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EdRip takes minority stake in MCI
Edmond de Rothschild Investment Partners (EdRip) has taken part in a capital increase for Swiss events organisation business MCI.
Redpoint leads $7m round for Moogsoft
Redpoint Ventures has led a $7m series-A funding round for London-based service management software company Moogsoft.
EQT’s internetstores acquires Addnature for SEK 230m
EQT-backed internetstores GmbH, an online bicycles and outdoor equipment retailer, has agreed to acquire Swedish online retailer Addnature AB for SEK 230m.
TCR exits Laboratoires Chemineau in trade sale
TCR Capital has sold French pharmaceutical company Laboratoires Chemineau to Groupe Anjac, generating a multiple in excess of 3x and an IRR of more than 20%.
BGF invests £6m in Petrotechnics
The Business Growth Fund (BGF) has backed Aberdeen-based Petrotechnics, a provider of software solutions for risk management in hazardous industries, with a £6m investment.
Axa PE takes 15% stake in Clip Industrie
Axa Private Equity has acquired a 15% stake in Clip Industrie, a French production management system software publisher and developer.
Ratos issues shares to finance acquisitions
Ratos plans on increasing its share capital by up to SEK 2m through a new issue of up to 830,000 class-C preference shares.
Elaia backs $1.5m series-A for Carnet de Mode
Elaia Partners has led a $1.5m series-A funding round for Paris-based online fashion boutique Carnet de Mode, alongside a number of French angel investors.
Beringea exits Fjord
Beringea has sold service design consultancy Fjord to management technology outsourcing and consulting service provider Accenture Interactive.
Graphite sells Dominion Gas to Praxair
Graphite Capital has sold Aberdeen-based oil field services company Dominion Gas to NYSE-listed Praxair.
Target Partners exits JouleX in $107m trade sale
Target Partners has sold its stake in IT energy management company JouleX Inc to US high-tech business Cisco.
TPG and VTB consider Lenta listing in London
TPG and VTB Capital are in talks with banks concerning a possible London listing of Russian supermarket chain Lenta.
Sun European halts sale of DBApparel
Sun European Partners has abandoned the attempted sale of DBApparel, the parent company of French underwear retailer Dim, due to a lack of sufficient offers for the business, according to French media.
Metastudy: Private equity drives innovation and growth
A new secondary research report has found that private equity investing leads to increased foreign investment and improvements in innovation.
Catalyst Investors backs Reputation Institute
Catalyst Investors has completed a minority equity investment in Danish corporate reputation measurement firm Reputation Institute.
FF&P appoints Joy as senior adviser
International wealth manager Fleming Family & Partners (FF&P) has appointed Andrew Joy as a senior adviser.
Catapult makes follow-up investment in RTS
The Catapult Growth Fund has made a follow-up investment into wind turbine service provider Renewable Technical Services (RTS).
Value of UK early-stage investments holds steady
UK early-stage deal numbers are dropping off, but the total value invested has held steady over the last four years.
Industrifonden et al. back Flexenclosure
Industrifonden, Andra AP-fonden (AP2) and International Finance Corporation (IFC) have invested SEK 160m in Swedish information and communications technology infrastructure provider Flexenclosure.
Fountain Healthcare backs €9.2m Trino Therapeutics round
Fountain Healthcare Partners has invested in a €9.2m series-A funding round for Ireland-based Trino Therapeutics Ltd, alongside British grant-giving body Wellcome Trust.
PineBridge's Calo joins Blackstone’s Park Hill
Blackstone's placement agent division Park Hill Group has appointed Pablo Calo from PineBridge Investments.
Octopus leads £2.95m investment in Conversocial
Octopus has led a £2.95m investment round for social media management software company Conversocial.
Equistone reviews options for Allied Glass
Equistone has hired Rothschild to assess its options for Allied Glass, which could result in a sale later on this year.