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Groupe Unipex

European Capital Invests $25 Million in Groupe Unipex

St. Peter Port, Guernsey – 26 June 2008 – European Capital Limited (LSE: ECAS) ("European Capital") announced today that its subsidiary ECAS S.à.r.l. has invested $25 million in Groupe Unipex (formerly Atrium Innovations’ active ingredients and specialty chemicals division), a global firm specializing in the manufacture and distribution of active ingredients, specialty and base chemicals for the cosmetic, pharmaceutical, specialty and industrial chemical and nutrition industries. The investment was led by the Paris office of European Capital Financial Services Limited (“European Capital Financial Services”) and supports AXA Private Equity’s acquisition of Groupe Unipex alongside management. ECAS S.à.r.l. has arranged and underwritten the mezzanine bonds for this transaction. [more...]