- FRANCE - Astorg Partners acquires Photonis from AXA Private Equity
- CEE - EI-backed Macon Deva acquires Simcor
- SWEDEN - Provider et al close seed investment in Sol Voltaics
- SPAIN - Change Partners-backed companies default payments
- SPAIN - N+1 completes EUR 160m MBA acquisition
- GLOBAL - Goldman Sachs raises USD 10bn fund
- SPAIN - Clave Mayor invests in renewable energy player
- UK - RCapital acquires the Art Group
- ITALY - Pedersoli appoints new partner
- PORTUGAL - Inter-Risco completes EUR 20m Frissul acquisition
- UK - Kennet closes third fund on EUR 200m
- DENMARK - Capricorn leads EUR 13.4m financing round for Fluxome
- GERMANY – Argantis sells Czewo to ColepCCL
- GERMANY - High-Tech Gründerfonds and DuMont Venture invest in livedome
- GERMANY - HAARMANN bolsters tax practice
SPAIN - Change Partners-backed companies default payments 24 July 2008
According to reports, Change Partners-backed electronic goods distributors Idea and Master Cadenas have defaulted on a EUR 160m debt repayment to banks and suppliers.
SPAIN - N+1 completes EUR 160m MBA acquisition 24 July 2008
N+1 has acquired medical prosthetics supplier MBA Incorporando in a management buyout deal valued at EUR 160m.
SPAIN - Clave Mayor invests in renewable energy player 24 July 2008
Clave Mayor, through its Fondo Tecnologico Seguranza, has invested EUR 3m in DC Wafers, a manufacturer of silicon wafers for use in photovoltaic cells.
Editors Letter
Growing pains
1 July 2008
The mid-market appears to be in relative good health and Southern Europe continues to clock up deals - even sizeable ones: as highlighted by the EUR1.1bn injection into Italian telecom holding Weather Investments by Apax,... [more]
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Adventurous Europe
European venture capital has often been seen as lagging behind North America and Asia, but this perception may be out of date. A struggling US economy means European exits are performing better, increasing US investors' enthusiasm for a mature sector. By Francinia Protti-Alvarez
Mezzanine: Take 2
Southern Europe, just as the rest of Europe, is experiencing a slowdown. The deal flow has decreased in comparison to last year prior to the summer crisis. In spite of this, mezzanine is seeing its importance increase as it plays a larger part of the capital structure. The outlook is positive. By Francinia Protti-Alvarez
A record year for Italian private equity
Private equity in Italy reported a record year in 2007 with EUR4.
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