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Fondo Strategico backs Kedrion Biopharma
State-backed Fondo Strategico Italiano has invested €150m in Italian biopharmaceuticals company Kedrion Biopharma in exchange for an 18.7% stake.
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.
SICI holds first closing of regional fund
Italian private equity house SICI has held a first closing of the Rilancio e Sviluppo fund on €26m.
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 £5.7m to the second closing of a series-B financing round, now totalling £17.1m, 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.
EQT exits Dako for DKK 12.8bn
EQT Partners has sold Danish cancer diagnostics company Dako to NYSE-listed Agilent Technologies for DKK 12.8bn.
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.
Norvestor backs Sortera MBO
Norvestor Equity has backed the MBO of Swedish waste handling business Sortera Skandinavien.
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 £35m buyout of UK digital advertising firm Ocean Outdoor from Smedvig Capital.