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BayBG takes minority stake in ISOG restructuring
Restructuring plan approved at the start of May means the company will keep its HQ and secure 85 jobs
Principia launches fashion- and design-focused VC fund
Launched with a €150m target, the fund expects to close its first transaction by Q3 2017
Tikehau invests £80m in IT and web hosting firm Claranet
Company recently expanded into Italy, on top of acquiring Brazilian and Dutch competitors
Apax France et al. sell down remaining stakes in GFI
Qatar-based Mannai Corporation will increase its holding in the French IT business from 51% to 95%
HTGF in €1.5m seed round for Replex
Fresh capital will be used to expand into the US market, with a new office recently opened in San Francisco
Ardian takes 60% stake in Global Product Solutions
Ardian invests through its mid-cap buyout arm, for which it recently closed Ardian LBO Fund V on €4.5bn
YFM holds £45m final close for maiden buyout fund
GP launched the fund shortly after regulatory changes to the types of deals permissible to VCTs
Deal in Focus: Idea CCR I in turnaround for Pigna
Investment in struggling pulp and paper company is the third investment by the debt-for-equity investor
G Square Healthcare acquires Duomed
GP recently closed its second investment vehicle, G Square Capital II, on its €350m hard-cap
Terra Firma invests in Equistone's Sportgroup
Terra Firma will provide further support and advice but will not be involved operationally
Chequers Capital acquires Sport & Leisure Group
Two other bidders were reportdely in the running to acquire the synthetic turf maker
Spintop leads €2m round for cleaning platform Freska
Investment comes a year after the home cleaning platform acquired Norwegian competitor Freska
Fond-ICO injects €160m into eight Spain-focused funds
Since its foundation in 2013, Fond-ICO has deployed €1.26bn with 56 domestic and international GPs
Gimv acquires stake in MVZ Holding
Gimv will provide financial and strategic support for MVZ Holding’s growth and acquisition strategy
Apposite Capital leads €7m round for NIMGenetics
Deal is the third acquisition for the GP's 2016-vintage vehicle, Apposite Healthcare Fund II
Bestport invests in Nu-Heat MBO
Underfloor heating company's founding directors will retire following completion of the deal
Kartesia leads €25m round for Vet+a
Deal is the second investment in the insurtech sector for the GP, after backing GT Motion in January
UK clarifies permitted relationships between LPs and GPs
Changes to limited partnership act could render UK-domiciled funds more attractive to investors that have not previously invested in such funds
KKR et al. buy Intertur Hotels
Backers include Iberian asset management firm Dunas and Alchemy-backed hotel chain Alua
Verdane's Uppländska in Bellmans bolt-on
New company is plans to grow with further bolt-ons, as well as organically
Tesi and Debiopharm in $10m series-B for BC Platforms
Biopharmaceutical company will launch new technologies and integrate clinical and genomic data
LBO France buys VetroElite from Gradiente
Deal saw the Italian mid-cap private equity house divest the asset after a four-year holding period
Wise buys digital printing business Aleph
Deal is the fifth acquisition for the GP's 2015-vintage Wisequity IV
Marlborough hires Simpson-Orlebar as senior adviser
Aubrey Simpson-Orlebar joins debt advisory firm Marlborough Partners after leaving Lloyds