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Egeria sells Jet to trade
Sale ends a four-year holding period for Egeria, which acquired Jet via its fourth fund
Caledonia in exclusive talks to buy Deep Sea Electronics
Deep Sea is looking to grow through the introduction of new products and geographic expansion
"Healthtech revolution is coming" health secretary tells BVCA Summit
Speakers at BCVA Summit discuss main trends in and challenges facing the private equity industry
KKR's SoftwareOne buys Comparex
Combined business will employ more than 5,500 people in 200 locations across 88 countries
Argand-backed Oase begins US expansion
US-headquartered buyout firm acquired Oase from Equistone Partners Europe last year
Triton buys Norres Group
Norres owner and CEO Burkhard Mollen retains his management position and reinvests
Capiton buys Euro Vital Pharma from BC-backed Aenova
Aenova is majority-owned by BC Partners, which acquired the business from Bridgepoint
CIC buys printing machines manufacturer Hunkeler
Stefan and Michel Hunkeler will retain a joint majority stake in the family business
Skandia raises SEK 180m for fund-of-funds
Vehicle was launched in January 2018, with approximately the same target as Thule Buyout Fund II
DBAG buys electronic components company Sero
Vendors are members of the family of the company's founder Armin Schröder, who will leave the firm
Ardian sells ADA Cosmetics to Moonlake
Ardian makes the divestment from Ardian Expansion Fund III, which acquired the business in 2014
Jadeberg sells MCS to trade
Sale generates a gross IRR of 33% for Jadeberg over its holding period of two-and-a-half years
Stride.VC leads $3.9m seed round for Forward Health
Albion Capital also takes part alongside angel investors including Jay Desai and Melissa Morris
ECI-backed IT Lab acquires Content and Code
IT Lab expands its portfolio of supported software to include Office 365 and M365
BaltCap-backed Dencap buys Kaarli Hambapolikliinik
GP injects fresh equity for the transaction from BaltCap Private Equity Fund II
BaltCap sells Caffeine to Reitan Convenience
Ends a six-year holding period for BaltCap, which backed the business through its Lithuania fund
Fuel Ventures raises £20m
Early-stage investment company was launched by Myvouchercodes founder Mark Pearson
Balderton raises $145m for direct VC secondaries fund
Fund will target European growth-stage companies where early backers want some pre-exit liquidity
Bain and Cinven offer improved price to de-list Stada
PE firms say they have obtained irrevocable support for the new offer from a 12% shareholder
Herkules spinout Equip prepares fund launch
Former managing partner Sverre Flåskjer is leading the spinout under the name Equip Capital
Omnes hires and promotes staff
GP announces a series of changes in its mid-cap, small-cap, VC and infrastructure teams
VC firms invest $50m in Owlstone Medical
Horizons also took part in the first phase of the funding round that was led by Aviva Ventures
Piper leads £15m funding round for Bloom & Wild
Piper draws capital from Piper Private Equity VI, which has recently closed on £125m
Q&A: GMT Communications Partners’ Timothy Green
Managing partner speaks to Unquote about deal-by-deal investing, the impact of Bexit and a trend towards specialisation