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TVM leads second bumper VC roundGerman venture capital firm Techno Venture Management has led the largest European lifescience funding round in 2003, backing UK-based Ardana Bioscience.
- Electra to float Premium Credit
The firm has hired boutique investment bank Lexicon Partners to advise on a possible London listing for the UK-based specialist finance group.
- Astorg launches E300m Fund III
Adams Street, Axa Investment Managers and Morley Fund Management are among the investors in the E110m first close of Astorg Partners’ third fund.
- Apax in French retail consolidation
French optical retailer Alain Afflelou has completed a E95m purchase of 136 optical retail stores in France and Spain in a deal funded by Apax Partners.
- Apax, Hicks in Yell IPO boost
Shares in the UK directories business have made a strong debut in today’s £1.14bn listing on the London Stock Exchange, enabling its private equity owner to sell a greater stake than originally planned.
- Monaco Telecom attracts PE interest
A string of private equity firms including Eurazeo, PAI and Apax are reported to have expressed an interest in acquiring the 55 per cent stake in Monaco Telecom held by Vivendi Universal.
- Delta Capital names new CEO
The US investment fund has appointed Patricia Cloherty as chief executive officer as the firm approaches the final close of its debut third party fund.
- PE firms compete for LVMH unit
Both Apax and ABN Amro Capital are in advanced talks with the French luxury products group to acquire La Brosse et Dupont unit which it now regards as non-core.
- Apax, Permira preferred bidders for Inmarsat
The two private equity firms have been granted preferred bidder status for the UK-based satellite operator in a deal valuing the business at around £900m.
- GM’s Flynn leaves for Coller
London-based Coller Capital has hired Susan Flynn of GM Asset Management to help invest the firm’s $2.5bn global secondaries fund.