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Sofinnova et al. invest €20m in Afyren
France-based biotech business Afyren plans to commercialise its products in 2020
Italian journalists' fund seeks VC opportunities
The National Institute for Italian Journalists' Social Security (INPGI) has launched a tender notice seeking closed-ended venture capital and growth capital funds to invest in.
Beringea leads £2.4m funding round for DeepCrawl
Funding will enable DeepCrawl to further consolidate and expand its presence in the UK and the US
Accel in $30m series-B round for Chainalysis
Chainalysis has previously raised funds from Techstars, Point Nine Capital, FundersClub and CVP
RCapital backs AirHop MBO
Trampoline parks operator is to open five new sites in Germany and two in the UK
EQT sells 20% of IVC to pension funds
Deal reportedly values the company at £2.6bn, affords EQT more time before a future IPO
Tesi to invest €75m in circular economy initiatives
Tesi’s fund-of-funds programme makes 5-10 investments per year, totalling €100-150m
Synova hires Sovereign's Jain, appoints two more
Jain joins as an investment director, while the GP also hires Alantra's Mullally and HSBC's Bullman
HTGF in seed round for 8sense
Beurer Group invested in 2018 and HGTF was joined by Thieme Group and a business angel in the round
Iris leads €20m series-B for Virtuo
Balderton and Raise also take part in the round, which will fund the car rental firm's UK expansion
Strong Italian dealflow boosts southern European activity
Italy reached an all-time peak in terms of buyout dealflow and aggregate value in 2018, boosting the region's figures as a whole
VCDE, Time for Growth sell Brille24 to Essilor
Time for Growth invested in international expansion and technology over the holding period
Alantra backs Frías Nutrición
GP is investing from Alantra Private Equity Fund III, which held a €450m final close in 2017
Target Partners leads $3.1m seed round for Corrux
Software provider is operating some pilot projects with construction companies in Germany
Panoramic backs management buy-in of PCS
GP is currently investing from its second fund, which writes equity cheques of £1-5m
US healthcare funds buy Moberg Pharma's OTC business for $155m
Purchase price represents a 14.1x entry multiple for the investors and is 3.3x the group’s revenues
Hi Inov leads $6.2m series-A for Deepomatic
Previous investor Alven Capital and entrepreneur Bertrand Diard also take part in the round
Azulis buys Helios Group in SBO
GP invests in Helios, a construction and road marking specialist, via Middle Market Fund V
Unquote Private Equity Podcast: Dual speed ahead
Listen to the latest episode of the Unquote Private Equity Podcast, in which the team navigates the bifurcation in private equity fundraising
Hg-backed STP acquires WBDat
Hg acquired a majority stake in STP in 2016 via its lower-mid-market Mercury Fund
Baird promotes three to managing director
Ballantine, Luen and Sun are promoted from their director roles in the industrial and TMT teams
Endless adds new associate director to Manchester team
James Warburton spent eight years in the Manchester restructuring team at Deloitte
Main Capital exits Roxit to PE-backed Visma
Sale ends a four-year holding period for Main Capital, which invested via its third and fourth funds
Value Enhancement Partners buys Frimex in SBO
Frimex was acquired by Mentha Capital in 2014 in a carve-out from Dutch firm TBI