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Phoenix acquires Spy Alarms
Phoenix invests alongside founder and CEO, Tom Howard, who is reinvesting in the company
VR Equitypartner invests in Aku
GP has acquired a minority stake in the industrial image processing technology business
ND Industrial Investments acquires EGo Mobile
Electric car producer was valued at €1bn prior to its self-administration filing in April 2020
Fazer leads €15m series-A round for Solar Foods
Finnish food corporation becomes the biggest shareholder in the food technology startup with 15% stake
Polaris acquires Swedish dental clinic chain Distrikstandvården
Deal is the result of a sale auction, for which ABG Sundal Collier had been mandated last year
Upfront, IA Ventures leads $15.1m series-A in InfoSum
Funding will be used to accelerate InfoSum's expansion across North America and Europe
Summit Partners invests in CluePoints
Company plans to use the fresh capital to boost its growth and expand its international presence
HitecVision sells Aarbakke to Westco Investering
GP exits the company after a holding period of 14 years, alongside founder Inge Brigt Aarbakke
VC-backed IDNow acquires Wirecard Communication Services
IDNow intends to expand its customer service offering following increased demand in recent months
Nexxus Iberia backs Mercurius Health
GP invests via Nexxus Iberia Private Equity Fund I, which held a final close on €170m in February 2020
EQT Infrastructure in exclusivity to acquire IK's Colisée
During IK's three-year holding period, the company tripled in size, according to a statement
Investindustrial buys machinery producer Della Toffola
GP acquires a stake of 73.5%, while Vittorio, Francesco and Luciano Della Toffola retain the remainder
Inflexion buys minority stake in Auxadi
Inflexion intends to boost Auxadi's growth via additional acquisitions and geographic expansion
RCapital to acquire Archant through CVA
Archant's board says several options including a sale had been explored but a CVA was the best outcome
EQT-backed Recover Nordic bolts-on two companies
Damage control service has completed 19 bolt-on acquisitions since being founded in 2013
Piper sells Forthglade to IK
IK is currently investing from its IX fund, which closed on тЌ2.85bn in May 2020
Main Capital sells Denit for €20m
Uniserver will wholly acquire the company, while founder Dennis Bruin will also leave permanently
Pinova Capital invests in AT Automation Technology
Deal is the sixth from Pinova Fund II, which held a final close in January 2017 on €180m
Baring Vostok, Vostok New Ventures sell Doc+
Baring Vostok Private Equity and Yandex provided $5m of financing to Doc+ in 2017
BDC exits BigHand to Levine Leichtman
Los Angeles-based Levine Leichtman is currently investing from its sixth-generation fund
Mentha Capital acquires Rapid Circle
Deal is the GP's second of 2020, following its sale of Ardena to GHO Capital Partners in January
Patrimonium and co-investors sell Fixatti to trade
MBO of Schaetti Group took place in 2013; the company was rebranded as Fixatti in 2018
Alibaba's eWTP fund leads $12m round for Challengermode
Tech company has so reportedly raised $18m since being founded in 2015.