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Advent to close Turkey office
Advent International will close its Turkey office by the end of the month, raising questions about the once burgeoning market it has been involved in since 2001.
Abénex buys RG Safety from Salvepar
Abénex has agreed to acquire French protection equipment RG Safety from industrial holding Salvepar.
Wellington backs £600,000 seed round for import.io
Wellington Partners and private investors have backed UK-based big data platform import.io with a £600,000 seed funding round.
Northzone and Sunstone's Asetek completes IPO
Northzone- and Sunstone Capital-backed Asetek, a provider of computer liquid cooling solutions, has completed its IPO on the Oslo Stock Exchange.
PVP closes €3m series-A for CryoTherapeutics
Peppermint Venture Partners (PVP) has joined an investor consortium including High-Tech Gründerfonds (HTGF) in a €3m series-A round for German biotech company CryoTherapeutics.
Next Wave backs expansion of Secured Mail
Next Wave Partners has invested in UK postal operator Secured Mail in a follow-on financing round.
Enterprise takes stake in Nu-Med
Enterprise Investors has backed Polish radiotherapy centre operator Nu-Med, taking a minority stake.
Northzone's Asetek becomes latest PE-backed IPO
Northzone's US-based company Asetek has listed on the Oslo Stock Exchange, the latest in a string of IPOs in Europe including Moleskine and Countrywide.
Eurazeo plans Moncler disposal
French listed investment firm Eurazeo is planning to exit Italian ski jackets maker Moncler through an IPO, according to reports.
MMC and m8 back $2.8m round for Masabi
MMC Ventures, m8 Capital and Fontinalis Partners have invested $2.8m in UK-based mobile ticketing company Masabi.
Platinum sells Contego to FIL International
Platinum Equity has sold packaging manufacturer Contego Healthcare Ltd to FIL International Ltd for around £160m.
Lower mid-cap renaissance for London in 2012
London was home to a noticeable dealflow uptick in the £5-50m segment last year, with both activity volume and overall value up by more than 30% on 2011 figures.
Eurazeo posts 16% NAV increase in 2012
French listed buyout firm Eurazeo saw its NAV increase by 16% in 2012, fuelled by improved contributions from portfolio companies and an acceleration of divestments over the past six months.
German banking reform threat to private equity
The German government's draft proposals for banking reform, based on the Liikanen Report, are seen by many in the private equity industry as yet another threat from legislators, despite the unclear effect it may have on the asset class. Carmen Reichman...
Iris Capital leads reBuy round
French VC Iris Capital has led a funding round for Germany-based used products e-commerce website reBuy.
TA Associates invests in Onlineprinters
TA Associates has backed German printing business Onlineprinters.
Alpha Associés invests in ECS Group MBO
Alpha Associés Conseil has taken a stake in the secondary management buyout of French services provider to the air transportation industry European Cargo Services Group (ECS) from Chequers Capital, Equistone Partners and Indigo Capital.
Runa Capital leads $2m round for BackupAgent
Runa Capital has led a $2m funding round for Dutch cloud technology company BackupAgent.
Isis makes 2.8x money on MLS sale
Isis Equity Partners has sold Micro Librarian Systems (MLS), a provider of library management systems to the education sector, to Capita plc.
Earlybird et al. back $6m series-A for Videdressing.com
Earlybird Venture Capital, DN Capital and Piton Capital have backed a $6m series-A funding round for Paris-based fashion marketplace Videdressing.com.
MBO Partenaires injects €6m into Raphael Michel
MBO Partenaires has provided French wine business Raphael Michel with €6m in equity as part of a wider €27m round of funding.
3i receives private equity bids for Civica
3i has received bids from a number of fellow private equity houses for its UK-based software business Civica, according to reports.
ECM acquires Bergmann Automotive
Equity Capital Management (ECM) has acquired a majority stake in German industrial business Bergmann Automotive, alongside management and the company's family owners.