Western Europe

HgCapital acquires German toy company

The sector-focused buyout group has sealed its sixth German deal by buying Schleich, a manufacturer of high quality plastic toys.

Lion Capital backs La Senza acquisition(3)

Lion Capital-backed lingerie retailer has bought another lingerie business from reality television investor Theo Paphitis.

Golden Gate takes private direct marketer

The San Francisco-based firm will acquire Blair Corporation for $173.6m and merge it with its portfolio company Appleseed’s Topco.

Indian mobile device startup gets $8.5 million in financing

SIDBI Venture Capital and Clearstone Venture are investing a combined $6.5 million into a mobile device designing and manufacturing startup, DGB Microsystems. The startup’s founder and associates are putting in $2 million of their own money.

EQT in largest exit to date(3)

Symrise, a German flavours and fragrance maker sponsored by the Nordic firm, has raised €1.4bn from an IPO in Frankfurt.

Gear up for battle

KPMG shows how FTSE 350 companies could comfortably take more debt on their balance sheets and see off competition from buyout firms

Bank of Scotland funds £55m management buyout(2)

Bank of Scotland Corporate has made its second deal of the week, funding a £55 million management buyout of a furniture company.

EMI and Permira talks collapse

Permira’s takeover bid for EMI has been rejected, sending shares in the group up 3.25p to 271p today.

TDR takes Wraith private(2)

The buyout firm has tabled an agreed bid of £30m to de-list the modular accomodation business, which it plans to merge with two of its existing portfolio companies.

EQT in largest exit to date(2)

Symrise, a German flavours and fragrance maker sponsored by the Nordic firm, has raised €1.4bn from an IPO in Frankfurt.