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BGF backs Inoapps with £10m
The Business Growth Fund (BGF) has invested ТЃ10m in Aberdeen-based Inoapps, an Oracle application reseller and IT consultancy business, in return for a minority stake.
PE-backed Foodpanda receives $8m for Middle East expansion
Foodpanda, backed by Rocket Internet, Investment AB Kinnevik and Phenomen Ventures, has received $8m from iMena.
PE-backed Galantos Pharma sells Alzheimer's drug
Galantos Pharma, a pharmaceutical company backed by High-Tech Gründerfonds (HTGF) and KfW, has sold its Alzheimer's drug Memogain to Neurodyn.
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Impax to acquire two Finnish wind power projects
Impax Asset Management has agreed to acquire the Kuolavaara-KeulakkopУЄУЄ and JoukhaisselkУЄ pre-construction-stage wind power projects from Fortum and MetsУЄhallitus.
Target Partners reinvests in Tado
Target Partners and Shortcut Ventures have invested €2m in heating app Tado.
Caixa Capital Risc commits €2m to Forest Chemical
Caixa Capital Risc has made a €2m commitment to Alicante-based industrial adhesives firm Forest Chemical Group.
Point Nine Capital and RTAventures back Typeform
Point Nine Capital (PNC) and RTAventures (RTA) have provided €550,000 of seed funding to Typeform, a Spanish software-as-a-service (SaaS) platform.
Blackstone and GIC to acquire Rothesay stakes
Blackstone and Singaporean sovereign wealth fund GIC are set to each buy a 30% stake in UK-based insurer Rothesay Life from Goldman Sachs, according to reports.
Capitem holds €20m first close for maiden fund
French private equity house Capitem Partenaires has held a first close for its maiden fund on €20m.
Summit Partners to sell Actix for $120m
Summit Partners has agreed to sell London-based mobile optimisation software provider Actix to customer experience systems company Amdocs for close to $120m.
MMC Ventures backs Boticca series-A
MMC Ventures has taken part in a ТЃ2.5m series-A funding round for Boticca, a London based e-commerce site for luxury fashion accessories, alongside a number of high-net-worth individuals.
Inflexion appoints Whileman as partner
Inflexion Private Equity has appointed David Whileman, the former head of UK private equity at 3i, as partner.
Hannoverimpuls invests in CouchCommerce
Hannoverimpuls has backed CouchCommerce, a software-as-a-service (Saas) platform that converts online shops into apps, alongside angels network Venturepreneurs.
Karmijn Kapitaal nears €50m fund target
Netherlands-based, female-led private equity firm Karmijn Kapitaal has almost reached the €50m target for its maiden fund, Karmijn Kapitaal I, which is due to close next month.
Earlybird et al. back Jumpstarter with $1.7m
Earlybird Venture Capital, Paua Ventures and Martin Sinner have provided $1.7m in funding for Jumpstarter, a Stockholm-based productivity tool for developers.
KKR and Permira sell further shares in ProSiebenSat.1
KKR and Permira have sold another stake in German broadcaster ProSiebenSat.1, reducing their joint share to 33%.
TDR works out David Lloyd deal
TDR Capital has acquired the entire share capital of health, sport and leisure group David Lloyd Leisure (DLL).
Foresight to raise £200m through Solar Fund float
Foresight Group is to list its Foresight Solar Fund on London Stock Exchangeтs main market with plans to raise ТЃ200m.
Earlybird's Nagel on Germany's new stock market tier
Christian Nagel, partner and co-founder of Earlybird Venture Capital, speaks to Kim Richters about plans for the new stock market tier in Germany, proposed to aid financing prospects for start-ups
TPG buys Servihabitat from La Caixa
Texas Pacific Group (TPG) has acquired a 51% stake in Servihabitat Gestión Inmobiliaria from La Caixa for €185m, according to reports in the Spanish press.
Riverside hires three for German office
Patrick Schaich, Riverside
Amundi et al. invest €1.3m in Envie de Fraises
Amundi Private Equity Funds, Generis Capital Partners and Calao Finance have injected €1.3m into Envie de Fraises, a French online clothing store for pregnant women.
Omnes finalises spinout, secures €70m commitment for new fund
Omnes Capital, the former private equity arm of French bank Crédit Agricole, has started raising its fourth SME-focused fund and is now wholly owned by its management team.