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EIF and KOSGEB commit EUR120m to Turkish growth and innovation fund of funds

The European Investment Fund (EIF) and the Small and Medium Enterprises Development Organisation of Turkey (KOSGEB) have joined forces to establish a new fund of funds initiative to stimulate growth and innovation in Turkey.   Both institutions have committed up to EUR60m each with a target size of EUR250m at

EBRD commits EUR20m to CNAV II

The EBRD has committed up to EUR20m to the Capital North Africa Venture Fund II (CNAV II), the first independent and Maghreb-focused fund to be raised by Capital Invest.      The investment is the first time in the southern and eastern Mediterranean (SEMED) region the EBRD is supporting a

Doughty Hanson sells Vue Entertainment for GBP935m

Private equity firm Doughty Hanson has sold Vue Entertainment, an operator of multiplex cinemas, to OMERS Private Equity and Alberta Investment Management Corporation (AIMCo) for a total of GBP935m.   The transaction is expected to close by late July/August 2013.   Vue Entertainment was acquired in December 2010 for GBP450m.

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Agilitas acquires ISS DC

Agilitas, a pan-European mid-market private equity firm, has made its maiden investment with the management buyout of ISS Damage Control (ISS DC) from ISS Group.   The consideration for the acquisition is not being disclosed.   ISS DC was established in 1983 and provides 24/7 damage control, rebuilding and emergency

Actis invests USD290m in Chile’s largest wind and solar energy project

Emerging markets private equity firm Actis has committed USD290m for a 60 per cent stake in Aela Energía, a renewable energy development set to become Chile’s largest wind and solar energy provider.    Actis is investing alongside Mainstream Renewable Power, a wind and solar developer, which will own 40 per

HIG Europe completes sale of Anvis Group to Tokai Rubber Industries

HIG Europe has completed the sale of its portfolio company Anvis Group to Tokai Rubber Industries (TRI). HIG Europe is the European arm of global private equity company HIG Capital. Anvis, which is headquartered in Steinau an der Straße, Germany, is a provider of critical, highly engineered anti-vibration products that are

AT Internet gets EUR6.25m from iXO Private Equity and Omnes Capital

AT Internet has raised EUR6.25m from its long-term financial investor iXO Private Equity (EUR3.5m) and a new associate, Omnes Capital, formerly Crédit Agricole Private Equity (EUR2.75m).   The investment will allow the group to accelerate its development by continuing its efforts in R&D and by consolidating its international presence. The

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Clearwater advises Rimor on multi-million pound sale

Clearwater Corporate Finance’s industrials team has advised shareholders at Rimor, a supplier to the sub-sea oil and gas industry, on the multi-million sale to its management backed by LDC, the mid-market private equity firm.   The company, based in Denmead, Hampshire, employs 123 staff and specialises in the supply of

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youAPPi secures USD1m in funding from Glilot Capital Partners

youAPPi has secured USD1m in funding from Glilot Capital Partners, an Israeli-based early stage venture capital firm.   Founded in late 2011, youAPPi resolves the most critical and urgent problem within the mobile eco-system, identifying, matching and connecting the best mobile applications to the most relevant users. youAPPi provides a

BaltCap invests in PostService Group

BaltCap has signed a EUR1.5m investment in PostService Group, a Latvian private postal operator and developer of automated last mile delivery solutions.   PostService Group is the largest privately-owned postal operator in Latvia and the market leader of unaddressed mail. With forty “Mana Pasta Stacija” parcel delivery and shipment terminals

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