Jo Nash

Sun European Partners, the European arm of Sun Capital Partners, has bought metal manufacturer Manoir Industries for an undisclosed amount.

Sun European Partners, the European arm of Sun Capital Partners, has bought metal manufacturer Manoir Industries for an undisclosed amount.

Bridgepoint Capital is set for a bumper gain when it floats Safestore, the UK’s largest self-storage provider, on the London Stock Exchange next month. It also plans to retain a “significant shareholding”.

Inmatics Biotechnologies, a German bio-pharmaceutical company, has raised €40m in its second financing round, the largest private biotech financing round in Germany since 2001.

Bridgepoint Capital is set for a bumper gain when it floats Safestore, the UK’s largest self-storage provider, on the London Stock Exchange next month. It also plans to retain a “significant shareholding”.

Inmatics Biotechnologies, a German bio-pharmaceutical company, has raised €40m in its second financing round, the largest private biotech financing round in Germany since 2001.

Alto Partners, a Milan-based private equity firm, has made its final close of Alto Capital II. The fund was targeting €150m, but the final amount has not been disclosed.

Alto Partners, a Milan-based private equity firm, has made its final close of Alto Capital II. The fund was targeting €150m, but the final amount has not been disclosed.

Advent Venture Partners, a London-based venture capital firm, has invested €15m in Speciality European Pharma in the first substantial financing round.

The Mill, a UK advertising visual effects company, has been bought by The Carlyle Group and the management team for an undisclosed sum, thought to be more than £50m.