Private Equity
ISIS invests in Martin Audio; Primary Capital backs Yo! Sushi buyout; Pi Capital backs Burgundy Global; AdAstra, Earlybird invest in Asyntis; 3i leads Intuwave third round
2 min read · 30 December 2012
German venture capital firm Techno Venture Management has led the largest European lifescience funding round in 2003, backing UK-based Ardana Bioscience.
2 min read · 30 December 2012
The firm has hired boutique investment bank Lexicon Partners to advise on a possible London listing for the UK-based specialist finance group.
2 min read · 30 December 2012
KS Biomedix CEO Steven Powell has joined the Netherlands-based venture capital firm as a director and partner.
2 min read · 30 December 2012
ABN Amro Capital, Eurazeo and Cinven have disposed of a 33 per cent stake in French private hospital group Générale de Santé following the expiry of a lock-in period.
2 min read · 30 December 2012
Mezzanine Management has held a E115m final close of its debut Central European mezzanine fund, the first ever such fund raised specifically for the region.
3 min read · 30 December 2012
CVC Capital Partners is to sell part of Cementbouw Handel & Industrie, the Dutch building products group, to CRH plc in a deal worth E646m.
2 min read · 30 December 2012
The drawn out privatisation of Bulgarian telecoms group BTC has again been delayed – this time as a result of demands for further information from the Bulgarian privatisation agency.
3 min read · 30 December 2012
The investment banking unit of Dresdner Bank has hired former JP Morgan Chase managing director Pascal Maeter as managing director and head of its financial sponsors group.
2 min read · 30 December 2012
Adams Street, Axa Investment Managers and Morley Fund Management are among the investors in the E110m first close of Astorg Partners’ third fund.
2 min read · 30 December 2012
