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CIC LBO Partners leads Lefebvre Software MBO
CIC LBO Partners has backed the management buyout of French software business Lefebvre Software, alongside Women Equity Partners.
Equistone leads Unither MBO
Equistone Partners (formerly Barclays Private Equity) has backed the secondary MBO of French pharmaceutical company Unither from ING Parcom, CM-CIC Investissement and Picardie Investissement.
Gilde raises €50m for latest fund
Gilde Healthcare has raised more than €50m for the final close of its Gilde Healthcare Services Fund.
Earlybird leads $10m series-B round for madvertise
Earlybird has led a $10m series-B round for mobile advertising specialist madvertise.
Agri Investment Fund CVBA invests in PinguinLutosa
Agri Investment Fund (AIF) has acquired KBC Private Equity’s stake in listed Belgian frozen vegetables specialist PinguinLutosa in a deal thought to be worth around €8.5m.
NorInnova increases stake in Dualog
NorInnova Invest has increased its stake in Norwegian maritime communications company Dualog.
Augur Capital closes fund on €212m
German private equity firm Augur Capital has announced the final close of its second financial services-focused fund, Augur FIS Financial Opportunitues II SICAV, on €212m.
Berkshire Partners acquires MBT
Berkshire Partners have expanded their holding in MBT.
HTGF invests in Microstim
HTGF, Technologiefonds MV and Fides Finanz-Invest have invested €1.5m in medical technology company Microstim.
Elysian backs Tekmar Energy MBO
Elysian Capital has backed the MBO of UK-based offshore wind industry supplier Tekmar Energy from its parent group Tekmar.
A-Capital announces China-Outbound fund
A-Capital has launched a China-Outbound Private Equity Fund, together with the Beijing Municipal Bureau of Financial Work, which will focus on investments in Europe.
AtriA Capital Partenaires sells LPR
French mid-market firm AtriA Capital Partenaires has sold portfolio company La Palette Rouge (LPR) to Euro Pool System.
Lyceum Capital buys Adapt for £30m
Lyceum Capital has acquired IT service provider Adapt for £30m.
BC Partners and Electra exit BDR Thermea
BC Partners and Electra Partners have sold their 40% stake in heating products manufacturer BDR Thermea Group to its parent company, Remeha Group.
Earlybird invests in Socialbakers
Earlybird has led a $2m financing round for social media analytics company Socialbakers.
BPE sells FirstAssist; Ninth exit in 2011
Barclays Private Equity has sold FirstAssist Insurance Services Ltd. for £71m to healthcare provider Cigna.
Earlybird backs Peak Games
Earlybird has invested $11.5m in Peak Games together with Hummingbird Ventures and a strategic investor bringing the round to a total of $19m.
NIBC launches new fund
NIBC latest fund has reach first close at €100m - halfway towards its target.
Imperial Innovations backs £5m round for Plaxica
Imperial Innovations Group has led a £5m finance round for technology and licensing company Plaxica in return for a 36.5% stake.
eFront to be taken private
Francisco Partners has acquired a majority stake and voting rights in eFront with the aim to take it private.
Vista Equity Partners agrees to buy Reuters risk unit
Thomson Reuters has agreed to sell its trade and management software business to Vista Equity Partners.
Bolt-on for Montefiore-backed Auto Escape
Listed French car rental business Auto Escape, a portfolio company of Montefiore Investment, has wholly acquired German counterpart Car Del Mar.
Azulis Capital buys Shop Novation off Argos Soditic
Azulis Capital has bought French merchandising solutions provider Shop Novation from Argos Soditic.
CRM-backed Nupcial Novissima liquidates
Grupo Nupcial Novissima, a company backed by Spanish private equity firm Capital Riesgo Madrid (CRM), has gone into liquidation.