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Ananda leads £2.5m series-A round for Repositive
Other investors include Amadeus Capital Partners and Force Over Mass Capital
HTGF and IFH sell 51% stake in Bentekk to Dräger
HTGF and IFH invested in a six-figure seed funding round for Bentekk in May 2016
NorthEdge invests in Clearly Drinks
Deal is the fourth investment made with capital drawn from NorthEdge's second fund
TA Associates invests in Babilou
Cobepa and Raise, as well as Societe Generale, will stay on as shareholders
NVM appoints Howarth and Warren as associates
Victoria Howarth and Jason Warren have joined the UK-based VC's investment team
Vector in $400m BIMBO for Experian's CCM division
GP and ExactTarget co-founder will take a combined 75% stake in the cross-channel marketing firm
Amadeus Capital in $2m Iyzico series-C
With the latest capital infusion, the Turkish fintech startup has raised $15m of capital
Bridgepoint exits AEF Group
AEF became a Bridgepoint portfolio company after the firm acquired EdRCP in 2014
Lone Star acquires 75% stake in Novo Banco
GP's winning bid marks the end of a two-year auction process for the Portuguese lender
Redalpine leads €3m series-A round for Zenjob
Extra capital will be used to expand Zenjob's operations out of the capital and across Germany
Amundi, Atomic Energy Commission launch Supernova Invest
New firm is co-owned by CEA Investissement and Amundi Private Equity, with 40% each
Idea Capital's CCR I fund purchases 70% stake in Util
Debt-in-possession investment vehicle CCR I reportedly bought the asset at €90m EV
Luxembourg becoming a hub for German funds
GPs are increasingly chosing to domicile funds outside of Germany as fundraising in the country gathers pace
Volpi invests €90m in Version 1 SBO
Existing backer BDO Development Capital exits IT company after a three-year holding period
Advent and Bain acquire Ratepay
Ratepay will be integrated with Concardis, another joint acquisition by Advent and Bain earier this year
Mandarin buys stake in ceramic manufacturer La Fabbrica
GP backed the company’s MBI through its Mandarin Capital Partners II vehicle
Alpha Associés appoints Rossignol as partner and head of France
Rossignol is joining from his previous role at 21 Centrale Partners, where he became partner in 2014
Investec hires Bank of Ireland's Conor McMahon
Former vice-president of acquisition finance at Bank of Ireland, McMahon joins the investment bank's corporate & acquisition finance team
Speedinvest backs Bikemap
With the new investment, Bikemap will attempt to accelerate its growth through further internationalisation
Silverfleet appoints Karl Eidem as co-head of Nordic region
Former AP6 and Doughty Hanson joins British GP's current head of the Nordic region, Gareth Whiley
Steady growth driven by smaller deals in Benelux
The Benelux region recorded a fourth successive increase in buyout volumes, thanks to strong activity in the smaller size brackets
Italy's aggregate value soars in 2016
Despite a slight dip in deal volume, Italy witnessed a 38.3% increase in aggregate value terms in 2016
Short-term consumer boost eases probable Brexit fallout in UK
Inflation, wage stagnation and trade uncertainty threaten the UK and Irish private equity markets post-Brexit
DACH proves its value with highest volume increase rate in 2016
Buyout activity in the DACH region witnessed the highest increase rate in deal volume across Europe in 2016