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Connect Ventures invests in Yourgrind
London-based early-stage investor Connect Ventures has backed British start-up Yourgrind, which focuses on the commercialisation of coffee.
Benelux spirits lifted as exits rise
Benelux exits
Reed Elsevier leads $10m series-B round for Babbel
Reed Elsevier Ventures has led a $10m funding round for German online learning business Babbel, which also attracted investment from IBB Beteiligungsgesellschaft, Nokia Growth Partners and Kizoo.
Gimv sells stake in Halder
Belgian private equity firm Gimv has handed back its stake in fellow German private equity house Halder to the GP.
Rhône Capital buys bakery businesses for €1.05bn
Rhône Capital has agreed to take private the bakery supplies businesses from listed Dutch food ingredients group CSM for an enterprise value of €1.05bn.
FPI in €10m round for ANF Technology
Russian venture capital investor FPI has contributed to a €10m funding round for UK-based natural sciences and engineering firm ANF Technology.
Afic launches ESG committee
French private equity association Afic has created a dedicated environmental and social governance (ESG) committee to strengthen its commitment to extra-financial business issues.
FSI Régions leads €2m funding round for Utilis
FSI Régions has led a €2m funding round for French temporary shelter manufacturer Utilis, injecting €1.6m into the company.
Spanish government launches €1.2bn fund-of-funds
The Instituto de Crédito Oficial, Spain’s state-owned bank attached to the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Competitiveness, has launched a fund-of-funds holding €1.2bn.
Enterprise Ventures et al. back Tangentix with $2.1m
Enterprise Ventures has led a $2.1m funding round for UK-based technology business Tangentix.
Marie Reinius resigns as head of SVCA
Marie Reinius has resigned as head of the SVCA, while Segulah’s Gabriel Urwitz is set to take over as new chairman of the organisation.
Astorg appoints analyst
Astorg Partners has appointed Marion Guillemain as an analyst.
PE-backed Bauwerk Parkett merges with Boen
Zurmont Madison Private Equity and EGS Beteiligungen's Swiss portfolio company Bauwerk Parkett AG has merged with Norway-based Boen AS to form the Bauwerk Boen Group.
Invesco backs infirst with £25m
Invesco Asset Management has invested £25m in infirst Healthcare, a British healthcare company providing consumer medicines.
LDC's EDM Group buys DIT
LDC-backed information management services provider EDM Group has acquired US-based business Diversified Information Technologies Inc (DIT) with support from LDC.
Ratos et al. acquire Nebula Oy
Ratos, alongside Rite Ventures and the company's management, has agreed to acquire Finnish cloud services provider Nebula Oy for €82.5m.
LDC backs £12m MBO of Validus-IVC
LDC has invested in the £12m MBO of UK-based claims management and counter-fraud software specialist Validus-IVC.
Eurozone shows greater appetite for Turkish delight
Turkish delight
Deutsche Beteiligungs AG acquires Stephan Machinery
Deutsche Beteiligungs AG (DBAG) has acquired German business Stephan Machinery, a manufacturer of food processing machinery, in an MBO valued at €40m.
Key Capital Partners invests £2m in EarthStream
Key Capital Partners (KCP) has backed UK-based specialist recruitment firm EarthStream with £2m in exchange for a minority stake.
French private equity back from the brink
Back from the brink
PE-backed Nomad Digital buys Inova Multimedia
Nomad Digital, a provider of connectivity solutions to the transportation sector backed by Amadeus Capital Partners, T-Mobile Ventures, SEB Venture Capital and North Star Ventures, has acquired Inova Multimedia, a German provider of information, entertainment...
Ace Management invests €10m in Duqueine
Ace Management has injected a further €10m into French aerospace-focused parts supplier Duqueine.
Esure IPO gives firm £1.2bn market cap
Insurance provider Esure has completed its flotation on the London Stock Exchange, which gives it a market capitalisation of £1.2bn.