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Cipio et al. back wywy with €2.5m investment
Cipio Partners, business angel Tobias Schmidt and other investors have provided German second-screen service provider wywy with €2.5m of venture capital.
Revolymer IPO raises £25m
Revolymer, a British polymer company, has completed an IPO on the AIM market of the London Stock Exchange.
PE houses in final round for Pizza Hut
Risk Capital Partners, Endless and Rutland Partners are understood to be competing for Pizza Hut's UK restaurants business.
KPMG CF private equity head McDonagh leaves
Michael McDonagh is heading to Liberty Corporate Finance from 1 October. He has headed KPMGтs UK corporate finance private equity practice since 2005.
RJD buys Harrington Brooks from Inflexion
RJD Partners has backed the MBO of British debt management firm Harrington Brooks from Inflexion Private Equity.
CapMan exits Ascade to CSG Systems
CapMan has sold software developer Ascade to NASDAQ-listed trade player CSG Systems.
Video: Jonathan Blake advises on fundraising
Video: Jonathan Blake
Exponent appoints Davidson as partner
UK-based mid-cap GP Exponent Private Equity has promoted Simon Davidson to become its seventh partner.
3i to restructure La Sirena debt
3i has asked lenders to restructure a partially amortised loan worth €90m for Spanish frozen foods retailer La Sirena.
Nordic Capital buys four consumer financing firms
Nordic Capital has acquired Swedish consumer financing, insurance and business support services providers Resurs Bank, Solid FУЖrsУЄkringar, Reda Inkasso and Teleresurs.
Nauta leads €13.5m round for Mysportgroup
Nauta Capital has injected €3.5m into German e-commerce platform Mysportgroup as part of a €13.5m funding round.
Nova Capital appoints new associate partner
Secondaries specialist Nova Capital Management has appointed Like Matthews to the role of associate partner in the firm's London office.
Tikehau IM and Macquarie team up for debt programme
Tikehau Investment management and Macquarie Lending's corporate and asset finance group have partnered to offer debt funding solutions to French SMEs.
Residex sells Best Fencing Group
Residex has sold its stake in Dutch industrials company Best Fencing Group back to management, according to reports.
YFM backs Finance Online with £1m
YFM Equity Partners has injected ТЃ1m of mezzanine financing into UK Finance Online Ltd, a Bolton-based company that handles PPI claims.
DFJ Esprit leads $5m round for Lyst
DFJ Esprit has led a $5m financing round for e-commerce platform Lyst.
French fundraising: Out in the wild
French fundraising
HTGF et al. invest in Subitec
High-Tech Gründerfonds, eCAPITAL entrepreneurial Partners, Fraunhofer Venture and KfW Bankengruppe’s ERP-Startfonds have invested €4.5m in a second round for German cleantech company Subitec, according to reports.
Equistone acquires EuroAvionics
Equistone Partners Europe has acquired EuroAvionics Holding, a manufacturer of civil certified systems for the aviation industry, from Varde Investments Ireland.
Ratos-backed Arcus-Gruppen buys spirits brands portfolio
Ratos portfolio company Arcus-Gruppen has acquired Nordic spirit brands Aalborg, BrУИndums, Gammel Dansk and Malteser from Pernod Ricard.
Lead Equities-backed Weidinger acquires IP-Group
Lead Equities portfolio company Weidinger & Partner has acquired a majority stake in Austrian educational services provider IP-Group Beteiligungs GmbH.
Francisco Partners takes Kewill private
Francisco Partners has acquired British logistics software provider Kewill, previously listed on the London Stock Exchange.
Gresham-backed JGG buys Industry Media
James Grant Group, a provider of professional services to the sports, music and entertainment sectors backed by Gresham, has wholly acquired Industry Media, a business consultancy for the television industry.
Norvestor acquires Abax
Norvestor Equity has bought Norwegian electronic trip logs provider Abax in a management buyout.