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BGF invests £3m in Sentric Music
Music licensing company will expand internationally and develop its platform following the deal
Ratos sells final Arcus share block for NOK 762m
After the share sale, listed Swedish private equity firm Ratos will no longer be a shareholder in the Norwegian wine and spirits group
Global Founders in €10m series-A for Mycs
Investors in the funding round include US-based software developer TriPos and several business angels
Irdi Soridec leads €16m funding round for Advicenne
Cemag Invest and MI Care also took part in the funding round for the French pharmaceutical business
Providence in €115m buyout of Baltic broadcaster MTG
Vendor is Swedish broadcasting company Modern Times Group, which is listed on Nasdaq OMX Stockholm
Bridgepoint hires KPMG's Holley as head of ESG
New recruit joins the GP after three years leading KPMG's responsible investment operations
Livonia completes third deal with Santa Monica Networks MBO
The deal sees Livonia tap its maiden fund to acquire Santa Monica's Latvian and Lithuanian operations
Denmark suffers from lack of newcomer buyout firms
Country lags behind its Nordic counterparts in terms of new private equity players, despite a growing number of buyouts
Céréa promotes two in debt and mezzanine teams
Marjorie Manet is promoted to director and Alexandre Durst to investment director
Omnes Capital in €3.5m round for MultiX
Previous investors, including Kreaxi, Thales, Helea Financiere and Alto Invest reinvested in the group
Stada tells PE bidders to improve offers
German drug manufacturer reportedly received offers from Bain/Cinven and Advent/Permira consortiums
Bain Capital reduces Maisons du Monde stake
GP reduces its stake in the group from 31.2% to 15.8% through the transaction
Kingsley invests £10m in Oxford Cannabinoid Technologies
Company will work alongside Oxford University to develop treatments for acute and chronic conditions
Bayside sells Bodybell to CVC's Douglas
Bayside first bought into the company's loans in 2009 and swapped its position to equity in 2015
3i invests €120m in Lampenwelt
Deal for German lighting company sees existing co-owner reinvest alongside incoming chair
FSN Capital acquires Active Brands
Buyout sees the Norway-based private equity fund acquire a majority stake in sporting goods group
Bregal- and Project A-backed Onlineprinters bolts on Solopress
Acquisition comes six months after the company was acquired from TA Associates in a secondary buyout
VRD and Bayern Kapital in €7.4m round for Lophius
Lophius will use the funding to accelerate diagnostic developments for tuberculosis using T cell technology
Lonsdale-backed portfolio companies bolt on two firms
Global Yachting Group and Avalon acquire ACA Marine and Plan My Funeral
Endless acquires C&F from trade vendor SIG
Deal for the carpet and flooring company is the 14th investment from the GP's fourth fund
Unigrains buys minority stake in Nutrisens
French GP has acquired its stake from family office Evolem, which owned the business for 10 years
SVG sells Xceptor to CBPE Capital
Divestment comes as the vendor prepares to wind down after HarbourVest acquired its portfolio
Arvato and SBI in €26.3m series-A for Solarisbank
Company will expand its banking platform and internationalise its client base and operations
BaltCap backs Sanoma Baltics MBO
Previous owner Sanoma Media Finland reaps €10m in proceeds from the sale