Deals
Ardian sells Cegos stake
Ardian has divested its minority stake in French vocational training services business Cegos Group to management and existing shareholder Cegos Association.
FSN Capital sells Norman Shark
FSN Capital has divested Norman Shark, the malware analysis solutions division of its portfolio company Norman, to Blue Coat Systems.
Norvestor's Apsis picks up ProspectEye
Email marketing business Apsis Group, owned by Norvestor, has acquired ProspectEye.
VEB injects $5m into rebranded Travel.ru
Venture capital-backed Oktogo.ru, which acquired Travel.ru in September, has rebranded as Travel.ru and announced a $5m investment by VEB Innovations.
Crescendo Biologics secures £17.5m series-A
UK biotech Crescendo Biologics has raised £17.5m in its series-A funding round from Imperial Innovations, Astellas Venture Management (AVM) and existing investor Sofinnova Partners.
Industrifonden sells Arcam shares
Industrifonden has partially exited its holding in listed 3D printing company Arcam via the sale of a 4.4% stake worth SEK 174m.
Freenom raises $3m
Kima Ventures has led a $3m series-A round for Freenom, a Netherlands-based free domain name provider.
Maven invests £5m into R&M Engineering MBO
Maven Capital Partners has supported the management buyout of R&M Engineering with a £5m investment in return for a majority stake.
MyOptique Group raises £8m
Online optical retailer The MyOptique Group has raised £8m from existing and new backers to boost plans for international expansion.
Riverside backs DPA Microphones
The Riverside Company has agreed to invest in Danish microphone manufacturer DPA Microphones (DPA).
HTGF invests in makerist
High-Tech Gründerfonds (HTGF) has invested in makerist, an online tutorial platform for arts and crafts.
Deutsche Private Equity buys Zellbios from Ergon
Deutsche Private Equity (DPE) has acquired Luxembourg-based pharmaceuticals firm Zellbios from Ergon Capital Partners.
Kester doubles money on Chiltern sale
Kester Capital has sold its stake in clinical services business Chiltern, reaping a 2x money multiple and a 25% IRR.
Ardian acquires NHV Group
Ardian has acquired a majority stake in Noordzee Helikopters Vlaanderen (NHV) Group, a Belgium-based provider of helicopter transport services.
Carlyle pours $200m into Discover Exploration
Carlyle has invested $200m in Discover Exploration, an oil and gas company led by the former Cove Energy management team.
Duke Street offloads UKWM
Duke Street Capital Partners has sold UKWM to AIM-listed Ashcourt Rowan in a deal valued at £14.25m.
General Atlantic buys MeteoGroup from PA Group for €190m
General Atlantic has acquired weather business MeteoGroup from PA Group, the parent company of the Press Association (PA), for €190m.
Inveready leads €800,000 round for iSegurosdeSalud.com
Inveready has led an €800,000 funding round for online health insurance marketing company iSegurosdeSalud.com.
HIG divests Europa to Bilfinger
HIG Europe has sold facilities management company Europa Support Services to German trade buyer Bilfinger, reaping a 4x multiple on its original investment.
Finnish Industry Investment et al. back Visedo
Finnish Industry Investment has invested €4m in Visedo, a Finnish developer of electrical drive components, alongside previous backers.
Via Venture Partners exits ePocket
Via Venture Partners has sold mobile software developer ePocket Solutions to Norway-based Guard Systems.
Metail raises £2.6m in first funding round
British virtual fitting room company Metail has raised £2.6m in its first institutional funding round, led by New World Private Equity Partners.
Bregal’s Canopius attracts Japanese bid
Bregal Capital-owned Lloyd’s of London insurer Canopius Group has attracted a £600m offer from Sompo Japan Insurance.
Returbo secures debt and equity round
Online deal platform Returbo has raised debt financing from investment firm Harbert European Growth Capital Fund (HEGCF) and Generis Capital, as well as equity from BDMI, the venture investment arm of media publisher Bertelsmann.