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Ardian's Dedalus carves out Agfa-Gevaert's healthcare IT business
Dedalus buys the business for an EV of €975m, with the aim of creating a healthcare software group
VCs in £10m round for Uncapped
Accelerator Seedcamp also invested in the round, as well as several angel investors
GED Capital buys Grupo OM from Nazca
GP invests via GED VI España fund, which was launched with a €175m target and held a €100m first close
Speedinvest promotes Markus Lang to partner
Land joined Speedinvest in 2015 and has acted as a board member in various portfolio companies
BID Equity Fund II holds final close on €125m
B2B software-focused fund launched in February 2019 and held a first close on €80m in July 2019
Amerra-backed Andromeda bolts on two aquaculture companies
Deal is financed by Amerra Capital, together with Abu Dhabi-based Mubadala Investment Company
NPM Capital et al. in €250m series-C for Picnic
Company will use the fresh capital to develop a robotised distribution centre in Utrecht
Head of global PE to leave Aberdeen Standard Investments
McDonald led the global private equity business as part of the private markets division
YFM, Comhar invest £4.5m in PanIntelligence
YFM is investing £3.5m for a minority stake, alongside an additional investment of £1m by Comhar
EQT-backed Saur buys Riventa
Company intends to expand its range of services in the water pump technology segment
Mobeus invests £13m in Access Partnership
Mobeus's investment will enable the consultancy to expand its services geographically
Apax France sells Sylpa to ActoMezz-backed management
Sale ends a four-year holding period for Apax France, which owned a stake in Sylpa via Apax Development
Lone Star in talks to acquire BASF's chemicals division
Final stage of the auction process comes after BASF began looking for a buyer at the end of 2018
Lightspeed leads €128m round for Vinted
Funding round values Vinted at €1bn, making it Lithuania's first technology unicorn
Telemos-backed Sanoptis buys AugenAllianz
Deal marks the second bolt-on for the GP's buy-and-build platform in the ophthalmology sector
European biotech flourishes as US and Asian capital pours in
Attracted by a buoyant industry with a rich pipeline, numerous US and Asian players have entered the market
Lonsdale-backed CRSG acquires Swegon Hire UK
Vendor of the company is Sweden-based Swegon Group, which generates €500m in revenues
Suma Capital backs CS Energy
Following Suma's acquisition, the company will be rebranded as Zero Waste Bioenergy
P101 invests €2m in Osteocom
P101 deploys capital from its Programma 102 fund, which targets early- to late-stage startups
Octopus, Downing and C4 in $21.8m round for Trouva
Fresh capital from the investment will be used for overseas expansion and software development
Torqx Capital buys Descroes
GP invests via its debut vehicle, Torqx Capital Partners I, a €150m fund targeting mid-market companies
Ardenton acquires Pebbles
Headquartered in Leeds and Dunfermline, Pebbles provides residential care and education
HLD-backed Kiloutou buys Werner Middeke
Company intends to boost its international expansion and strengthen its presence in the German market
Inflexion-backed Kynetec bolts on Kleffmann
Inflexion provided fresh equity for the acquisition from its Inflexion Buyout Fund IV
