Dawn Capital has made an investment in European online printing company Optimalprint. Optimalprint is using the capital to expand its existing technology and distribution platform in the commercial printing industry. Henrik Müller-Hansen, founder and chief executive officer at Optimalprint, says: “The global commercial printing market is estimated to be worth
Alternative asset manager The Carlyle Group has closed the acquisition of the B&B Hotel Group, which operates a chain of 223 budget hotels across France, Germany and Italy, from European investment firm Eurazeo for an enterprise value of circa EUR480m. Further financial terms were not disclosed. The transaction closed on
Harris & Harris Group has made its first venture debt investment of USD500,000 in GEO Semiconductor. The round of venture debt financing was led by Montage Capital. Harris & Harris received warrants as part of the venture debt financing. This investment is part of Harris & Harris Group’s efforts to
Crosslink Capital, a venture capital and growth equity firm, has closed Crosslink Ventures VI, a USD200m venture fund focused on information technology and energy technology investments. Like prior funds, Crosslink Ventures VI is stage-independent with a bias to early-stage investments. The new fund attracted investment from existing and new limited
Endo Pharmaceuticals has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Apax Partners’ portfolio company Qualitest Pharmaceuticals for approximately USD1.2bn in cash. Qualitest, a portfolio company of Apax since 2007, is the sixth largest generic pharmaceutical company in the US. Buddy Gumina, partner and co-head of global healthcare at Apax, says:
Clydesdale Bank Corporate & Structured Finance has backed private equity house ECI Partners in the secondary buy-out of XLN Telecom, a UK provider of telecoms services for small businesses. ECI, which has acquired a majority stake from Zeus Private Equity, will continue to support founder and group chief executive Christian
Private equity firms made 35 investments with a disclosed transaction value of USD8.0bn in the financial institutions group sector during the first half of 2010, up 17 per cent from the same period last year, according to a report by Freeman, an adviser to the financial services industry. The average
The Mexican standoff that has been brewing in the European credit markets seems to be heading towards a showdown as the bulls jostle with the bears for control, but will it end in high drama? Sarang Kulkarni (pictured), fund manager, European Credit at Schroders, examines both camps. The bulls remain
The Aureos Southern Africa Fund has sold its stake in Orange Madagascar, the mobile phone service business, realising an internal rate of return of 44 per cent for investors. Orange Madagascar is part of the Orange brand and its majority shareholder is France Telecom. The Aureos Southern Africa Fund
Sovereign Capital has acquired Guardian Homecare as the second bolt-on for its domiciliary care provider, City & County Healthcare, in six months. Established in 2000, Guardian employs around 275 care workers, directly delivering over 10,000 hours per week of care and support in the home, mainly to elderly people and
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