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Index Ventures closes life sciences fund at €150m
Index Ventures has closed its latest life sciences fund, raising €150m from LPs and pharmaceutical companies.
Sentica reaps 2.5x on Idesco exit
Sentica Partners has sold Finnish RFID specialist Idesco to Swedish trade player Lagercrantz Group.
Arle, AlpInvest and GSCP portfolio company Expro divests business
British oil and gas company Expro, held by Arle Capital Partners, AlpInvest Partners, and Goldman Sachs Capital Partners, has divested its Connectors & Measurements business.
€30m first close for TCR Capital
French GP TCR Capital has raised around €30m for its latest fund, a small-cap buyout vehicle.
I2BF leads £1.8m Seren Photonics funding round
I2BF Global Ventures, Fusion IP and IP Group have invested £1.8m in LED tech company Seren Photonics.
Rabo buys specialist products company Kanters
Rabo Private Equity has taken a stake in Dutch nutritional supplement and water hygiene company Kanters.
Arle Capital's Parques Reunidos buys Slagharen
Parques Reunidos, portfolio company of Arle Capital, has acquired Dutch theme park Slagharen.
ISIS exits TVC to the Economist
ISIS Equity Partners has sold communications agency TVC to the Economist Group.
Arle Capital portfolio company acquires Nightfreight
DX Group, a portfolio company of Arle Capital Partners, has acquired British mail, courier and logistics network provider Nightfreight.
Atlas Capital completes MBO of Adea
Atlas Capital has acquired 98.2% of Adea, the document management subsidiary of Spanish IT firm Indra, for around €15m. The transaction includes both equity and debt.
BGF backs STATS Group
The Business Growth Fund has invested £7.8m in Aberdeen-based oilfield service sector firm STATS Group in exchange for a minority stake.
Global Cleantech Capital invests in Eyefreight
Global Cleantech Capital has invested in Dutch freight management company Eyefreight.
LDC's A-Gas acquires Australian Technochem
LDC portfolio company A-Gas has acquired Australian refrigerant re-packer Technochem.
Phoenix acquires Gall Thomson Environmental
Phoenix Equity Partners has acquired liquid product transfer equipment manufacturer Gall Thomson Environmental from trade player Lupus Capital.
Reiten & Co buys Competentia
Reiten & Co has taken a majority stake in Norwegian oil and gas consultancy Competentia.
Reiten & Co acquires Con-Form
Reiten & Co has acquired a 62% stake in Norwegian prefabricated concrete manufacturer Con-Form.
Venture-backed Groupalia sells Latin American subsidiaries
Daily deals company Groupalia, owned by Nauta Capital, Caixa Capital Risc, General Atlantic, Index Ventures and Insight Venture Partners has sold its Latin American subsidiaries to local Brazilian daily deals site Pez Urbano.
Nord Capital and Turenne back Kap Verre MBI
Nord Capital Partenaires, Turenne Capital and Alliance Entreprendre have backed the management buy-in of French glass specialist Kap Verre from its co-founders.
Main Capital sells Dutch software firm Tedopres to Etteplan
Main Capital has exited Dutch software company Tedopres after a six year holding period, completing its second exit in 2012.
Arcano closes secondaries fund on $700m
Madrid-based Arcano Capital has closed its third fund on $700m.
Colony Capital completes PSG exit
Colony Capital has sold its remaining 30% stake in French football club Paris St Germain (PSG) to Qatar Sports Investments (QSI) in a deal that reportedly values the club at €100m.
Gresham-backed TTG bolts on Red-M
Gresham Private Equity portfolio company Team Telecom Group (TTG) has acquired wireless technology company Red-M.
OEP buys Linpac Allibert
One Equity Partners (OEP) has wholly acquired Linpac Allibert, the returnable transport packaging business of Linpac Group.
Apposite reaps 45% IRR on SureCalm exit
Specialist healthcare investor Apposite Capital has sold homecare services provider SureCalm Healthcare to medical technologies developer Amcare Ltd, reaping a 45% IRR.