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Invitalia leads €1.5m series-A for Vino75
Backers include Florence-based venture capital house Sici
Lonsdale's Nucore rebrands, secures Beechbrook refinancing
Scottish oil & gas business formerly known as Oteac has rebranded and appointed a new CEO
Invitalia and Principia lead €1.4m series-A for Pedius
Funding round backers include Invitalia Ventures, Pricipia and existing investor TIM Ventures
Ouest Croissance, Unexo take minority stake in Kiclos
Investors are taking over from previous investor MBO Partenaires
LDC-backed D&D London secures Beechbrook refinancing
Restaurant group will use the package to repay shareholder loans provided by the GP and company management
Capvis buys majority stake in Felss Group
Deal saw the GP provide capital from its 2013-vintage Capvis Equity IV vehicle
Accel promotes Lixandru as partner
Lixandru has been promoted as a partner after five years at the London-based VC firm
Capital Croissance acquires ID Systemes
New funding will help group push its international growth across Europe
Resource Partners acquires majority stake in makeup maker Torf
Torf's CEO and director general will remain as managers of the business post-buyout
Elbrus's SPSR to merge with DPD
Russian courier business will merge with its competitor, with the GP retaining a minority stake in the enlarged group
Gradiente injects €1.8m into pasta maker Taste Italy
Deal marks second investment from the GP’s second vehicle, Invest in Modena
Resource Partners holds €100m first close for second fund
New vehicle follows predecessor's strategy of investing in CEE consumer companies
Wise's Colcom bolts on Sadev
Bolt-on transaction comes after two years from the GP’s original acquisition
PAI-backed Ethypharm acquires Martindale Pharma
New combined entity will generate revenues in excess of тЌ300m
MMC and True Capital in £8m round for TyresOnTheDrive
Investment marks the fourth round of funding for the UK-based tyre replacement business
Inter-Risco buys 40% stake in Catari
Deal marks the fund’s second transaction executed on a stand-alone basis
New Science Ventures leads €12m series-B for Zeotap
Backers include existing investors Capnamic Ventures and Iris Capital, as well as business angels
PE-backed Consort NT acquires Altea and Estia
Ardian has been backing the group since 2002, while other backers entered the group later
Inflexion backs £40m MyPolicy MBO
Investment in insurance broker marks the first deal made by the 2016-vintage Inflexion Enterprise Fund IV
Valar Ventures and Alven Capital in $1.7m round for Qonto
Valar Ventures and Alven Capital have invested a joint $1.7m in banking platform Qonto through an early-stage round.
MCI launches debt fund with $500m target
Debt vehicle structured as evergreen fund supplying diverse financing products to CEE companies
Deal in Focus: Chequers exits Provalliance group
Hair salon business Provalliance generates €1.2bn in revenues serving 35 million customers per year
Partech, Kurma to manage BPI-backed French university seed fund
Fund will aim to support 40-50 tech and life sciences early-stage startups over next three years
Inflexion-backed Cablecom acquires WarwickNet
Bolt-on of the UK internet service provider comes seven months after the company's previous acquisition