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Swander Pace supports Cambrian Pet Foods
US private equity firm Swander Pace Capital has backed Welsh pet food firm Cambrian Pet Foods.
Clessidra and Avista acquire Rottapharm
Clessidra Capital Partners and Avista Capital Partners have acquired a 50% stake in Italian drugmaker Rottapharm from the founding family in a deal that values the business at €1.7bn, according to reports.
HTGF et al. inject €4.3m into Algiax Pharmaceuticals
High-Tech Gründerfonds (HTGF), private investors and promotional bank KfW have provided German biotech company Algiax Pharmaceuticals with a €4.3m seed funding round.
EDF sponsors new cleantech VC fund
French energy company EDF has partnered with private equity house Idinvest Partners to launch cleantech venture capital fund Electranova Capital.
Fouriertransform invests in ArcCore
Sweden-based venture capital firm Fouriertransform has invested SEK 10m in Swedish software developer ArcCore.
ISIS backs inov-8 with £12m
ISIS Equity partners has backed UK-based sportswear manufacturer Inoveight Holdings Limited with a total equity investment of around ТЃ12m, according to reports.
PE-backed Gala Coral to sell casinos for £205m
PE-backed Gala Coral has agreed to sell its UK casinos business to bingo and casino operator Rank for ТЃ205m.
Omnes et al. inject €12m into EXOSUN
Omnes Capital (formerly Crédit Agricole Private Equity) has taken part in a €12m funding round for French renewable energy business EXOSUN.
Balderton leads £10m series-C for MedicAnimal
Balderton Capital has led a ТЃ10m series-C financing round for online pet supplies retailer MedicAnimal.com.
Omnes and Demeter exit Methaneo
Omnes Capital (formerly Crédit Agricole Private Equity) and Demeter Partners have sold their joint 60% stake in Methaneo, a French developer of bio-methanisation solutions, to trade player Séchilienne Sidec.
Emertec and CDC Climat in €3m round for HPC-SA
Emertec and CDC Climat have invested €3m in French energy measurement software developer HPC-SA.
Litorina exits Tolerans
Litorina has divested Swedish stitching systems company Tolerans to CEO Jan Melin and a consortium of investors.
eCAPITAL invests in HTGF portfolio firm Smart Hydro Power
eCAPITAL has led a €2.7m capital increase for High-Tech Gründerfonds (HTGF) portfolio company Smart Hydro Power.
Polaris-backed Alliance+ bolts on Miljöteamet
Polaris portfolio company Alliance+ has acquired Swedish cleaning services business MiljУЖteamet.
Altor exits Meyn to Berkshire Hathaway subsidiary
Altor Equity Partners has divested Dutch food equipment producer Meyn to US-based CTB, a subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway.
HTGF et al. invest in fos4X
High-Tech Gründerfonds (HTGF), Bayern Kapital and UnternehmerTUM's venture capital arm have invested in fibre-optic measurement business fos4X.
BGF and NVM invest £10m in Wear Inns
The Business Growth Fund (BGF) and previous backer NVM Private Equity have invested a joint ТЃ10m in UK pub chain Wear Inns.
Balderton seeds Archify
Balderton Capital has completed a seed investment in Austrian technology company Archify.
Caixa Capital Risc raises third fund
Caixa Capital Risc has raised its third fund, according to reports in the Spanish press.
123Venture launches €100m mezzanine fund
123Venture has launched a new mezzanine fund, Trocadero Capital & Transmission II, with a €100m target.
Almi in SEK 12m round for Arkub
Almi Invest has taken part in a SEK 12m funding round for Swedish telematics company Arkub.
TA Associates exits eCircle
TA associates has sold German digital marketing company eCircle to American analytic data solutions company Teradata.
Nordic Capital et al. sell Nycomed spinoff Fougera for $1.5bn
Nordic Capital, DLJ Merchant Banking Partners (DLJMB), and Avista Capital Partners have sold US-based Nycomed spinoff Fougera to Swiss trade player Novartis for $1.525bn.
HgCapital acquires Qundis Group for €160m
HgCapital has acquired a majority stake in Qundis Group, a German provider of submetering devices and systems for consumption-dependent billing of heat and water, alongside other institutional clients of HgCapital.