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Nextech, Syncona in $80m Autolus series-C
Company, launched just three years ago, has now raised a total of $150m
Inflexion in Xtrac buyout
Investment will support the expansion of Xtrac's factory and extra hires
Ping An leads £34m series-A for 10x Future Technologies
London-based banking-related technology business was founded by former Barclay's CEO Anthony Jenkins
Society Generale Capital Partners and Galiena exit Scaff'holding
The company has changed hands a number of times since being spun-off by Groupe Fabricom in 2002
Weinberg buys Vitale from Vespa
Renovation services company will abandon its organic growth strategy and aim for acquisitions
NextStage sells GreenFlex to Total
Portfolio company's revenues have climbed from €65m in 2012 to an expected €350m in 2017
Downing VCTs back Empiribox
Empiribox supplies around 150 UK primary schools with equipment, lesson plans and training
EdRip takes minority stake in La Vie Saine
Deal is the sixth completed by Rothschild's €165m Cabestan Capital II fund
CM-CIC invests in Labellemontagne
State-owned BPI France and other existing investors also took part in the minority buyout
CM-CIC increases stake in Fouchard
CM-CIC is has been a shareholder since 2005 and is the only institutional investor in the company
BPI France, Socadif and Nord Capital invest in Alvène
Nord Capital provides further funding after first investing in the firm in 2013
CM-CIC provides Manuloc with €85m of follow-on funding
GP first invested in the company in 2000, making a follow-up investment in 2010
NextStage backs Steel Shed Solutions with €11.5m
Funding will be used to ramp up the company’s sales growth and development in Europe and Africa
Partech invests €30m in SendinBlue series-A
Partech has been one of the busiest VC investors on the continent this year
Sofinnova leads €11m fundraising for DNA Script
French investor now has 10 portfolio companies in the industrial biotechnology sector
Activa's Atlas for Men refinances one year after carve-out
French bank Caisse d'Epargne Normandie joins the existing pool of lenders
MMC leads £2.5m Peak series-A
Peak lists the Economist, AstraZeneca and Morrisons among its clients
EQT Ventures leads €3m seed round for Home
EQT Ventures has invested around 90% of its Europe-focused maiden fund to date
BGF invests £2m in coffee chain Bob & Berts
Deal is BGF's third investment in Northern Ireland following Braidwater and RiverRidge
Investec appoints James Goût as originator
Goût joins to help boost Investec's presence in the UK mid-market
Calculus injects £2.5m into Axol Bioscience
Investment will be used to attract clients and grow the business organically
European holding periods continue return to five-year mark
Offloading of pre-crisis baggage and more quick flips are bringing investment periods down, according to unquote" statistics
Pantheon ramps up co-investments amid rising secondaries valuations
Fund-of-funds manager also said its venture investments have been disappointing
MML invests £36m in CSI
Buyout is the eighth deal completed by MML Capital Partners Fund VI