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H2 Equity Partners sells Hancocks to Innovative Bites for £100m
Sale of confectionary wholesaler follows a holding period of four and a half years
Milestone Partners exits Quintus Technologies in $115m trade sale
The acquirer is Tokyo-based industrial group Kobe Steel, which will operate Quintus as a subsidiary
Blackstone Tactical Opportunities backs De Nora
The US-based private equity firm is reported to have acquired a 35% stake in the Italian manufacturer
Capitem Partenaires exits Planett
Capitem Partenaires acquired a majority stake in Planett in 2015 through an MBO
ZFHN exits Dataglobal in MBO
Management buyout is being led by CEO Wolfgang Munz, who originally founded the company in 1992
KKR buys Italian credit servicing platform Sistemia
Deal comes two weeks after Varde Partners’ acquisition of Sistemia’s competitor Guber
Polytech Ecosystem Ventures joins CHF 3.5m series-A for Lend
A number of business angels joined in the funding round alongside the Swiss-American VC
Main Capital acquires Muis Software
GP is currently investing from its fourth buyout fund Main Capital IV, closed on €85m in 2015
HTGF et al. sell Symetis to Boston Scientific for $435m
Companies have developed complementary heart valve technologies
Maven appoints Vassallo and Dickens to north-east team
Appointments come weeks after the GP was awarded the mandate to manage the ТЃ20m Finance Durham Fund
Polaris promotes Gornitzka, Damkjær and Satchwell
Rune Lillie Gorntizka, Simon DamkjУІr and Joachim Satchwell progress at the Danish buyout firm
TGFS and Madsack Mediengruppe in €2m series-A for Dipat
Company will use the fresh capital to expand its services across Germany, and will also move to Leipzig
ECM-backed Wieners+Wieners bolts on Apostroph
Bolt-on is continuation of ECM’s buy-and-build strategy in the German-speaking language services market
ArchiMed makes 400% IRR on HIS exit
Transaction marks the first exit for ArchiMed's maiden fund Med 1, closed on €350m in 2015
Naxicap buys Findis from Activa et al.
Naxicap’s takeover marks the third LBO for Findis, with previous owners including Activa and Abénex
Black Toro provides €40m debt and equity mix for Farga Group
GP’s BTC II fund has deployed 78% of its committed capital following the deal
NEA leads $16m series-A for Konux
New funding will be used for the development of new product features and further European expansion
Mediterrania Capital Partners et al. Sell Grupo San Jose & Lopez
GPs fully exit the Spanish transportation business after a four-year ownership period
Bayern Kapital backs Terraloupe
New capital will be used to build the product platform and expand the business internationally
Abénex backs LP Promotion MBO
GP is acquiring its stake from company founder Lucien Ponsot, allowing him to retire
Verdane acquires literacy software developer Lingit
Norwegian company had revenues of NOK 30.6m and EBITDA of NOK 9.7m in 2016
Better Capital-backed Jaeger enters administration
Development comes a week after the GP reportedly sold the retailer's debt to Edinburgh Woollen Mill
Aurica Capital buys 40% stake in Delta Tecnic
GP acquires its stake in the colour additives producer for €20m, according to Mergermarket
Nordic buyout market off to slow start in 2017
Buyout volume in Q1 was slowest start to a year since 2013, while Q1 exit figures were at their lowest first-quarter level since 2011