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Lyceum’s Access Group acquires TeamSeer
Lyceum Capital-backed Access Group has acquired team management software-as-a-service company TeamSeer.
CVC Credit Partners hires two
CVC Credit Partners has hired Stuart Levett and Julia Agafonova as managing director and director of fund administration respectively.
Deutsche PE invests growth capital in SLM Solutions
Deutsche Private Equity has completed a growth capital investment in SLM Solutions GmbH.
HitecVision acquires Deep Sea Mooring
HitecVision has acquired Deep Sea Mooring (DSM), a Norwegian niche supplier of services to oil and gas companies.
KKR acquires SMCP Group
KKR has supported the management buyout of luxury apparel retailer SMCP Group, acquiring the firm from French private equity houses L Capital and Florac.
Sovereign Capital promotes Matthew Owen to partner
Sovereign Capital has promoted Matthew Owen to partner at the firm.
Saphir joins Next Wave in Molinare
Saphir Capital Partners has backed UK-based post-production house Molinare TV & Film Ltd.
Eurazeo portfolio company sells Molinel
Eurazeo has sold its portfolio company Molinel, a specialist in workwear clothing, to workwear retailer Alisco.
EdRip and Forbion lead funding for Allecra Therapeutics
Edmond de Rothschild Investment Partners (EdRip) and Forbion Capital Partners have invested in a €15m series-A round for Swiss biotech company Allecra Therapeutics.
Private equity owners consider IPO of Numéricable
Private equity giants Cinven and Carlyle, alongside cable operator Altice Group, have asked banks to pitch on an initial public offering of French cable company Numéricable, according to reports.
SmartCap et al. in £5m round for Fits.me
Existing investor SmartCap has been joined by Conor Venture Partners, Fostergate Holdings and Entrepreneurs Fund in a series-A funding round of approximately £5m for Fits.me, a software-as-a-service developer for the online fashion retail industry.
GCP appoints Bauer as mezzanine partner
Austrian mezzanine investor Gamma Capital Partners (GCP) has appointed Clemens Bauer as partner in its office in Vienna.
Equistone's de Blignières to raise €300m vehicle
Equistone senior partner Gonzague de Blignières is looking to raise €300m for Raise Capital, a new evergreen structure designed to provide growth capital to French SMEs.
BGF’s Springfield Homecare Services acquires PLC
Business Growth Fund-backed Springfield Homecare Services has acquired domiciliary care business Positive Life Choices (PLC).
Equistone completes acquisition of Meilleurtaux.com
Equistone has wholly acquired real estate mortgage adviser Meilleurtaux.com from French banking group BPCE for an estimated €20m.
HTGF et al. invest €2.6m in Rodos BioTarget
High-Tech Gründerfonds (HTGF), InvestImpuls-Fonds and KfW’s ERP Start Fund have invested €2.6m of growth capital in German biotech company Rodos BioTarget, alongside private investors and family offices.
Isai holds second closing on €40m and makes new hire
French VC Isai has held a second closing of its latest growth capital fund Isai Expansion on more than €40m.
HgCapital hits £2bn hard-cap on European buyout fund
HgCapital has held a final closing of its latest fund at its £2bn hard-cap.
NorthEdge invests in Jigsaw24
NorthEdge Capital has invested growth capital in UK-based creative IT solutions provider Jigsaw24 for a majority stake in the business.
LP interview: The secondaries saga
Founded in 1991, London-based Paul Capital has decades of experience in secondaries and fund-of-funds investments. unquote" talks to secondaries specialist and partner Elaine Small about the drivers behind the market's unprecedented growth.
Sofinnova backs Auris Medical with CHF 47.1m
French VC Sofinnova Partners has joined US-based Sofinnova Ventures in a CHF 47.1m funding round for Auris Medical.
Cofides commits €5.6m to Grupo Sampol
Spanish investor Cofides has committed €5.6m to Grupo Sampol, a Spanish energy and engineering firm.
Lundbeckfond Ventures et al. invest in DySis Medical
Lundbeckfond Ventures has led a £7.4m fundraising round in DySis Medical Ltd, a women’s health medical devices company.
SL Capital promotes three in Europe
Funds-of-funds manager SL Capital has promoted Richard Chapman and Cameron Graham to the position of investment director, as well as Andrzej Plichta to investment manager.