Robert Venes

The Europe- and Israel-focused venture capital firm has appointed former Edmond De Rothschild Investment Partners investment director Michèle Ollier as principal and Roman Flack as associate.

The Paris-based private equity firm has carried out a management buyout of electronic and photonic products specialist BFI Optilas, a spin-out from Nasdaq-listed Avnet.

Mid-market European private equity firm Waterland Private Equity has closed its third vehicle on €400m, more than double the size of its 2004-vintage predecessor.

German fund of funds manager VCM Capital Management has appointed former CAM Private Equity investment director Peter Schwanitz as it launches a new buyout fund of funds vehicle.

Following the recent sale of power station owner Carron Energy, UK private equity firm Rutland Partners has made 3x its money with the flotation of pawnbroker H&T Group.

The London-based private equity firms have appointed Rothschild and Wyvern Partners to advise on a flotation of Swiss aircraft maintenance company SR Technics.

The US-based private equity firm has had a £182.2m offer for UK ice cream maker Richmond Foods accepted by the company’s board of directors.

New York-based private equity firm Warburg Pincus, JP Morgan and the Royal Bank of Scotland have put an undisclosed amount into a new business focusing on UK annuities.

Munich- and New York-based Allianz Private Equity Partners has hired GIC Special Investment’s former London vice president to focus on its Asia investment activities.

The private equity consortium bidding for Dutch media and marketing business VNU has increased its offer from €28.75 to €29.50, a move which has already received a positive response from shareholder Templeton Global Advisors.