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Halder acquires Wback in MBO
Halder Beteiligungsberatung has backed the management buyout of German bun producer Wback.
Rabo Capital looks to sell DORC
The private equity division of Rabobank, Rabo Capital, is planning to sell portfolio company Dutch Ophthalmic Research Centre (DORC).
MPVenture sells Sempla to GFT Technologies
MPVenture has divested its 80% stake in IT consultancy company Sempla to GFT Technologies, reaping a money multiple in excess of 2x.
Axa PE ups stake in Genesi Uno
AXA Private Equity is to acquire Unicredit’s 40% stake in Holding di Investimenti in Sanità e Infrastrutture (HISI), the holding company of hospital construction firm Genesi Uno, increasing its overall shareholding to 80%.
CPE's Orège raises €20.1m in IPO
Orège, the French sludge treatment company backed by Climate Change Capital Private Equity (CPE) and Oraxys, has raised €20.1m in a flotation of 6.2 million new shares on the NYSE Euronext Paris, valuing the company at €57.7m.
ECI sells CliniSys to Montagu, reaps 2.5x return
ECI Partners has sold CliniSys, a provider of IT systems to the healthcare sector, to Montagu Private Equity, reaping a 2.5x money multiple on its investment.
Turkey's Evim.net raises $5m
Evim.net, a Turkish homeware e-commerce site, has raised a $5m series-A round from 212, Simile Ventures and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD).
IK mulling sale of Axtone
IK Investment Partners is reportedly planning to exit Axtone, a Polish rail freight buffer manufacturer.
Dwell bought back by founder
Dwell, a UK-based furniture chain backed by Key Capital Partners that went into administration at the end of June, has been bought back by founder Aamir Ahmad.
CloudArena raises $1.5m from Aslanoba and 212 Capital
Istanbul-based CloudArena, a hospitality-focused cloud software provider, has received $1.5m in early-stage funding from Aslanoba Capital and existing backer 212 Capital Partners.
VC investors back Magine
A number of Swedish and international investors have closed a series-A funding round of $19m for Magine, a Swedish cloud-based cable operator.
EdRip injects €5m into Prozone-Amisco
Edmond de Rothschild Investment Partners (EdRip) has invested €5m in Prozone-Amisco, a French sports data business that is also backed by XAnge Private Equity and Midi Capital.
ECI eyes £150m sale of CarTrawler
ECI Partners is preparing its Dublin-based portfolio company CarTrawler for a possible auction that could value the business at ТЃ150m, according to reports.
Private equity firms circle Card Factory
UK greetings card retail chain Card Factory, backed by Charterhouse Capital Partners, has attracted interest from Advent International, KKR and Clayton Dubilier & Rice.
Enterprise Ventures fund backs Centaur
The North West Fund for Venture Capital, managed by Enterprise Ventures, has backed a ТЃ750,000 funding round for Centaur Technologies alongside the Lancashire Rosebud Fund.
Kelso's Nicole Farhi goes under
High-end fashion company Nicole Farhi, backed by Kelso Place, has gone into administration.
Terra Firma's Deutsche Annington holds off on IPO
German housing company Deutsche Annington Immobilien (DAI), which is backed by Terra Firma Capital Partners, has reportedly postponed its €1.1bn IPO on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange due to low investor demand.
Axa PE-backed Saur in debt-for-equity swap
Saur, a French water company backed by Axa Private Equity and sovereign wealth fund FSI, will be taken over by its lenders later this month.
Carlyle picks up Oaktree's Chesapeake
Carlyle has acquired packaging company Chesapeake from Irving Place Capital and Oaktree Capital Management.
MAIP exits Red Bee Media to Ericsson
Macquarie Advanced Investment Partners (MAIP) has sold UK-based media company Red Bee Media to Swedish communications technology company Ericsson.
Isis raises £51.5m co-investment fund
Isis has raised a fund to co-invest alongside its Baronsmead VCTs. The fund comprises four limited partners and is the first time a VCT has raised an institutional co-investment fund.
IK sells off Dynea divisions
IK Investment Partnersт portfolio company Dynea Chemicals has sold its Norwegian division Dynea to Eltek Holding.
Idinvest acquires stake in VC firm KLS
Idinvest Partners has acquired a stake in Kurma Life Sciences Partners (KLS) from the private equity arm of Natixis bank.