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Carlyle buys Ergon's Golden Goose
Deal marks the GP's fourth investment in European fashion and apparel sector
Deal in Focus: Epiris sells Audiotonix to Astorg
Sale of the audio mixing console business will generate a return of 4.8x and IRR of 51% for the vendor
Verdane, BWB merge wind industry portfolio companies
Bach Composite Industry and Jupiter Group are merged by Nordic PE owners
GRO Capital acquires Danish software developer Targit
Founder of previously VC-backed Targit will resign as CEO after the buyout
Building bridges between France and Africa
New BPI France and AfricInvest fund could incentivise French funds to increase investments on the African continent
Oxford Capital leads $1.8m round for Spoke
British VC was joined in the round by Forward Partners and Seedcamp
Index Ventures and Backed VC invest in Hutch
Games developer intends to strenghten its presence on the market
Parcom Capital takes majority stake in MGG Group
LIOF, private equity arm of Dutch province of Limburg, was previously majority owner in the group
Capidea exits Union Engineering
Deal marks the seventh exit for Capedea's first fund, which has one firm left on its books
Wise merges KBC and Guarisco to create Imprima
GP will merge the business and retain a majority stake in the new group
Bregal buys Swiss watches and jewellery retailer Embassy
Deal marks the sixth investment overall and the second in Switzerland for the GP
Céréa Capital and BPI France invest in GPS Group
Transaction marks fourth deal completed with €225m Céréa Capital II fund
Silverfleet's Coventya makes two Turkish bolt-ons
French chemicals producer buys Turkish metal treatment businesses Politeknik and Telbis
Beechbrook closes UK SME fund on £150m
Alternative debt provider will also open an office in Manchester in the first half of 2017
NorthEdge-backed Ramsdens to float with £26.5m market cap
IPO of the UK pawnborker and foreign exchange business will return ТЃ10.6m to existing investors
Wise buys Gradiente's Tapì
Deal marks the third investment for the GP’s 2015-vintage Wisequity IV vehicle
New UK-Nordic VC Oxx hires Carlyle partner Easton
Carlyle partner and senior adviser will provide counsel to Oxx on part-time basis
ECI divests stake in Clarke Energy to Kohler
Deal is widely reported to value the energy equipment business between ТЃ300-350m
Sentica's Kotipizza bolts on Pizzataxi
Finnish pizza delivery and restaurant chain grows in southern Finland
CapMan launches infrastructure arm
Division adds new asset class to firm's buyout, debt and real-estate operations
Primary Capital's Maru acquires Usurv
Deal value and financial terms for the bolt-on were undisclosed
Frumtak Ventures invests $1.5m in Goodlifeme
Icelandic VC invests in Gothenburg-based developer of SideKickHealth app
Sidley Austin hires Schinköth
Jan Schinköth joins the international law firm, leaving DLA Piper
Triton, Davidson Kempner buy Via Location from ICG
ICG invested in Via Location in 2007, providing mezzanine debt for the group's second LBO