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Fondo Strategico backs Metroweb
Italian state-backed investor Fondo Strategico Italiano has made its maiden investment, injecting €200m into Milan-based fibre optics company Metroweb in exchange for a 46.2% stake.
Priveq backs MBO of Office Management
Priveq Partners has taken a majority stake in Swedish office supplier Office Management.
Comecer acquires Brita Trade
Fondo Italiano portfolio company Comecer has acquired Brita Trade, a Czech glass processing firm.
Sator backs Extrabanca
Sator private equity has made an initial €15m investment in independent bank Extrabanca, securing a 38.9% stake.
Seventure injects €2m into Netino
Seventure Partners has invested €2m in French online content moderation platform Netino.
Sentica acquires Silta
Sentica Partners has taken a majority stake in payroll consultancy Silta.
Inveready leads €1.5m round for Wineissocial
Inveready has led a series-A funding round of more than €1.5m for Spanish wine e-tail and recommendation site Wineissocial.
Idinvest et al. back Sensee with €17.5m
Idinvest Partners, Partech International, Orkos Capital and several business angels have provided French online optician Sensee with a €17.5m funding round.
Fondations Capital grabs 60% of Sepur
Fondations Capital has acquired a 60% stake in French waste collector Sepur from its founder, in a deal that values the business at €124m.
Bain Capital sells FCI division for €765m
Bain Capital Europe has sold the motorised vehicles division of FCI, an automotive and electronics connector company, to NYSE-listed Delphi for €765m on a cash and debt-free basis.
De Persgroep Netherlands acquires 80% of PE-backed VNU Media
The Dutch arm of Belgian media company De Persgroep has acquired an 80% stake in Netherlands-based VNU Media, which is jointly held by 3i and HIG Capital.
Viking Venture exits myVR
Viking Venture has exited Norwegian software company myVR to Swedish trade player Hexagon.
Nordic Capital acquires Tokmanni from CapMan
Nordic Capital has acquired Finnish discount retailer Tokmanni Group from CapMan.
Gimv invests £5.7m in series-B round for Prosonix
Gimv has committed ТЃ5.7m to the second closing of a series-B financing round, now totalling ТЃ17.1m, for UK-based pharma Prosonix.
Nauta subscribes to €4.5m Yuilop round
Nauta Capital has participated in a €4.5m series-A funding round for portfolio company Yuilop, a Spanish smartphone software developer.
FSI Régions and Alliance Entreprendre invest in Fabulous Garden
FSI Régions and Alliance Entreprendre have injected €1m into French outdoor furnishings company Fabulous Garden.
CBPE buys minority stake in IVF clinic
CBPE Capital has bought a minority stake in London-based Assisted Reproduction & Gynaecology Centre (ARGC).
FSI Régions backs Arcancil Paris MBO
FSI Régions has invested €500,000 in the management buyout of Arcancil Paris.
Vista Equity Partners closes fourth fund on $3.5bn
American GP Vista Equity Partners has held a $3.5bn final close for VEP Fund IV.
LDC buys Ocean Outdoor from Smedvig
LDC has completed the ТЃ35m buyout of UK digital advertising firm Ocean Outdoor from Smedvig Capital.
Terra Firma in partial exit from Phoenix Group
Phoenix Group, a portfolio company of Terra Firma, has agreed to sell subsidiary Phoenix Supply to Northern Irish gas supplier Airtricity.
PEQ backs Inläsningstjänst MBO
PEQ has backed an MBO of educational services provider InlУЄsningstjУЄnst.
HgCapital completes financing for Wandylaw wind project
HgCapital has completed the financing for a 20.5MW wind project in Northumberland, England, in cooperation with its portfolio company RidgeWind.
Gimv sells stake in Belgian recruitment agency to Naxicap
Gimv has sold its minority stake in Belgian recruitment and selection agency Accent Jobs to Naxicap.