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Axcel raises €617m for fifth fund
GP hits the fund's hard-cap of €617m after starting to market its latest vehicle in April 2016
EQT invests in BBS Automation
Deal is in partnership with the co-founders to support the further expansion of the business
Innova holds €194m first close for sixth buyout fund
GP exceeded its minimum target of €150m and has raised 60% of the hard-cap, set at €325m
Dunedin-backed CET acquires TriAqua
CET intends to strengthen its drainage division through TriAqua's technical expertise
Elaghmore acquires Priden Engineering
Third acquisition made by Elaghmore from its debut private equity fund, Elaghmore I
Eversheds hires Karwacki from Squire Patton Boggs
Michal Karwacki will be working as a partner in the law firm’s corporate practice group
Altor acquires Trioplast
Swedish GP and key executives in the management team will own the whole business
CapMan’s growth fund acquires minority stake in Arctic Security
Deal marks the first investment from the GP’s debut growth vehicle, CapMan Growth Equity Fund
Arx makes 11.8x on €53m Vues trade sale
Divestment of Vues generates an overall 11.8x cash-on-cash return multiple and an IRR of 30%
Apposite acquires OrthoD from The Riverside Company
Deal is the fifth investment for healthcare-focused GP Apposite's latest vehicle
3TS exits MammothDB in trade sale
GP provided a €1.6m round of funding for MammothDB in May 2015 along with Empower Capital
HV Holtzbrinck leads €3.4m round for Productive Mobile
With the fresh seed funding, Productive Mobile intends to bring its product to a wider market
Idinvest leads €12.9m series-B round for Midaxo
Other backers in the round include Finnish VC investor Tesi and EOC Capital
Equistone acquires WHP Telecoms in MBO from Palatine
Palatine achieved a 3x return on its initial investment and will co-invest for a minority stake
Triton appoints Watters to debt opportunities team
In his new role, Gordon Watters will provide operational scrutiny for investments
Nordian acquires majority stake in Jumpsquare
Jumpsquare plans on expanding inside and outside the region with 10 new parks in the coming year
Enterprise Investors acquires 65% stake in Pan-Pek
Transaction is the final investment made via the GP's Polish Enterprise Fund VII
Superhero leads $1.8m round for Valohai
Other backers in the round included Finnish VC firm Reaktor Ventures and Business Finland
Nordic Capital appoints Johansson as general counsel
Currently a partner at Mannheimer Swartling, Johansson will join Nordic Capital later this year
Polaris acquires 70% stake in Menu
Management team continues to lead the company and key employees will co-invest in the deal
FSN lists Green Landscaping shares on Nasdaq First North
Share price was set at SEK 21 apiece, corresponding to a total market cap of around SEK 745m
Sunstone divests stake in Asetek for NOK 150m
VC firm intends to distribute the proceeds of NOK 150m to Vækstfonden, the Danish growth fund
Allegra Capital acquires Bring Citymail
After the deal, the company will continue trading under its established Citymail brand
CapMan's Harvia lists with €93.5m market cap
Total value of the shares is expected to correspond to a market cap of around €93.5m