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Avallon planning to raise €107m for second fund
Avallon MBO Fund II, which is planning to raise €107m for investing in Eastern European SMEs, has hit a first close after securing a cornerstone investment from the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD).
EQT Infrastructure II closes at €1.9bn
EQT Infrastructure II has closed its fundraising at the hard cap of €1.925bn after 11 months.
Prime Ventures IV holds first close on €100m
Prime Ventures has held a first closing for its latest fund, Prime Ventures IV, on €100m.
LDC backs OnApp in series-B round
LDC has led a series-B round of funding for London-based cloud services company OnApp, bringing the total amount raised by the business to more than $20m.
Leeds Equity takes 25% stake in Into University Partnerships
US-based Leeds Equity Partners has made a £66m investment in British education services company Into University Partnerships in return for a 25% equity stake.
Target Partners invests €2m in Finanzchef24
Target Partners has made a €2m series-A investment in German online financial services start-up Finanzchef24 GmbH.
Key Capital et al. back Wells Plastics with £1.5m
Key Capital Partners and current shareholders have injected £1.5m as a follow-on investment in UK plastics specialist Wells Plastics.
Axa PE exits Phönix/Strack Group to Curtiss-Wright
Axa Private Equity has sold its entire stake in German specialist valves provider Phönix/Strack Group to the Curtiss-Wright Corporation for €82m.
CDC Entreprises et al. invest $10.5m in DelfMems
CDC Enterprises, Iris Capital, Vives, Capitalaria and other investors have provided French technology company DelfMems with a $10.5m series-B round of funding.
Capman exits IT2 to Wall Street Systems
CapMan has sold its entire IT2 Treasury Solutions (IT2) stake to New York-based banking software company Wall Street Systems.
Altor increases Åkers Group stake
Altor Equity Partners has increased its stake in Swedish steel and aluminium company Åkers Group.
RCapital acquires City Motor Holdings
RCapital has acquired UK car dealer group City Motor Holdings Ltd in a management buyout from owner Anthony Wickins.
Ariadne Capital et al. provide seed funding for ClickSlide
The Ariadne Capital Entrepreneurs (ACE) Fund and three angel investors have invested in cloud-based technology start-up ClickSlide Ltd.
BGF et al. invest in Magma
The Business Growth Fund (BGF) has invested £8.76m in Magma Global Limited, a UK manufacturer of high performance carbon fibre pipe for the oil and gas sector.
Norrlandsfonden backs ConMine
Norrlandsfonden has invested in ConMine AB, a Swedish manufacturer of equipment for the mining industry.
FSN Capital to buy Troax from Accent Equity
FSN Capital has agreed to acquire Swedish property protection company Troax Group AB from Accent Equity.
Ratos refinances Kvarndammen
Ratos has refinanced Swedish online auction and valuation company KVD Kvarndammen, securing a dividend of SEK 150m.
Ratos takes stake in €1.17bn Aibel buyout
Ratos has agreed to acquire 32% of Norwegian oil services company Aibel AS alongside industrial group Ferd and pension fund Swedish Sixth AP Fund.
EdRIP leads €13m series B round in Poxel
Edmond de Rothschild Investment Partners (EdRIP) has led a €13m series-B round for French biopharma company Poxel.
Vaaka Partners sells EMC Talotekniikka to Imtech
Vaaka Partners has sold its majority stake in Finnish technical services provider EMC Talotekniikka to Dutch trade buyer Royal Imtech.
CapMan Buyout invests in Acona
CapMan has acquired Acona Holding AS, a Norwegian provider of well and drilling services.
CapMan Buyout invests in Acona
CapMan has acquired Acona Holding AS, a Norwegian provider of well and drilling services.
Industrifonden et al. back ClearCar
Industrifonden has invested SEK 13m in Swedish vehicle inspection start-up ClearCar.
Arx Equity Partners sells Lexum to Moonray Healthcare
Arx Equity Partners has sold Czech ophthalmology and refractive surgery provider Lexum to British healthcare investor Moonray Healthcare.