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AUSTRIA - 3TS Capital Partners exits PXP Software AG
3TS Capital Partners has divested its majority stake in PXP Software AG to the company's management.
UK - NBGI adds Smollensky's to menu
NBGI Private Equity has acquired Smollensky's Bar & Grill, a chain of steak restaurants, to add to its Kornicis portfolio of restaurants.
BELGIUM - Arkafund and Vinnof back Oxynade with EUR 1m
Venture capital firm Arkafund and Vinnof (Vlaamse Innovatiefonds), a provider of seed capital to innovative Flanders-based start-ups, have participated in a series A round of financing for internet start-up Oxynade, commiting a total of EUR 1m.
GERMANY - BayBG invests EUR 1m in Med-Titan Spine GmbH
BayBG Bayerische Beteiligungsgesellschaft has invested EUR 1m in equity and mezzanine capital in medical technology start-up Med-Titan Spine GmbH for a minority stake.
CIS - East Capital sells its 10% stake in Severnaya Kazna
East Capital Financials Fund has sold its 10% stake in Yekaterinburg-based Severnaya Kazna to the bank's new majority shareholder, Alfa-Bank, Russia, for EUR 27m.
SPAIN – ProA bids for Acciona's parking business
According to reports, ProA Capital is among the five offers selected in the bid for Acciona's parking business which is valued at EUR 200m.
GERMANY - Consortium invests EUR 10m in agri.capital
Ludgate Environmental Fund Limited alongside Valiance Special Situations Fund, has invested a total of EUR 10m into agri.capital, a developer and operator of biogas plants in Germany.
CEE - Enterprise Investors backs Dystrybucja Polska
Enterprise Investors has acquired a 30% stake in non-addressed mail distributor Dystrybucja Polska (Polish Distribution) in a deal valued at PLN 6m (approx. EUR 1.5m).
UK - 3i to sell 70 portfolio companies to Chamonix Private Equity
It is understood that 3i Group is assessing the possibility of selling stakes in up to 70 companies to Chamonix Private Equity.
UK - Premier Foods seeks out PE investors
According to reports, Premier Foods, owner of Hovis bread among other food brands, is talking to investment banks and private equity groups about a potential ТЃ700m fundraising.
FRANCE - AGF, Auriga et al inject EUR 2.11m into Domain Therapeutics
Returning investors AGF Private Equity, Auriga Partners, Edmond de Rothschild Investment Partners and Sofinnova Partners have invested EUR 2.11m in Domain Therapeutics alongside new investors Alsace Inter Regio Fonds d'Investissement and Alsace Création....
SPAIN - Clave Mayor invests EUR 1m into Ikatz
Clave Mayor, via the Ronda Inovación fund, has taken a minority stake in photography specialist Ikatz in a deal valued at EUR 1m. The transaction encountered some delay because of Ikatz's acquisition of Fotosistema, and took about nine months to complete....
GERMANY - Caption invests in Fruitwork Group
Capiton has invested in fruit and nut trading company Fruitwork Group, as part of reallocating company shares and financing growth.
GERMANY - HTGF and Bayern Kapital invest in SurgicEye
High-Tech Gründerfonds and Bayern Kapital have invested in medical technology company SurgicEye GmbH.
FRANCE/GERMANY - Cognetas-backed Tokheim acquisition of Göhler
Cognetas Fund II has backed Tokheim's acquisition of Göhler Group with an equity injection of EUR 7.9m, and a further maximum commitment of EUR 7.9m over three years to meet earn-out requirements.
SPAIN - Highgrowth and BCN Emprèn merge
Venture capital firms Highgrowth and BCN Emprèn have merged. The combined entity will henseforth trade under the name bcnHighgrowth.
FRANCE - CAPE and CEA invest EUR 1.2m into EyeTechCare
Crédit Agricole Private Equity (CAPE) and CEA Valorisation have made an investment of EUR 1.2m into EyeTechCare, a specialist in medical devices, with each contributing half of the total.
UK - Pantheon bolsters secondaries team
Funds-of-funds investor Pantheon has appointed Francesco di Valmarana as principal in its London-based European secondaries team.
NETHERLANDS - IK exits Wehkamp
IK Investment Partners has sold Dutch online shopping site Wehkamp to a group of private investors for an undisclosed sum.
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