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Terra Firma and Citi trade blows over EMI

Terra Firma and Citi trade blows over EMI

Terra Firma and Citigroup have rolled up their sleeves again over music company EMI.


Published Wednesday, 08 September 2010 in Mega Market.

Graphite takes second bite of U-POL

Graphite takes second bite of U-POL

Graphite Capital has invested in automotive products company U-POL for the second time after buying the business for £130m (€158.1m) in a secondary buyout from AAC Capital.


Published Wednesday, 08 September 2010 in Mid Market.

Mister Spex raises €7m

Mister Spex raises €7m

Mister Spex, a German eyewear e-tailer, has raised €7m in a round led by DN Capital and supported by Xange.


Published Wednesday, 08 September 2010 in Venture Capital.

Seventure leads funding round in Efficity

Seventure leads funding round in Efficity

Seventure has led a €4.2m funding round in Efficity, a French provider of online property services, with additional support from CM-CIC Capital Privé.


Published Wednesday, 08 September 2010 in Venture Capital.

Nomura rainmaker jumps ship

Nomura rainmaker jumps ship

Nomura’s head of European mergers and acquisitions, Adrian Mee, has left the Japanese investment bank to join Bank of America Merrill Lynch.


Published Wednesday, 08 September 2010 in Mid Market.

Sven Hansen joins Zouk

Zouk Ventures has appointed Sven Hansen, who has spent more than 20 years in the cleantech industry, as venture partner.


Published Wednesday, 08 September 2010 in Venture Capital.

3i sells Panreac to ITW

3i sells Panreac to ITW

3i has sold Panreac, a Spanish manufacturer and supplier of chemicals used for laboratory research to Illinois Tool Works (ITW).


Published Tuesday, 07 September 2010 in Mid Market.

Verdane closes secondaries fund

Swedish private equity firm Verdane Capital has closed its seventh fund on SkR1.5bn (€161.2m).


Published Tuesday, 07 September 2010 in Mid Market.

Axa invests in JIT Solaire

Axa invests in JIT Solaire

Axa Private Equity has invested €3m in JIT Solaire, a specialist in photovoltaic energy.


Published Tuesday, 07 September 2010 in Mid Market.

Bridges exits The Office Group

Bridges exits The Office Group

Lloyd Dorfman, founder of Travelex, has funded the management buyout of Bridges Ventures' majority stake in The Office Group for £43.3m.


Published Tuesday, 07 September 2010 in Mid Market.

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