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Investindustrial nears €1.25bn hard cap
Southern European GP Investindustrial is in the final stretch of raising its fifth fund, with more than €1bn in commitments already. Kimberly Romaine reports
Stirling Square acquires SAR
Stirling Square Capital Partners has acquired Norwegian oil and gas services provider SAR from previous owners AR Incoronato and Westco.
La Caixa and Cabiedes back Deskidea
Caixa Capital Risc and Cabiedes & Partners have participated in a €350,000 funding round for Deskidea, a Spanish online retailer of office equipment.
YFM takes 30% stake in Zutux
YFM Equity Partners has invested ТЃ950,000 for a 30% stake in British furniture maker Zutux.
Duke Street sells Adelie Food Holding for $350m
Duke Street has sold Adelie Food Holding to India Hospitality Corp for $350m, according to reports.
FSI leads €24m round for Viadeo
Fonds Stratégique d’Investissement (FSI) has led a €24m funding round for Paris-based professional social network Viadeo.
Amadeus exits oneDrum
Amadeus Capital Partners has exited software company oneDrum to American trade player Yammer.
Tax breaks "not enough" to boost creative investments
George Osborne recently announced tax breaks for UK-based gaming, animation and high-end TV production as part of his latest budget. The move has been well-received by the creative industries, but one VC professional questions the impact its narrow focus...
Swedish carried interest taxation could be dropped
Swedish proposals on the taxation of carried interest are likely to be dropped after opposition parties called for tougher rules.
LDC exits Cranswick Pet Products
LDC has sold its majority stake in Cranswick Pet Products to Westland Horticulture for ТЃ18m.
Karmijn Kapitaal makes first investment
Karmijn Kapitaal, formerly Juneau Private Equity, has made its first investment in Dutch Mediterranean food company Enrico BV.
BaltCap commits €1m to Clusterpoint
BaltCap has invested €1m in Latvian data management company Clusterpoint.
SGCP invests €800,000 in Materiel-Velo
Société Générale Capital Partenaires (SGCP), the growth capital arm of Société Générale, has invested €800,000 in French cycling equipment distributor Materiel-Velo.
H.I.G. Europe appoints new managing director
Mid-cap private equity house H.I.G. Europe has hired ex-HgCapital Carl Harring as managing director in its London office.
Foresight et al invest £2.1m in Biofortuna
Foresight has led a ТЃ2.1m round for medical diagnostics company Biofortuna.
CapMan's Eastavab merges with Swedish Starlight
CapMan audiovisual equipment rental and event organising company Eastavab will merge with Swedish trade player Starlight.
CEE activity: bottomed out?
Next weekтs CEE unquoteт Congress will reveal reader sentiment for CEE prospects.
Alix Partners appoints adviser
Alix Partners has named Frederic Beylier as adviser for the agricultural and consumer sectors.
DST Global and Kinnevik increase investment in Zalando
Russian investor DST Global and Swedish Kinnevik have increased their stake in German online retailer Zalando.
CDC Innovation et al. in €4.7m round for ASK
Historical backer CDC Innovation has led a €4.7m round for French contactless technology company ASK, alongside new investors.
Seventure leads €3.5m round in LNC
Seventure Partners has led a €3.5m funding round for French medical nutrition specialist Laboratoires Nutrition et Cardiométabolisme (LNC), alongside a pool of new investors and historical backer EPI.
Nova makes two senior appointments
UK private equity group Nova Capital Management Ltd has appointed a new operating partner and an associate partner.
Duke Street leads £37.5m SBO of LM Funerals
Duke Street, Babson Capital Europe and Metric Capital Partners have acquired LM Funerals from Sovereign Capital.
Piper backs Loungers
Piper Private Equity has injected ТЃ16m into UK cafУЉ-bar chain operator Loungers in exchange for a significant minority stake.