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CD&R in potential Balfour and Rentokil deal
Clayton Dubilier & Rice is in talks over a potential merging of the office maintenance business of Balfour Beatty and Rentokil Initial.
DFJ Esprit et al. back extended £6.9m Horizon Discovery series-C
A consortium of venture capital firms and private investors has injected a further £6.9m into Horizon Discovery as part of the final close of the company's extended series-C round.
VC-backed Spotify acquires Tunigo
Creandum-backed Spotify has acquired Stockholm-based digital music business Tunigo from Swedish app developer Snowfish.
Rutland picks up Equistone’s AFI-Uplift
Equistone Partners Europe has offloaded AFI-Uplift to Rutland Partners in a deal that combines three companies for a total enterprise value of around £85m.
Serena Capital leads £10m round for WorldStores
Serena Capital and existing backers Balderton Capital and Advent Venture Partners have jointly invested £10m in a series-C funding round for UK-based online retailer WorldStores.
HgCapital sells ATC to Intertrust for €303m
HgCapital has sold Dutch fiduciary services firm ATC to corporate services business Intertrust for €303m, reaping a 2.2x money multiple.
Prime Ventures backs AppLift with €10m investment
Prime Ventures has invested €10m in a series-A funding round for a Berlin-based marketing platform for mobile games, AppLift GmbH.
GCP-backed Iglu.com acquires Planet Cruise
Growth Capital Partners (GCP) has backed the acquisition of Planet Cruise by its portfolio company Iglu.com.
Rothschild in the running for Byron
Lord Jacob Rothshild's RIT Capital Partners has joined the bidding war for high-end burger chain Byron.
Sun European Partners in £23m Dreams debt pay-off
Sun European Partners is understood to have repaid £23m to creditors of Dreams, the UK-based bed retailer it acquired in a pre-pack deal in March.
Terra Firma granted EMI retrial
Terra Firma is to undergo a retrial over EMI as the private equity house continues to claim that Citigroup fraudulently forced it to overpay for the music group.
EQT's Springer Science to announce IPO plans
Springer Science, a German publishing business owned by EQT, could announce plans for an IPO within the next two weeks, according to reports.
VC-backed crowdfunding platform InvestingZone set to launch
UK crowdfunding platform InvestingZone, backed by venture firm E-Synergy and Better Capital founder and managing director Jon Moulton, is preparing to go live next week.
Norrlandsfonden backs Presto Marine
Norrlandsfonden has invested in Swedish start-up Presto Marine AB.
BC Partners hires ex-Blackstone MD
BC Partners is understood to have hired Matthew Tooth as a senior partner in its London office.
JC Flowers sells half of CCM to Encore
JC Flowers has sold a 50.1% stake in Cabot Credit Management (CCM) to Encore Capital Group for £128m, just two weeks after acquiring the UK-based consumer debt manager from AnaCap Financial Partners.
CVC plans Matas listing
CVC Capital Partners is understood to be planning an IPO for Danish beauty retailer Matas on the Copenhagen stock exchange.
Bain and Axa PE duel for Maisons du Monde
Bain Capital and Axa Private Equity are the two remaining bidders for French furniture stores chain Maisons du Monde, according to reports.
Spark and Accel invest $3.5m in Qriously
Spark Capital has led a $3.5m series-A funding round for London-based Qriously, alongside existing investor Accel Partners.
Enterprise Ventures appoints new mezzanine fund manager
Enterprise Ventures has hired Stewart McCombe to manage the firm’s £15m North West Fund for Mezzanine, which is part of the £185m North West fund.
Warburg Pincus and General Atlantic acquire 50% of SAM
Warburg Pincus and General Atlantic have taken a 50% stake in Santander Asset Management for €700m.
Zurmont Madison et al. take majority stake in Schaetti
Zurmont Madison and co-investors have acquired a majority stake in Swiss technology company Schaetti Holding AG.
UK consumer sector exits at record levels
The number of UK consumer goods assets divested by private equity firms is at its highest level in 10 years despite the continued desolation suffered by the consumer market.
VC-backed Just-Eat hints at future IPO
Online food delivery service Just-Eat, which is backed by a number of venture capital firms, has confirmed its plans to list on the stock market in the future.