus to repay £45m of existing...

  • UK / Ireland
  • 31 May 2006
DENMARK - Matas shareholders to accept CVC offer

The majority of the Matas shareholders have agreed to sell the business to CVC Capital Partners for DKK 5.2bn. During a shareholder meeting, more than 2/3 of the shareholders agreed that the board of directors should continue the sales process with CVC.

  • Buyouts
  • 31 May 2006
SPAIN – WebCapital and Manoin64 invest EUR 400,000 in Agnitio

WebCapital SCR, managed by Riva y García Private Equity, and Manonin64 (the holding company of the Sansalvado family) have together acquired significant stakes in Agnitio SL for EUR 400,000. Agnitio SL, a spin-off from the Universidad Politécnica de...

  • Expansion
  • 31 May 2006
UK - NBGI Private Equity appoints Lawrence Dean

NBGI Private Equity has announced that Lawrence Dean will be joining as investment manager. Dean holds nine years of corporate finance experience, having started his career with SBC Warburg (now UBS) and most recently working on the investment banking...

  • People
  • 31 May 2006
UK - Sitka Health Fund VCT plc announces positive performance

Sitka Ltd, manager of the Sitka Health Fund VCT (Sitka VCT) has announced results for the year ending 31st January 2006, with the net asset value per ordinary share reaching 89.7p. It has invested a total of £7.2m in 16 different companies and has managed...

  • UK / Ireland
  • 31 May 2006
UK - Barclays Capital appoints new head of corporate communications

Barclays Capital has announced the appointment of Siobhan Loftus as a director and head of corporate communications. She will be responsible globally for public relations, internal communications, advertising and brand. She will also be responsible for...

  • People
  • 31 May 2006
UK - August Equity backs MBO of Rixonway Kitchens

August Equity has announced that it has supported the management buyout of Rixonway Kitchens Ltd via the newco Rollfold Group Ltd for an undisclosed sum. This is the eighth investment from August Equity Partners IV.

  • Buyouts
  • 31 May 2006
FRANCE - Weinberg Capital Partners makes its first investment

Weinberg Capital Partners (WCP) has announced an agreement to acquire 70% of Pharmaceutical company Pharma Omnium International.

  • Buyouts
  • 31 May 2006
ITALY - Bridgepoint acquires Italian perfumery group Limoni

Perfumery chain Limoni, the Italian market leader with a network of 400 stores and a consolidated turnover of € 304 million (13.6% up on 2004), has been acquired by Bridgepoint through a management buy-out involving its founder Piofrancesco Borghetti....

  • Buyouts
  • 31 May 2006
FRANCE - AXA Private Equity set to secure first French take-private of 2006

AXA private Equity has announced an agreement to purchase MAAF Assurances SA's 85.45% share of TLD Group. The French buyout house will also acquire an extra 9.58% from minority shareholders who have irrevocable agreed to tender their shares in AXA's simplified...

  • Exits
  • 31 May 2006
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