Invest-IQ | Private Equity News – Europe

Doughty Hanson & Co, one of the largest independent private equity firms in Europe, today announced that it is to acquire ASCO Group, the largest global provider of outsourced logistics services and solutions to the oil and gas (O&G) industry, from Phoenix Equity Partners. ASCO provides oilfield logistics services, co-ordinating the supply of goods destined [...]

Terrawater was founded by Nicolas Heyn, Till Schlickum and Thomas Brendel in 2007. With financial support from High-Tech Gründerfonds the company was able to successfully further develop its technology for modular seawater desalinisation plants using waste heat. Since TAPROGGE ESACO’s initial investment in Terrawater in Autumn 2009, an intensive operational cooperation has developed between the [...]

Clyde Blowers Capital announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to buy the Finland headquartered Moventas Group as a new platform investment for a price of €100m. Moventas is one of the largest manufacturers of wind turbine gears in the world. The company also manufactures power transmission solutions for industries such as pulp [...]

Tablets, Smartphones, eReaders – the publishing industry can no longer avoid mobile devices if it plans to reach the widest audience possible with its content. Knowing this, Berlin’s PressMatrix has developed a platform that enables publishers to make their content directly available for readers via iPad, Android tablet and smartphone complete with enhanced interactive elements [...]

Parcom Capital and the management team of CTS today announce they have acquired CTS International Holding B.V. including its subsidiaries, from the current shareholders. CTS is a leading company specialized in the design, supply, installation and maintenance of systems and products for storage tanks. The product lines of CTS include aluminium dome roofs, internal floating [...]

LGV Capital completed the management buy-out of ABI (UK) Group Limited (“ABI”). ABI is a manufacturer of caravan holiday homes focusing on the UK holiday parks market. The business is based in Beverley, Yorkshire and employs approximately 300 people. LGV is a well established provider of private equity in the UK market and part of [...]

Alcuin Capital Partners has today announced the final closing of the Third Alcuin Fund L.P. which closed on target with £100 million in commitments. Alcuin specialises in making £2-10 million investments in growth capital and buyout transactions in UK companies valued between £5 and £30 million across all sectors. The Third Alcuin Fund has already [...]

RJD Partners has sold its investment in TransLinc, the market leader in the provision of specialised vehicles and related services to local authorities and the utilities market, in a trade sale to May Gurney Integrated Services. The transaction values TransLinc at £65.6 million, giving a return to RJD of approximately 2.7x its original investment and [...]

Equistone Partners Europe announced that it has agreed to acquire the management company of Barclays Private Equity, a leading European mid-market private equity firm from Barclays Capital, the investment banking division of Barclays Bank PLC. The deal is a management buyout to form a new, independent firm called Equistone.  The acquisition will result in Equistone [...]

Amadeus Capital Partners, the European technology investor, has invested USD 1.2 million early stage funding in TrialReach Ltd., an innovative search business whose website helps patients with any medical condition to explore, understand and access information on clinical trials anywhere in the world. The funding will enable the company, headquartered in London, to develop its [...]