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YFM backs Bagel Nash MBI
YFM Equity Partners has backed the management buy-in of UK-based bakery and retail business Bagel Nash.
T-Venture backs VeliQ
Deutsche Telekom's venture arm T-Venture has invested in mobility solution specialist VeliQ.
Imperial leads £40m investment in Nexeon
Imperial Innovations Group plc has led a ТЃ40m series-C round for battery materials and licensing company Nexeon.
Sovereign acquires CHS for City & Country
Sovereign Capital has acquired Community and Homecare Services (CHS) as an add-on for City & County Healthcare Group.
Reiten-backed QuestBack acquires Globalpark
Reiten & Coтs portfolio company QuestBack AS has acquired and merged with German social CRM vendor Globalpark AG.
Ergon acquires Fundició Dúctil Benito
Belgium mid-cap firm Ergon Capital Partners has acquired a majority stake in Catalan company Fundició Dúctil Benito in its first transaction in Spain.
NBGI and Ethemba back Birgi Mefar
NBGI Private Equity and Ethemba Capital have acquired a controlling stake in Turkish pharmaceutical company Birgi Mefar for an undisclosed amount.
OCAS, Octopus and IP Group inject £3.6m in ASL
OCAS Ventures, Octopus Ventures and IP Group have invested ТЃ3.6m in renewable energy technology business Applied Superconductor Ltd (ASL).
Acton invests in Bueroservice24
Acton Capital Partners has invested an undisclosed amount in online company Bueroservice24 AG.
Bmp exits Pomocni
bmp has sold its 17.24% stake in online childcare platform Pomocni to Edipresse Polska.
Halder exits VAG Armaturen
Halder has sold tap manufacturer VAG Armaturen to drive system and components specialist Rexnord LLC for €175m.
GCRPV invests in four Basque firms
Gestión de Capital Riesgo del País Vasco (GCRPV), the venture arm of the Basque Country government, has invested €4m in four Basque businesses.
Sud Investments leads financing in PneumaCare
Sud Investments has led a ТЃ2m round of funding for PneumaCare Ltd, together with a group of existing investors including Cambridge Enterprise, Cambridge Capital Group, Plextek Ltd and members of the Cambridge Angels group.
MCH and Corpfin invest in Segur Ibérica
MCH Private Equity and Corpfin Capital have acquired N+1 Private Equity’s stake in Spanish security firms Segur Ibérica and Hortus Mundi for €26m.
Apax France exits Vizada in $960m trade sale
Apax France and Hutton Collins have sold French mobile satellite communications company Vizada to Astrium, an EADS subsidiary, for a total consideration of $960m.
Gimv backs XL Video with €19m
Gimv has invested €19m in technology company XL Video in return for a 47% stake.
GMT acquires MeetingZone for £38.5m
GMT Communications Partners has teamed up with management to acquire UK-based conference and collaboration service provider MeetingZone for a total consideration of ТЃ38.5m.
Perceva Capital in Supra take-private
Perceva Capital has acquired a 58% stake in listed French heating devices manufacturer Supra in a deal that values the business at €12m, with a view to delist it in the Autumn.
Industry fears confirmed as BGF outbids NVM
The Business Growth Fundтs outbidding of private investor NVM appears to justify market concern that the vehicle constitutes unfair competition to smaller PE houses.
PE firms linked to sale of Glaxo non-core brands
A number of private equity groups are thought to be interested in acquiring a product portfolio being sold by GlaxoSmithKline (GSK).
Notion and Eden back NewVoiceMedia with £2.5m
Notion Capital and Eden Ventures have injected ТЃ2.5m into UK call centre technology vendor NewVoiceMedia as part of a second round of funding.
Carta Capital reaps 14-18% IRR on three exits
Lower mid-market mezzanine investor Carta Capital has exited three of its investments, each reaping an IRR of 14-18% and a money multiple of 1.6x to 1.8x.
Augur acquires Pall Mall Investment Management
Augur Capital has acquired a majority stake in German asset management firm Pall Mall Investment Management for an undisclosed amount.
TA Associates takes 50% stake in DNCA Finance
TA Associates has secured a 50% stake in French asset management firm DNCA Finance for an undisclosed amount.