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Sofinnova leads €35.5m capital increase for Inventiva
Capital is drawn from Sofinnova Crossover Fund I, which held a final close on €275m in April 2018
Paragon-backed Chicco di Caffè buys Bota Group
Selling shareholders Pius Widmer and Bruno Wanske exit to pursue other opportunities
Amundi launches €300m LBO debt fund
Vehicle will select issuers primarily from the portfolio companies of major private equity firms
Serena, Newfund back €7m round for FlexyBeauty
Fresh capital will be used to consolidate FlexyBeauty's position in France and expand into the UK
PKA reorganises alternatives arm, invites third-party capital
PKA AIP has so far acted exclusively as an adviser to PKA's own pension schemes
New Enterprise et al. back $20m series-B for Konux
Round is led by US-based New Enterprise Associates with participation from MIG funds
Rocket Internet sells €150m HelloFresh stake
Placement is made via an accelerated bookbuild offering to institutional investors
VC firms in $60m funding round for Scality
Galiléo Partners, Omnes Capital, Idinvest, Iris Capital, Menlo Ventures all take part
Gilde Healthcare’s Rad-X buys TelradKo
Acquisition will provide TelradKo with fresh capital to accelerate its expansion
Fortino hires Gimv principal De Troyer
In his new role, De Troyer will be responsible for sourcing and leading new investments
Imaginary Ventures holds final close on $75m
VC was launched by Natalie Massenet, who founded online fashion retailer Net-A-Porter
Volpi hits €185m hard-cap for debut fund
Fund will target Northern European companies that take advantage of software and data innovation
VC-backed NFon aims to raise €50m in Q2 IPO
Company targets gross proceeds of €50m, which will be used for further European expansion
Creandum hires in-house general counsel
Walther spent eight years at Vinge, where she worked in transactions and technology
GP Profile: Deutsche Private Equity
GP has deployed 44% of its third fund within 15 months of the vehicle holding its final close on €575m
Federated Investors buys Hermes from BT Pension Scheme
Vendor BT Pension Scheme will retain a 29.5% stake in the manager after the deal
Project A, Vito lead €4m seed round for Artisense
Chris Hitchen, an entrepreneur and venture adviser to EQT Ventures, also takes part in the round
Argos Soditic-backed I'Car Systems merges with Datafirst
Together, the companies will cover automotive manufacturers and brands in 12 countries
VC firms back £29m series-B for Enterprise Therapeutics
Forbion, Versant, Novartis, Epidarex and IP Group all take part in the financing
UVC Partners holds final close on €82m
Vehicle was originally launched in September 2016 with a hard-cap of €60m, which was later revised
BC-backed Springer Nature announces intention to float
BC Partners may make a secondary placement of shares and will provide shares for a greenshoe option
Acton leads €7m series-A for Cluno
Existing investor Atlantic Labs also takes part after providing seed capital in 2016
Adiuva Capital-backed AC Dental buys NT Dental
Adiuva generally makes investments between €5-40m for majority and minority positions
Felix, Target Global lead $21m series-B for TravelPerk
Spark Capital and Sunstone also take part in the round alongside newly founded VC firm Amplo