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Nordic Capital buys four consumer financing firms
Nordic Capital has acquired Swedish consumer financing, insurance and business support services providers Resurs Bank, Solid Försäkringar, Reda Inkasso and Teleresurs.
Nauta leads €13.5m round for Mysportgroup
Nauta Capital has injected €3.5m into German e-commerce platform Mysportgroup as part of a €13.5m funding round.
Nova Capital appoints new associate partner
Secondaries specialist Nova Capital Management has appointed Like Matthews to the role of associate partner in the firm's London office.
Tikehau IM and Macquarie team up for debt programme
Tikehau Investment management and Macquarie Lending's corporate and asset finance group have partnered to offer debt funding solutions to French SMEs.
Residex sells Best Fencing Group
Residex has sold its stake in Dutch industrials company Best Fencing Group back to management, according to reports.
YFM backs Finance Online with £1m
YFM Equity Partners has injected £1m of mezzanine financing into UK Finance Online Ltd, a Bolton-based company that handles PPI claims.
DFJ Esprit leads $5m round for Lyst
DFJ Esprit has led a $5m financing round for e-commerce platform Lyst.
French fundraising: Out in the wild
French fundraising
Altor reaps 6x on Helly Hansen
Altor Equity Partners has sold a majority stake in Norwegian clothing retailer Helly Hansen to the Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan (OTPP), keeping a 25% shareholding.
HTGF et al. invest in Subitec
High-Tech Gründerfonds, eCAPITAL entrepreneurial Partners, Fraunhofer Venture and KfW Bankengruppe’s ERP-Startfonds have invested €4.5m in a second round for German cleantech company Subitec, according to reports.
Equistone acquires EuroAvionics
Equistone Partners Europe has acquired EuroAvionics Holding, a manufacturer of civil certified systems for the aviation industry, from Varde Investments Ireland.
Ratos-backed Arcus-Gruppen buys spirits brands portfolio
Ratos portfolio company Arcus-Gruppen has acquired Nordic spirit brands Aalborg, Brøndums, Gammel Dansk and Malteser from Pernod Ricard.
Lead Equities-backed Weidinger acquires IP-Group
Lead Equities portfolio company Weidinger & Partner has acquired a majority stake in Austrian educational services provider IP-Group Beteiligungs GmbH.
Francisco Partners takes Kewill private
Francisco Partners has acquired British logistics software provider Kewill, previously listed on the London Stock Exchange.
Gresham-backed JGG buys Industry Media
James Grant Group, a provider of professional services to the sports, music and entertainment sectors backed by Gresham, has wholly acquired Industry Media, a business consultancy for the television industry.
Norvestor acquires Abax
Norvestor Equity has bought Norwegian electronic trip logs provider Abax in a management buyout.
Turenne Capital funds Cibex bolt-on
Turenne Capital has invested €2.5m in French real estate developer Cibex to partly finance its acquisition of Infinim.
Vespa Capital acquires Abylsen
Vespa Capital has taken a majority stake in French energy and technology consulting firm Abylsen.
Phoenix's Andrew Page buys Camberley Auto Factors
Phoenix Equity Partners portfolio company Andrew Page has acquired automotive parts wholesaler Camberley Auto Factors.
Q&A: Taylor Wessing on tech investment
Q&A: Taylor Wessing
Mid Europa completes €400m recap of Czech T-Mobile
Mid Europa has secured a further CZK 875m (€35m) from Austria-based Volksbank to complete the CZK 10bn (c€400m) recapitalisation of its minority stake in T-Mobile Czech Republic.
Oaktree sells Nordenia for €655m
Oaktree Capital Management has sold its controlling stake in German packaging manufacturer Nordenia International to trade buyer Mondi Group.
Doughty Hanson-backed Vue to take over CinemaxX
Doughty Hanson’s portfolio company Vue has announced its intention to launch a voluntary public takeover offer for German multiplex chain CinemaxX.
Permira sells Valentino to Qatari investors
Permira has sold Valentino Fashion Group to Mayhoola for Investments, a vehicle backed by a Qatari private investor group, in a deal believed to be valued at around €700m.