Deals
Northstar Ventures backs TryLife
Northstar Ventures has invested £145,000 in UK online educational drama producer TryLife.
PPF Group exits Nomos-Bank
Czech private equity firm PPF Group has sold its 26.53% stake in Russian private banking group Nomos-Bank in a trade sale to Otkritie Financial Corporation and businessmen Alexander Mamut and Oleg Malis.
Bridgepoint-backed Care UK makes acquisition
Bridgepoint-backed Care UK has acquired residential care provider Whitwood Care from family-owned Michael Wheatley Holdings.
Investinor sells Metallkraft stake to co-investor Capricorn
Investinor has sold its entire shareholding in Norwegian renewable energy equipment business Metallkraft to existing co-investor Capricorn Venture Partners.
Venture's Olympic performance
Venture's Olympic performance
Accel-backed 99designs buys 12designer from Grupo Intercom
Online graphic design market-place 99designs, backed by Accel Partners, has bought Berlin-based creative market-place 12designer, owned by Spanish venture capital firm Grupo Intercom.
Kelso Place-backed MDNX acquires Octium
Kelso Place portfolio company MDNX has wholly acquired UK-based IT services provider Octium.
Vertis leads €1.25m round for De Revolutione
Italian investor Vertis has led a €1.25m funding round for Naples-based social platform De Revolutione.
North East Accelerator provides £120,000 for Deminos
Finance for Business North East Accelerator Fund, managed by Northstar Ventures, has provided £120,000 to HR outsourcing company Deminos in a third funding round.
Gresham's ICR Integrity bolts on MOSS
Gresham-backed oil and gas services provider ICR Integrity has acquired UK-based mechanical services provider MOSS.
Accel Partners and FirstMark Capital back OpenGamma series-C
Accel Partners and FirstMark Capital have reinvested in UK-based financial analytics company OpenGamma, as part of a $15m round led by ICAP and its early-stage funding programme Euclid Opportunities.
Patron withdraws from Goals Soccer Centres race
Patron Capital has confirmed it will not make a bid for the takeover of listed UK-based Goal Soccer Centres, according to reports.
Bridges-backed Babington bolts on Training for Today
Bridges Ventures portfolio company Babington Business College has acquired Michael John Training Limited, trading under the name Training for Today.
Fr2 Capital exits Vilebrequin to G-III Apparel
Fr2 Capital has exited Switzerland-based swimwear designer Vilebrequin to listed American trade player G-III Apparel Group.
Sovereign Capital's City & County makes ninth acquisition
Sovereign Capital-backed City & County Healthcare Group has acquired UK domiciliary care provider Help at Home, in a deal that marks the company's ninth bolt-on since 2009.
Rutland earns 1.5x on Pulse Home exit
Rutland Partners has sold branded goods provider Pulse Home Products to Jarden Corporation, a consumer goods producer.
LDC-backed A-Gas makes fourth acquisition
LDC-backed A-Gas International has bought US-based halocarbon management specialist RemTec International, supported by fresh equity from LDC.
H2 picks up paper businesses from Norske Skog
H2 Equity Partners has acquired Netherlands-based paper mill Parenco and recovered paper business Reparco from Norwegian paper producer Norske Skog.
PE-backed Télédiffusion sells Finnish subsidiary
Télédiffusion de France (TDF), a French operator of broadcast towers backed by a private equity consortium, has sold its Finnish operation Digita Oy to First State Investments, the overseas investment unit of the Commonwealth Bank of Australia.
KSL buys The Belfry golf course
KSL Capital Partners has bought UK hotel and golf resort The Belfry from an affiliate of the Quinn group.
Kelso Place sells Anya Hindmarch stake to Middle East investor
A private Qatari investor group has bought a minority stake in luxury handbag company Anya Hindmarch, allowing Kelso Place Asset Management to exit the business.
21 Investimenti backs Assicom
Italian investor 21 Investimenti has acquired B2B credit collection services firm Assicom.
Main Capital backs Sofon MBO
Main Capital Partners has acquired a majority stake in Dutch software company Sofon.
BC Partners buys Aenova from Bridgepoint
BC Partners has acquired German pharmaceutical manufacturer Aenova Group from Bridgepoint in a transaction understood to be valued at slightly less than €500m.