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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.
FSI Régions injects €700,000 into Bourdoncle
FSI Régions has invested €700,000 in French diversified industrials group Bourdoncle.
Serena and Partech back Lafourchette
Serena Capital and Partech International have contributed to an €8m funding round for French online restaurant reservation service Lafourchette.
Milestone reaps 6x money on Cadum trade sale
Milestone Capital has reaped around 6x its money on the sale of French soap and baby products company Cadum to L’Oreal.
Lion Capital buys Alain Afflelou
Lion Capital has entered exclusive talks to acquire French eyewear retailer Alain Afflelou from Bridgepoint, Apax France and Altamir Amboise in a deal believed to be valued at nearly €800m.
Palamon concludes £23m refinancing of Cambridge Education Group
Palamon Capital Partners has completed a £23m refinancing deal for its portfolio company Cambridge Education Group (CEG) with Royal Bank of Scotland.
Terra Firma buys Four Seasons for £825m
Terra Firma has acquired British elderly and specialist care provider Four Seasons for £825m.
ISIS closes fifth fund on £360m
ISIS Equity Partners has closed its fifth vehicle ISIS V on £360m.
Accell Group buys Perseus's Raleigh Cycle for $100m
Perseus Capital and Raleigh Cycle's management have sold the British bicycle business for $100m to Dutch trade player Accell.
HTGF invests in futalis
High-Tech Gründerfonds has provided German dog food business futalis with seed financing of €500,000.
Vendis Capital invests in Yarrah Organic Petfood
Vendis Capital has backed Dutch organic pet food producer Yarrah Organic Petfood.
Enterprise Investors injects €5.5m into BLStream
Enterprise Investors has injected €5.5m into Finland-based software company BLStream in exchange for a 35% stake.
Idinvest-backed Altema acquires Bagnères Industries
Aeronautical systems producer Altema France SAS, an Idinvest Partners portfolio company, has wholly acquired Bagnères Industries, an assembly company for the aerospace industry.
Industrifonden and SEB VC sell Coresonic
Industrifonden and SEB Venture Capital have divested their stakes in Swedish technology company Coresonic to Gaintech, a subsidiary of Taiwanese trade player MediaTek.
Synova Capital's CloudXL completes debt refinancing
Synova Capital's portfolio company CloudXL, a UK provider of cloud-based infrastructure services, has completed its debt refinancing operation.
Fondo Italiano backs Angelantoni Test Technologies
Fondo Italiano di Investimento has made an €8m equity investment in exchange for a minority stake in Angelantoni Test Technologies, which provides testing equipment and services for use on mechanical and electrical systems and products.
TA takes minority stake in Zadig & Voltaire
TA Associates has taken a 30% stake in French clothing and accessories retailer Zadig & Voltaire.
Alven leads SoCloz funding round
Alven Capital, Fa Dièse and a consortium of business angels have provided French pre-shopping platform SoCloz with a first round of financing.
EV backs MBO of HSEC
Venture capital firm EV has backed the £2.7m management buyout of Health Safety and Engineering Consultants (HSEC), based in Ashby-de-la-Zouch.
Consilium acquires Tucano Urbano for €12m
Consilium SGR has acquired a majority stake of around 75% in Italian motorcycle clothing company Tucano Urbano for a reported €12m.