Climate Change Capital Private Equity LP (CPE), a EUR200 million fund dedicated to investments in clean technology companies, has invested EUR8m in NEURA GmbH, an Austrian renewable technology company focused on manufacturing smartgrid enabled, high performance heat pumps for both residential and commercial properties.   Currently NEURA manufactures some of

Bayside Credit Partners, the direct-lending arm of Bayside Capital, has provided mezzanine financing to support the acquisition of Ideal Shopping Direct (Ideal Shopping), a leading home shopping retailer in the UK, by Inflexion Private Equity (Inflexion). The acquisition de-lists Ideal Shopping from the Alternative Investment Market of the London Stock Exchange,

Golub Capital has completed a USD112 million senior secured credit facility for the refinancing of Au Bon Pain, a portfolio company of LNK Partners. Golub Capital acted as the Sole Bookrunner and Administrative Agent for this financing.     Founded in 1978, Au Bon Pain has grown into an internationally

Lexington Partners (Lexington), the dedicated secondary private equity manager, has announced the final close of Lexington Capital Partners VII, LP (LCP VII) and associated vehicles, with equity commitments totalling USD7.0 billion. The fund, which commenced investing in 2010, received substantial investor interest in excess of its hard cap of USD7.0 billion.

Gresham, the UK mid market private equity specialist, has backed the secondary buy-out of Walker Technical Resources (Walker) from Maven Capital Partners. The buy-out is being made via ICR Integrity Ltd, a newly formed vehicle and group brand under which other businesses in the integrity, corrosion and repair sectors can

Chequers Capital (Chequers), the Paris-based private equity firm investing principally in control buyouts of unquoted, leading French mid-market companies, has closed Chequers Capital XVI (the Fund) on EUR850 million. Chequers Capital XVI exceeded its EUR800 million fundraising target after its exceptional three month fundraise, closing on its hard cap of

Better Capital Limited’s BECAP Fund LP (the fund) has acquired certain bank facilities and related rights of DigiPoS Store Solutions Group Limited and its subsidiaries. The investment has been effected through a special purpose vehicle (the SPV) owned and controlled by the fund. DigiPoS supplies electronic point of sale hardware and

Middle market private equity investor RJD Partners (RJD) has backed the GBP30 million buyout of Intrinsic Technology Limited (Intrinsic), a provider of IT and unified communications solutions and services, from its founder and majority shareholder, Allan Gauld. The buyout is being led by its Chief Executive, Mike Mason, an experienced

As the public markets warm up to venture-backed companies, corporate acquirers are pulling back. In the second quarter of 2011, 109 venture-backed companies achieved liquidity, netting USD11.2 billion, according to Dow Jones VentureSource. That represents a 13% decrease in exits and 26% increase in capital raised from the second quarter