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Bencis to back EMC Group SBO
Holland Capital will end its 10-year ownership in the Dutch medical staffing specialist
Platinum closes fifth fund on $10bn hard-cap
Platinum Equity Capital Partners V draws $10bn in commitments from more than 250 LPs in 30 countries
Synova returns to life sciences with Charnwood investment
Second investment for Synova's latest vehicle, following Preventx last October
Raise backs consultancy Efor
French GP invests €20m in the consultancy firm, while Capza provides a €35m unitranche
Consortium in €36m series-B for NorthSea Therapeutics
US-based VCs VenBio and Sofinnova Investments back the business for the first time
Versant Ventures et al. back VectivBio
The $35m investment will be used to launch the biotech company following its spin-out from Therachon
Accent Equity buys Global Attractions SPI
Playground equipment producer hopes to expand internationally and broaden its product portfolio
Mérieux closes Mérieux Participations 3 on €377m
Fund targets businesses operating within the nutrition and food safety sectors
Ardian exits Riemser
Sale to Spain-based Esteve follows the GP's first attempt to sell the pharmaceutical company in 2017
Hollyport closes Secondary Opportunities Fund VII on $1bn
New vehicle has already acquired stakes in an Equistone legacy fund and in Indigo V
ECI promotes Pike to partner
Suzanna Pike joined ECI in 2011 to work on deal origination, and was promoted to director in 2017
Abry Partners makes investment in Options Technology
This is the second round of investment for the firm, and substantially exceeds the first round of >$100m
OTPP et al. in €140m round for Kry
Founded in 2015, Kry had already raised in excess of тЌ80m prior to this round
Horizon Capital backs Sapphire Systems
Deal is the fourth from the Horizon Capital I fund, which closed on ТЃ200m in Q4 2018
Unquote Private Equity Podcast: Craving carve-outs
Listen to the latest episode of the Unquote Private Equity Podcast, where the team discusses corporate carve-outs
Comhar backs TaperedPlus
Flat-roof design and insulation specialist TaperedPlus is Leeds-based Comhar's third investment
Venture Stars et al. back Finoa
Blockchain startup aims to use the fresh capital to broaden its service offering and grow its team
UI Gestion backs Daco France SBO
Directors Alain and Michel Abitbol retain stakes in the France-based dried fruits company
Brandkamp leaves HTGF to establish new fund
Brandkamp will join the new European Circular Bioeconomy Fund, focusing on sustainable investments
TA Associates promotes three in London
Lovisa Lander is promoted to principal from senior vice-president
UBS's Fabrice Scheer joins Alantra France
Scheer's colleague, UBS director Nicolas Senlis, also joins Alantra's Paris office
ECI sells MThree to trade after 18 months
Education services provider goes to US-based John Wiley & Sons for more than ТЃ100m
PAI's Meyer-Schönherr steps down
Meyer-Schönherr's responsibilities will be taken over by Andreas Kumeth and Philipp Meyer
Prudentia backs Metz-Amnéville zoological park
GP is investing via its maiden fund, France Industrie I, which closed on €100m in 2018