Deals
TPG buys Servihabitat from La Caixa
Texas Pacific Group (TPG) has acquired a 51% stake in Servihabitat Gestión Inmobiliaria from La Caixa for €185m, according to reports in the Spanish press.
Amundi et al. invest €1.3m in Envie de Fraises
Amundi Private Equity Funds, Generis Capital Partners and Calao Finance have injected €1.3m into Envie de Fraises, a French online clothing store for pregnant women.
Index leads $17.5m round for SwiftKey
Index Ventures has led a $17.5m series-B round for London-based virtual keyboard app SwiftKey, with participation from existing backer Octopus Investments and several angel investors.
Index Ventures backs series-B round in Mind-NRG
Index Ventures and Belgian life sciences investor LRM have injected a joint €6m into Mind-NRG, a Swiss developer of neuregulins.
PE-backed Fläkt Woods to sell subsidiary for €193m
Fläkt Woods, a global air treatment and ventilation provider backed by Sagard and Equistone, has received a firm €193m offer for its Infrastructure & Industry activity.
HTGF completes hat-trick with perora deal
High-Tech Gründerfonds (HTGF) has invested in perora, a German biotech company – its third investment announced in as many days.
HTGF provides seed round for Somonic Solutions
High-Tech Gründerfonds (HTGF) and Technologiegründerfonds Sachsen (TGFS) have jointly invested in Somonic Solutions, an electroplating technology provider.
PE-backed Copytrend Group buys printing company
Constellation-backed Copytrend Group has bought a majority stake in Intelligent Printing Solution Group (IPS), a provider of outsourced document management solutions.
Verdane acquires four companies from eEquity for SEK 150m
Norwegian secondaries direct investor Verdane Capital has acquired a 15-30% stake in four Scandinavian e-commerce companies held by Swedish investor eEquity.
Palatine backs Icelolly MBO
Palatine Private Equity has backed the £17m management buyout of UK-based holiday price comparison provider Icelolly.
HTGF invests in PS Biotech
High-Tech Gründerfonds (HTGF) has backed PS Biotech, a manufacturer of special microtiter plates for the screening of micro-organisms.
Rutland Partners acquires Bernard Matthews
Turnaround investor Rutland Partners has invested in UK-based turkey producer Bernard Matthews Holdings.
PE-backed Delicpol acquires Cuprod
PE-backed Polish confectionery business Delicpol has bought fellow Polish confectionery maker Cuprod with the support of Axa Private Equity and Resource Partners.
3i-backed Action in €275m refinancing
3i stands to reap a £58m dividend from the €275m refinancing of Dutch portfolio company Action.
Sagard invests in Santiane
Sagard has taken a minority stake in French online insurance broker Groupe Santiane, while previous backer BNP Paribas Private Equity has exited the company.
JZ Capital backs Winn Group and Fidor Bank
London-listed private equity fund JZ Capital Partners (JZCP) has expanded its European portfolio with investments in the UK and Germany.
Bridgepoint buys AHT Cooling in €585m SBO
Bridgepoint has acquired AHT Cooling Systems, an Austrian manufacturer of refrigerators, from Quadriga Capital and Partners Group for €585m.
KeyLemon raises $1.5m
Switzerland-based face recognition technology company KeyLemon has raised $1.5m in a series-A funding round from Debiopharm Investments and Swisscom Ventures.
MML backs Tournus Equipement SBO
MML Capital Partners has acquired a stake in Tournus Equipement, a French manufacturer and distributor of stainless steel equipment for professional kitchens, from Qualium Investissement as part of a secondary management buyout.
Mandarin Capital sells IMA
Sino-Italian investor Mandarin Capital Partners has sold its stake in Bologna-based pharmaceutical machinery business IMA Group.
SEP increases stake in Anesco
Scottish Equity Partners (SEP) and Hermes have acquired Zouk Capital’s stake in Anesco, a UK energy efficiency solutions company.
Acacia Pharma raises £15m in series-B
Acacia Pharma, a UK-based cancer-focused pharmaceutical company, has raised £15m in a series-B funding round from a consortium including both new and existing investors.
Idinvest et al. in $20m round for Vestiaire Collective
Idinvest has joined existing investors Balderton Capital and Ventech in a $20m series-C round for French start-up Vestiaire Collective, led by publishing group Condé Nast.
Intel et al. invest $12m in Eruditor Group
Intel Capital, Runa Capital and Frontier Ventures have injected $12m into Eruditor Group, a Russian provider of online marketplaces for freelancers.