Octopus juggles 11 solar sites
Octopus Investments has closed a last-minute funding deal to build 11 solar power sites ahead of a government subsidy being pulled at the end of July.
VTB mines rich seam in En+
VTB Capital has acquired a 4.35 per cent stake in En+ Group for $500m (â¬352.6m), valuing the commodities business at a massive $11.5bn.
SHS in silver-coated deal
German private equity house SHS has acquired Hamburg-based high-tech medical equipment designer Spiegelberg.
Little hope in Pandora’s box
Charm bracelet maker Pandora's market cap has crashed by a dramatic 65 per cent on the back of a 30 per cent slump in year-on-year sales in July, causing chief executive Vendelin Olesen to quit.
Nexeon charges up
Rechargeable lithium-ion battery developer Nexeon has won a £40m (â¬46m) series C investment from existing venture capital investors Imperial Innovations Group and Invesco Perpetual.
Reiten builds social media platform
Norwegian private equity group Reiten & Co has bolted German social media firm Globalpark on to Enterprise Feedback Management (EFM) provider QuestBack.
Apax France exits Vizada
Private equity firm Apax France has sold its entire stake in global satellite communications provider Vizada to Astrium in a â¬666m deal.
Infinity invests in London real estate
UK private equity firm Infinity has invested in London-based property developer Bravo Life Style for £37m (â¬42.1m).
Sun shines on Octopus
Octopus has closed a last-minute funding deal to build 11 solar power plants ahead of a government subsidy being pulled in two days.
Nike exec joins Carlyle
Rory Macmillan has joined global private equity house The Carlyle Group from the Nike Corporation, where he headed up the sportswear brand's public relations.
RBC reinforces debt team
Royal Bank of Canada Capital Markets has made three new hires to its European leveraged debt team following the departure of two senior executives.
Domino’s Pizza shoots down buyout rumours
Domino's Pizza has dismissed speculation that a private equity house is lining up a 600p per share bid for the firm.
Double deal for Rutland
Private equity turnaround specialist Rutland Partners has simultaneously acquired Laidlaw and the interiors manufacturing division of SIG in a £24.5m (â¬27.7m) deal.
Open skies for Terra Firma in £5bn RBS Aviation bid
Guy Hands' Terra Firma could be one step closer to acquiring Royal Bank of Scotland Aviation Capital after founder and former chief Domhnal Slattery was barred from the £5bn (â¬5.5bn) bidding process.
Cleantech start-up secures £250,000 funding
Environmentally friendly food packager Continuous Retorts has secured £250,000 (â¬283,000) from The Finance for Business North East Technology Fund.
BC Partners makes 2x on BvD
BC Partners has sold Bureau van Dijk Electronic Publishing to rival private equity firm Charterhouse in a deal estimated at around â¬1bn, an unnamed source has confirmed.