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Metric Capital-backed JGG bolts on Troika Talent Agents
No management changes are planned, and the firm will be run by the executive team
Nordic Capital acquires majority stake in Ryds Bilglas
Founding family Ryd retains 10% of the company and will be on the board of directors
Abraaj acquires minority stake in Biletal
Turkey-focused GP acquires the minority stake through its Anatolia Growth Capital Fund
Zubr buys stake in ActivePlatform
With the fresh capital, ActivePlatform intends to offer customised cloud brokerage services
FSN Capital acquires majority stake in Gram Equipment
Through the transaction, the GP will offer financial and management resources to the firm
Dawn leads €40m funding round for iZettle
Existing backer Dawn led the round along with The Fourth Swedish National Pension Fund
Polaris sells Twister to trade
Denmark-based private equity investor had acquired Twister via the buyout of HTC Sweden in 2013
Serendipity acquires 51% stake in Topro's German subsidiary
PE firm acquires majority stake, while a minority stake is acquired by Investinor
Serendipity buys majority stake in Evondos
Growth plans are likely to include expansion in the Nordic and other European markets
Avallon acquires 70% stake in EBS
Remaining 30% stake will be divided between the management team and the co-founders
PE-backed Mirriad to list in £63.2m IPO
Company raised £26.2m in gross proceeds through a conditional placing of shares
CapMan raises €86m for Growth Equity Fund
Finland-based GP intends to hold a final close for the fund to be held on 19 December
HealthCap backs Doctrin in $10m series-A
Funding round was led by Swedish healthcare provider Capio alongside other investors
Vitruvian acquires Technogroup from Caldec
Fresh capital is intended to expand Technogroup's business and aid international growth
LeapFrog leads $40m series-C for WorldRemit
Fresh capital will be used to expand the company's payment services into new markets
Espira holds first close for debut fund
Prague-headquartered investor launches its debut fund with a target size of €30m
CM-CIC's SFPI acquires Silac
Deal is part of a consolidation strategy announced by CM-CIC at the time of the SFPI acquisition
Bridgepoint raises €5.5bn for sixth fund
GP exceeded its €5bn target and completed the fundraising ahead of schedule
Axa Strategic Ventures leads $12m series-B for ForceManager
Other participants in the round include Nauta Capital, Sabadell, SIE and Histemi
HPE leads $19m series-C for NG Data
Other backers include Idinvest, Pamica, SmartFin, Capricorn and Nausicaa Ventures
Weinberg sells Climater to Sagard
Climater intends to pursue market consolidation in France with further acquisitions
CDPQ takes $400m stake in Hyperion
CDPQ joins the UK insurer alongside General Atlantic, which acquired a 33% stake in March 2013
CapMan promotes Simula to head of IR
Simula will be responsible for group-level fundraising and fund investor relations
Trilantic sells Betty Blue
Transaction sees premium womenswear brand Elisabetta Franchi wholly acquire Betty Blue