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- UK - Sovereign hits first close for £350m fund 03 Jul 2009 - 15:52
Sovereign Capital has held a first close of its third fund, Sovereign Capital Limited Partnership Fund III, at around 40% of its £350m target - ITALY - Apax and Cinven interested in Kedrion 03 Jul 2009 - 15:36
Reports suggest that Apax Partners and Cinven are among the private equity firms interested in taking over the 40% stake in pharmaceutical business Kedrion held by Investitori Associati - FRANCE - Delta Partners invested EUR 2.75m in SpineGuard 03 Jul 2009 - 15:22
Delta Partners has invested close to EUR 3m into medical equipment company SpineGuard in an extension to the business' first round of funding - UK - Inflexion completes HKI exit 03 Jul 2009 - 15:21
Inflexion Private Equity has completed its exit of Healthcare Knowledge International (HKI), after selling its Iberian division, IASIST SA, to trade buyer UBM Limited for an undisclosed value - UK - Edwards Angell launches PE practice in London 03 Jul 2009 - 15:07
Law firm Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge has launched a private equity practice in London, which will be headed up by ex-Campbell Hooper partner David Ramm - FRANCE/ITALY - 21 Centrale Partners strengthens team 03 Jul 2009 - 15:06
21 Centrale Partners has recruited Marco Guglielminetti and Nicolas Marien to its investment teams in Italy and France respectively - GERMANY - Oaktree and DIC team up for Almatis 03 Jul 2009 - 14:48
According to reports, US loan-to-own investor Oaktree Capital has joined forces with Dubai International Capital (DIC) in a bid to acquire a majority interest in alumina maker Almatis, a portfolio company of DIC that is currently undergoing a debt restructuring - FRANCE/GERMANY - Gores-backed Sagen buys Gigaset assets 03 Jul 2009 - 14:43
Sagem Communications, backed by US investor Gores Group, has acquired the broadband and WiMAX business of Gigaset Communications GmbH, a subsidiary of industrial holding Arques AG and Siemens AG - SPAIN - Debaeque invests EUR 2.75m into Apesoft 03 Jul 2009 - 14:39
Venture capital house Debaeque has invested close to three million into software firm Apesoft - GERMANY - BPE's Premiumcommunications acquires adm 02 Jul 2009 - 14:01
Barclays Private Equity (BPE) portfolio company Premiumcommunications Group, a call centre services business, has acquired sector player adm group for an undisclosed sum

