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Nokia sells Optical Networks to Marlin
Nokia Siemens Networks has sold its optical networks business unit to US-based Marlin Equity Partners, in a deal likely to close in the first quarter of 2013.
Reiten exits Basefarm to ABRY
Nordic private equity firm Reiten & Co has sold Norwegian IT company Basefarm to US-based ABRY Partners.
Catella increases stake in IPM
Catella AB has increased its stake in investment services firm IPM Informed Portfolio Management AB from approximately 5% to 25% through a SEK 33m new issue private placement, conditional on an approved ownership assessment.
Ratos sells Contex to Procuritas for $41.5m
Ratos’s portfolio company Contex Group has signed an agreement to sell Danish Contex AS to the private equity fund Procuritas Capital Investor V LP for a total of $41.5m.
Vesalius and SRIW lead €10m series A round in Euroscreen
Vesalius Biocapital Partners and SRIW have led a €10m funding round in Belgian pharmaceuticals company Euroscreen.
Gimv and Iris Capital sell stake in Human Inference
Gimv and Iris Capital have sold their share of Dutch data management solutions provider Human Inference to French trade buyer Neopost.
Norrlandsfonden refinances Mackmyra
Norrlandsfonden has extended its convertible debt facility for Swedish whisky distillery Mackmyra Svensk Whisky AB for another five-year period.
PE-backed Diana completes fourth bolt-on
French food manufacturer Diana Ingrédients, a portfolio company of AXA Private Equity and Motion Equity Partners, has acquired Givaudan’s vegetables, wines and vinegars extracts range.
Northzone buys 11% of Trustpilot from DSI
Northzone Venture has acquired an additional 11% of consumer reviews website Trustpilot from Danish governmental seed investment vehicle DTU Symbion Innovation AS.
NGN Capital et al. in $40.3m Endosense series-C round
NGN Capital and a syndicate of existing investors have backed Swiss medical technology company Endosense with $40.3m in a series-C funding round.
BioGeneration and INKEF lead €4.8m round for Lanthio
BioGeneration Ventures and INKEF Capital have led a €4.8m series-A funding round for Dutch pharmaceuticals start-up Lanthio Pharma.
Inventure et al. invest in Web of Trust
Sino-Finnish venture capital group Inventure has invested €1m in surfing tool Web of Trust (WOT), alongside private investor Risto Siilasmaa and the Finnish Industry Investment.
Blue Sea Capital acquires Dom Zdavlja Dr Ristic
Blue Sea Capital has acquired Serbian private healthcare clinic Dom Zdravlja Dr Ristic.
Highlander buys ProService AT from Enterprise Investors
Highlander Partners has acquired Polish transfer agent ProService Agent Transferowy from Skarbiec Holding, a portfolio company of Enterprise Investors.
H2 Equity Partners supports MBO of Hancocks
H2 Equity Partners has acquired British confectionery wholesaler Hancocks Group Holdings, alongside the company's management.
21 Partners' Almaviva Sante acquires two French clinics
Almaviva Sante, portfolio company of 21 Partners, has acquired French private healthcare clinics Axium and Clinique Toutes Aures.
Terra Firma acquires Annington Homes for £3.2bn
Terra Firma has bought the British real estate business Annington Homes for £3.2bn, including £1bn in equity.
MMC Ventures et al. invest £1m in Breathing Buildings
MMC Ventures, the Berti Green Accelerator programme and Adapt Low Carbon Group have invested £1m in British ventilation specialist Breathing Buildings.
Trilantic exits Istanbul Doors Group
Trilantic Capital Partners has sold its stake in Turkish restaurant operator Istanbul Doors Group to Dogus Group.
CapMan Buyout X holds first close
CapMan Buyout X has held a first close at €152m.
Inventure leads €1.2m series-B round for Miradore
Inventure and Belgian ICR executive Willem Hendrickx have invested €1.2m in Finish IT platform provider Miradore.
MMC's Base79 gets equity injection from Chernin
British online video company Base79 has received a $10m equity investment from US media company Chernin Group, on top of additional funding from existing backer MMC Ventures.
Quilvest exits recycling firm Paprec
Quilvest Private Equity has sold its stake in French recycling business Paprec to the firm's CEO, sovereign wealth fund FSI (Fonds Stratégique d'Investissement) and Arkea.
Fjord Capital's BioGasol secures €5m equity funding
Danish alternative fuel provider BioGasol ApS has secured €5m in equity financing from existing investors including Fjord Capital Partners, alongside a €10m grant from the Danish Energy Agency.