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PE firms carve out division from Siparex-backed Safe
Carved-out division, Safe Cronite, generates sales of €74m and employs 800 people
PE consortium invests $21m in Coople
Fresh capital will be invested in the further development of the product and technology
MizMaa Ventures leads $7.5m round for Resolution Games
GP Bullhound and Fly Forever also take part in the round alongside existing investors
VC firms invest $50m in Tado
Amazon, E.ON, Total Energy Ventures, Energy Innovation Capital and Inven Capital take part
Bregal inks first deal from new DACH fund with Trendtours
Trendtours Touristik's founder and managing director, Werner Scheidel, has sold his holding in the business
Vitruvian-backed Bitdefender buys RedSocks
Vitruvian owns 30% of Bitdefender via its €2.4bn fund, Vitruvian Investment Partnership III
Afinum sells Let's Go Fitness to Naxicap
Sale ends a holding period of four years for PE vehicle Afinum Siebte Beteiligungsgesellschaft
Northzone leads €25m series-A for Tier Mobility
Company's existing backers, Point Nine, Speedinvest and Spain-based Kibo Ventures, also take part
Kinnevik leads $150m round for GoEuro
Singapore-based investment firm Temasek also takes part alongside Chinese investor Hillhouse Capital
Capvis acquires Ostschweizer Variosystems
Second investment from Capvis Equity V, which held a final close on €1.2bn in September
Blackstone's Dowler joins Greenbrook
Dowler will support Greenbrook's alternative investment industry activities in his hew role
Lion sells Hema
Sale ends a holding period of just over eight years for Lion, which first mulled a sale in 2010
HTGF backs Kumovis
Value of the financing was not disclosed but was said to be in the seven-figure range
Gimv invests in Medi-Markt
Newly consolidated group will employ 225 people, serve 150,000 customers and generate sales of €50m
Alpana invests CHF 6m in Lend
Geneva-based VC firm supports European startups with international expansion strategies
Houlihan Lokey hires Baird's Harrison as MD
While at Baird, Harrison worked on a number of high profile deals for PE clients
HIG-backed Conet buys Babiel
HIG will continue to support the growth with organic and inorganic growth initiatives
Corviglia holds first close on $250m
Vehicle was registered in Luxembourg in July 2018 and is targeting a final close on $500m
Ambienta sells Lakesight to trade for €140m
Sale ends a holding period of almost eight years for Ambienta's first institutional fund
German PE finds breath of fresh air in ventilation sector
Private equity practitioners in the country are looking to capitalise on increasing demand for cleaner air
Inflexion-backed Huws Gray buys Ridgeons
Huws Gray adds an additional 40 stores and increases its turnover to almost ТЃ400m
VC firms in $22m series-B for Thread
Balderton Capital, Beringea and Forward Partners all commit capital to the round
Equistone's Group of Butchers buys Hartmann
Siblings Martina Beuker, Christian Hartmann and Maike Hartmann are selling their stake
Stride.VC closes £50m seed fund
Firm simultaneously announces the appointment of former LGT Impact head of finance Arjuna Soysa