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Bolster Investments buys minority stake in Infoplaza
Weather data provider uses the proceeds to fund the acquisition of market peer Weeronline
Aquiline-backed ClearCourse buys Practice Point
Practice Point's management team will stay on with the business, which will continue to operate independently
DIF Capital invests €82m in Touax Rail
GP is currently investing from its 2019-vintage DIF Core Infrastructure Fund II
Kester Capital closes second fund on £90m
GP also announced the refinancing of online gardening retailer YouGardem, scoring a 60% cost return
P101 in €6.4m round for WeSchool
CDP Venture and Tim Ventures take part in the round, alongside Club Digital and Club Italia Investimenti 2
Bid Equity buys majority stake in Infopark
Deal is the second from Bid Equity II, which held a close in November 2019 and targets B2B software
Nuo Capital, Olma in €4.5m round for Artemest
Early-stage investor Italian Angels for Growth and Swiss holding company Brahma also take part in the round
Priveq acquires majority stake in Trendhim
Company in 2019 generated revenues of DKK 115m, the equivalent of тЌ15.4m
Panakes et al. in €20m series-B for InnovHeart
Indaco Venture and CDP Venture Capital also take part in the round, alongside previous backer Genextra
PE-backed Nylacast acquires Supergrip
Deal is Nylacast's second add-on transaction since the GP acquired it in 2018
Jet Investment plans Jet 3 launch for late 2021
New vehicle's target is almost double the €153m that Jet raised for its second fund
France, southern Europe drive dealflow uptick in July
Buyout market is picking up again following one of the worst slumps on record, with some of the regions originally hardest hit becoming busier
ICG launches second recovery fund
Second vehicle will be larger than its predecessor, which closed on тЌ843m in March 2010
DvH Ventures launches Digital Health Fund
Dieter von Holtzbrinck Ventures (DvH Ventures) has announced the launch of its first Digital Health fund, which has held a first close on €60m.
Astorg sells Surfaces Group to TA Associates
Sale ends a three-year holding period for Astorg, which acquired a 75% stake in the company from Xenon PE
Rigeto Unternehmerkapital acquires Oehm & Rehbein
Acquisition of Germany-based x-ray equipment and software was backed by senior debt from ApoBank
Marlin invests in Pentalog
Marlin is currently investing from its Marlin Equity V vehicle, which closed on €2.5bn in March 2017
Triton's All4Labels buys GPS Label, Rotomet
Following the acquisition, GPS-Rotomet will operate under All4Labels, which Triton acquired in 2019
EMZ Partners invests in Ankerkraut
Founding Lemcke family will retain a majority stake in the Germany-based spice retailer
White Park, Navigator Capital carve out Gateway from Gunnebo
Subsidiary has since 2019 generated a loss for Gunnebo
Partners Group-backed Civica acquires InfoFlex
Omers Private Equity sold Civica to Partners Group for an enterprise value of ТЃ1.055bn in 2017
Synova-backed Fairstone acquires Chiltern House
Synova committed ТЃ25m to the development of Fairstone in 2016, drawing equity from Synova III
Vitruvian Partners sells Unifaun to Marlin Equity Partners
GP exits the business four years after acquiring a majority stake in it alongside the management
Genesis buys majority stake in R2B2
Deal is the first from the GP's Genesis Growth Equity Fund I, which is targeting €40m