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JCDecaux takes 15.4% stake in Eurazeo
Taking over from Crédit Agricole, JC Decaux becomes the second largest shareholder in Eurazeo
Redalpine to close venture fund by end of Q2
Fund is still open for investments and has a hard-cap of CHF 100m with minimum commitments of CHF 1m
Ardian buys Dynamic Technologies
Ardian will acquire control of the business through its North America Fund II
Pemberton arranges refinancing for Capvis-backed Ondal
Approximately 20% of the €1.2bn debt vehicle is now deployed in Germany, according to the firm
Creandum, Idinvest, Alven in €7m round for Clustree
Alven Capital provided a €2.5m round of early-stage funding for Clustree in 2015
Shawbrook to reject BC, Pollen Street's £868m take-private bid
Independent directors tell shareholders the 340 pence per share offer undervalues the company
EQT sells stake in Swiss Smile to Jacobs Holding
Swiss Smile has nearly doubled its revenues from CHF 3.9bn under EQT's stewardship
CD&R, SSA sell 12.5% stake in B&M for £454.3m
Following the partial divestment, CD&R will retain a 4.9% stake in the discount retailer
ACG Management and Capelia exit Brevet Carrosserie
ACG and Capelia invested in the company in 2009, providing €2.6m for a management buy-in
Apax's Evry sets IPO price range
Following the initial take-private, the GP aims to float the asset after a two-year holding period
Speedinvest in €2.5m round for Fincompare
Business angels and family offices from the banking and finance sectors also invest in the round
Unigestion, Union Investment close third fund-of-funds on €312m
Unigestion will manage the fund's portfolio while Union Investment is responsible for fund administration
Endless sells Imtech UK & Ireland to EDF
Sale of technical services business comes less than two years after its acquisition by the GP
Grazia Equity leads $4.9m seed round for Yeay
VC firm Mountain Partners also invested in the round along with well known business angels
Alpha Private Equity closes APEF 7 with €903m
APEF 7 is a significant step up from APEF 6, which had gathered €700m worth of commitments in 2012
Ufenau buys Altano to consolidate equine clinics market
Fund manager says it has already started exclusive negotiations with several regional competitors
Nordic Capital and Avista in partial exit for ConvaTec
Sale is understood to have generated £805m in gross proceeds for the private equity owners
Intera-backed Silmäasema IPO oversubscribed multiple times
Silmäasema announced a price range of €6.20-7.20 on 26 May, implying a market cap of €92-105m
Agilitas's Reconor bolts on Lotra
Danish waste management company steps into a nationwide business
Delivery Hero announces intention to float
Company will target gross proceeds of around €450m from the sale of newly issued shares after costs
Fortune Fountain Capital acquires Baccarat for €164m
China-based family office FFC is acquiring around 88.8% of Euronext-listed entity Baccarat
LDC reaps 3.3x in sale of A-Gas to KKR
Refrigeration gas business has undertaken an acquisitive growth strategy under the vendor's tenure
Rutland invests in Aston Barclay
Deal for the car auction business is the fifth investment made from the GP's third fund
VC firms in €13m round for Alphapet Ventures
Heliad Equity Partners, Venturestars, Reimann Investors and Mountain Partners invested €10m of equity