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Mandarin backs hair care specialist Nuova Fapam
GP intends to boost the company's expansion internationally, primarily in Asia, the Middle East and the US
True Ventures raises $840m in two final closes
True Core VII provides seed and early-stage capital, while True Select IV provides follow-on capital
Orange Capital buys La Sanfermese
GP plans to boost the company's expansion in new geographies and agri-food segments
Ardian buys minority stake in H2 Pharma
GP invests in the company via Ardian Growth II, which closed on €230m in April 2018
Sherpa appoints Lahuerta as investment director
Isaac Lahuerta has experience in special situations deals, having worked for Black Toro Capital and Avenue Capital Group
Siparex Intermezzo invests in Groupe MC3
Transaction also financed with a €10m senior debt from LCL, BNP Paribas, Bred Banque Populaire and CIC
Partners Group backs Telepass in €2bn deal
GP acquires a 49% stake in the company for €1.06bn, while the reminder is retained by current owner Atlantia
Cathay leads $15m series-B for healthtech company Savana
Company plans to use the fresh capital to boost its international expansion and further grow its operations in the US
Ver Capital launches €200m energy transition fund
Ver Capital Sinloc Transition Energy Fund targets brownfield and greenfield investments, and has a rich pipeline of deals
Ardian sells Gantner to Alantra-backed Salto
Deal is financed with a €125m capital increase deployed by Alantra, alongside Sofina, Peninsula and Florac
Vam, Adon buy Sicurezza e Ambiente
Italian lenders Banco BPM and Illimity provide a debt package to support the transaction
Levine Leichtman Capital Partners Europe II closes on €463m
Fund has already completed one investment and has two additional deals under contract
RedFish invests in FII-backed Maticmind
Private debt funds Tenax QIAIF ICAV and Green Arrow Private Debt also take part in the investment
Ambienta's Amutec acquires Mobert, creates In Pack Machinery
Companies will be merged in a new entity named In Pack Machinery, which will become an aggregation platform
Sofinnova appoints Anderson as partner
Anderson has 25 years of experience in the healthcare and life sciences industries
FII, Vam create Florence fashion group
Clothing companies Giuntini, Ciemmeci Fashion and Mely's Maglieria will be merged to create a fashion group named Florence
Indigo Capital II holds €300m final close
Fund provides private bonds and preferred equity to European mid-market businesses
CVC, Advent, FSI win exclusivity for Serie A
Consortium plans to acquire a 10% stake in a new media company, which will manage Serie A's broadcasting rights
Alantra buys stake in Indigo Capital
Following this partnership, Alantra expects to further consolidate its position in the French market and the rest of Europe
Kartesia carves out ADL Biopharma from Black Toro's ADL Bionatur
Deal includes a new debt tranche of €5m made available by Kartesia at closing and a capital increase of at least €10m
Sabadell Asabys et al. lead €14m series-E for MedLumics
Previous backers Andera Partners, Caixa Capital Risc and Innogest Capital also take part in the funding round
IK buys You Sure from Synergia
GP deploys capital from IK Small Cap II Fund, which closed on its hard-cap of €550m in February 2018
HV Holtzbrinck, JME Ventures in $10m round for Lingokids
Round is led by German toy company Ravensburger, with participation from several previous private backers
Ÿnsect extends series-C round to $372m
This round is an extension to the $125m series-C led by a consortium of VC firms in February 2019