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Hannover Finanz sells Lück to Spie
Spie looks to expand its mechanical and electrical services capabilities in Germany
Steadfast buys Reutter and ITIB
GP plans to merge and further integrate the two companies together with minority shareholder Fortas
ISB leads funding round for Savedroid
New capital will be used to provide the 150,000-strong user base with more contract categories
Sovereign hires Hay as partner
Alex Hay leaves a similar position at RJD Partners to join Sovereign Capital
Baring exits Weetabix in £1.4bn trade sale to Post Holdings
Sale of cereal company comes just a year and a half after the GP acquired a 40% stake in the business
Ixo backs Noeva's MBO
Ixo becomes the new majority shareholder of Noeva, with the balance going to management
IK Investment Partners opens Amsterdam office
Local team will consist of a mid-cap and a small-cap team, to be headed by partner Remko Hilhorst
Vendis Capital invests in Fatboy
Transaction is the fifth investment made through the €180m Vendis Capital II fund
Accel-KKR's ESG buys Utiligroup from NorthEdge
Accel-KKR portfolio company Energy Services Group (ESG) has bought UK-based software and IT services company Utiligroup from NorthEdge Capital.
BC's Elysium acquires Badby from Patron
BC Partners bought 22 mental health facilities in the UK, formerly part of Priory Group, in November
Phoenix sells Key Retirement to Partners Group for £200m
New funding will be used to expand the companyтs distribution capacity and drive product innovation
Keensight promotes Svensson to partner
Magdalena Svensson becomes partner at Keensight after three years with the company
PAI offer rejected by Refresco
Soft drink and fruit juice bottling company rejects the private equity firm's takeover offer
LDC backs Hill Biscuits MBO
Deal with the Manchester-based biscuit business is the third investment in as many months for LDC
NorthEdge completes Fine Industries trade sale, scores 2.5x return
NorthEdge secures a 2.5x return on the chemicals business after a three-year holding period
Capnamic VC and Iris Capital invest €7.5m in Unu
Founders.org, NRW Bank and private investors also backed the funding round
Pamplona sells further 33% of OGF to Teachers' Private Capital
Pamplona, which first acquired the group in 2013, had already sold a 41% stake to OTTP in 2015
LBO France to take over HMY Group
Sagard became majority shareholder in HMY Group in 2005, acquiring the company for €340m
Idinvest et al. in $75m series-D round for Actility
Expansion will focus on developing industrial internet of things solutions in additional sectors
Cinven backed Synlab raises €250m via capital increase
Cinven will remain the majority shareholder of Synlab and other LP will retain its current stake
Deal in Focus: Bain and Cinven to take Stada private
Acquisition of German pharmaceutical company would be the largest buyout ever recorded in the country
Ecapital and IBB sell Geo-En to GASAG
Acquisition of Geo-En provides a strategic expansion into energy services for GASAG
CBPE's JTC Group bolts on New Amsterdam Cititrust
UK-based corporate and fund service provider JTC Group expands in the Benelux region
Vespa invests in Lumi MBO
GP is currently investing from its second fund, which makes invests in companies with EVs of тЌ15-75m