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Linnaeus leads $3m round for M2fx
Linnaeus Capital Partners has led a $3m funding round for UK-based fibre cable protection manufacturer M2fx.
Beechbrook mezzanine fund hits €67m first close
Northern European investor Beechbrook Capital has raised €67m for its latest mezzanine fund at first close.
Vertis to launch €60m fund
Italian venture capital firm Vertis is to launch a new fund in June 2013.
Baring Private Equity Partners backs Grupotec
Spanish investor Baring Private Equity Partners is believed to have injected fresh capital into Valencian engineering firm Grupotec.
Altium promotes two
International investment bank Altium has promoted Andy Clarke to director and Elin Sion to assistant director in its Manchester office.
Balderton Capital et al. invest $13.4m in Urturn
Balderton Capital has led a series-A fundraising round of $13.4m for Urturn, a UK social media platform.
Lundin exits Vostok Nafta to Luxor Capital
Lundin, via Lorito Holdings Ltd and Zebra Holdings and Investments Ltd, has exited Vostok Nafta Investment Ltd to Luxor Capital.
Charterhouse enters Italian market, buys Doc Generici
Charterhouse Capital Partners has wholly acquired Italian pharmaceutical firm Doc Generici, marking the GP’s first transaction in the Italian market, according to reports.
Weinberg’s Alliance Industrie acquires Précisium
Weinberg Capital Partners-backed Alliance Industrie has acquired a majority stake in parts trader Précisium Groupe, in a deal that saw European Capital Financial Services provide €4m in mezzanine loans.
Industrifonden, Zobito et al. invest SEK 20m in Qwaya
Industrifonden and Zobito have joined previous owners to invest SEK 20m in Swedish social media advertising business Qwaya.
Phagenesis expands series-B round to $17m
Phagenisis has extended its series-B funding round to reach $17m.
Beringea invests £1.5m in Monica Vinader
Beringea and private family business The Clark Group have invested £2.5m in high-end jewellery retailer Monica Vinader.
HealthCap, Industrifonden et al. back Oncopeptides
HealthCap, Industrifonden and other investors have taken part in a series-A financing round for Swedish medical start-up Oncopeptides AB.
BlueBay reaches €800m final close for Direct Lending Fund
BlueBay Asset Management has held a final close for its Direct Lending Fund after exceeding its initial €500m target.
Mig et al. add €9.5m to SuppreMol series-D round
Mig AG and BioMed Partners have injected an additional €9.5m into Germany-based SuppreMol alongside a number of other backers in an extension of the company’s series-D funding round.
TowerBrook buys majority stake in Kaporal 5
TowerBrook Capital Partners has acquired a majority stake in French clothing retailer Kaporal 5.
Cloetta acquires Goody Good Stuff
Nordic Capital- and Cidron-backed Cloetta AB has acquired UK-based candy company Goody Good Stuff.
Ace invests €8m in Asquini-Sofop Aero
Ace Management has made an €8m investment to back the merger of French aerospace parts manufacturers Asquini and Sofop.
3i reaps 2.3x on Xellia exit
3i has agreed to sell Xellia Pharmaceuticals AS, a Norwegian speciality pharmaceutical group, to Novo AS for £460m.
Kick Sport receives additional investment from Catapult
Midlands-based Catapult Venture Managers has invested £250,000 in UK online martial arts retailer Kick Sport.
NPM buys 25% of FibreMax
NPM Capital has acquired a 25% stake in Dutch lightweight precision cable manufacturer FibreMax.
Triton Partners closes fund on €3.3bn
Triton Partners is thought to have closed its latest fund, Triton Fund IV, on €3.3bn, setting a record for a German-based GP.