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Lophius raises €4.25m from Bayern Kapital et al.
Researchers hope to initiate the first studies of the company's research tools in two years
Earlybird backs Movinga’s €5m round
The business previously made headlines with layoffs and police investigations
Investcorp exits Tyrells in £300m deal
During Investcorp's ownership, EBITDA more than doubled and employee numbers grew by 70%
BDC buys Cruise.co.uk for £52m
BDC hopes the company will be able to expand due to a growing cruise market
HTGF in Akvola series-A
Series-A will allow Akvola Technologies to further commercialise its product
ICG names Fleischer as new vice-president
Fleischer will focus on secondaries and joins from Coller Capital, where he was an investment manager
Meridia buys Sosa Ingredients in maiden PE deal
GP deploys between €15-25m of equity for the acquisition, which will be its typical ticket
Black Toro II holds €160m second close
Black Toro hoped to hold a €200m close at the start of 2016 when it launched the fund last year
Dyal buys minority stake in HIG
Dyal now holds a minority non-voting stake of less than 15% in private equity firm
VC-backed Blacklane raises seven-digit series-C
Strategic partner Daimler invested via its subsidiary Daimler Mobility Services
TPG acquires Transporeon in SBO
New owner hopes to benefit from the digitisation trend in the supply chain space
Emeram buys Swiss technology business Xovis
Xovis now hopes to enter sectors such as transportation and facility management
Are PE houses too slow on the digital uptake?
While the industry is reluctantly modernising its digital approach, software improvements and transparency requirements are accelerating the transformation
TA Ventures backs Clark’s €13.2m series-A
The capital will be used to develop the company's technology platform and grow the team
Alpine Equity co-head Rehman leaves
Partner Harald Pöttinger will lead the firm alone until a replacement is found
JZCP sells Fidor Bank stake to BPCE for $34.3m
Following the integration into a larger bank, the startup hopes to continue its expansion
Waterland’s Median buys AHG
With the integration of AHG, the group will have an annual turnover of €1bn
The call of Africa: Risk mitigation
Certain risks are common among most African markets, but private equity firms have identified stategies to safeguard against these
HgCapital and Capvis sell SFC Koenig for €217m
Trade sale comes eight years after the investors acquired the business
BayBG backs Scoo Mobility
BayBG provided an undisclosed sum for the startup via a silent partnership
Equistone’s Bretèche Industrie acquires Shick
Investment in the US baking industry equipment business is part of Bretèche Industrie's buy-and-build strategy
DBAG closes €1bn fund
Seventh fund by Deutsche Beteiligungs AG exceeds its predecessor vehicle by €300m
Steadfast buys Stanz- und Lasertechnik Jessen
Steadfast leveraged the transaction at 3.5x EBITDA and invested via its third €104m fund
Steadfast in Guntermann & Drunck MBO
Steadfast emerged successful in the owner's second attempt to sell the company