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German PE tempted by allure of Luxembourg LPs
With a government promising to keep industry regulation fine-tuned to the benefit of its denizens, Luxembourg has become a hotspot for GPs in post-AIFMD Europe. Ellie Pullen reports
Finnish Industry Investment holds first close of FoF Growth II
Finnish Industry Investment has held a first close for FoF Growth II on €130m.
Creandum backs Fitbay
Creandum has injected $400,000 in an angel round for Fitbay, a social network for online clothes shopping.
DVCM acquires IT Invest
Da Vinci Capital Management (DVCM) has acquired a 63% stake in Russian online broker IT Invest and increased the company’s capital to RUB 350m.
Octopus appoints entrepreneur-in-residence
Debu Purkayastha, Octopus Investments
Howson joins Investec's corporate lending team
Tim Howson, Investec
Kantox raises further €6.5m
Partech Ventures and Idinvest Partners have led a €6.5m series-A funding round for Peer-to-peer FX trading platform Kantox, with support from existing backer Cabiedes & Partners.
Duke Street sells Marlin to Cabot for £295m
Duke Street has sold UK debt purchaser Marlin Financial Group to Cabot Credit Management (CCM) in a deal valuing the company at £295m.
Italian GPs cash in as valuation gap narrows
Last year was challenging for Italian private equity; fundraising remained low and exits were few and far between – though stuttering deal volume was punctuated by a handful of large buyouts, boosting deal value. But it wasn’t all bad. Amy King reports
Ratos' Bisnode picks up Debitor Registret
Swedish business-information firm Bisnode, a portfolio company of Ratos, has acquired Debitor Registret (DBR), a Danish credit information company.
Arx and Darby acquire Gramex
Arx Equity Partners and Darby Private Equity have acquired Hungarian bottle manufacturer Gramex 2000 Kft.
Mid Europa sells TMCZ for €828m
Mid Europa Partners has sold its 39.23% stake in T-Mobile Czech Republic (TMCZ) to Deutsche Telekom for a total consideration of €828m.
Sequoia leads $18.8m round for Truecaller
Sequoia Capital has led an $18.8m series-B financing round for Stockholm-based Truecaller, a mobile number verification directory.
Epidarex leads £4m investment in EMI
Epidarex Capital (formerly Rock Spring Ventures) has taken part in a £4m series-A funding round for Edinburgh University spinout Edinburgh Molecular Imaging (EMI).
T-Venture backs Teqcycle Solutions
T-Venture has led a funding round for Teqcycle Solutions, a Munich-based provider of mobile device trade-in solutions.
Deal in focus: Montezemolo, Amadeus and Keensight sell Octo
Octo Telematics' backers, seeking a buyer for the Rome-based firm, profited from Renova Group's appetite for high-tech investments relevant to the Russian market.
Norvestor hires partner
Norvestor has appointed Per-Ola Baalerud as a new partner, joining the firm on 1 March.
MIF invests €1.2m in MI Airline
Mainport Innovation Fund (MIF) has injected €1.2m into MI Airline, the Dutch developer of a tablet app for airline cabin crews.
Public scrutiny bolsters appeal of onshore funds in the Nordics
Nordic onshore funds
Alven backs OpenClassrooms with €1m
Alven Capital has injected €1m into OpenClassrooms, a French platform for massive open online courses (MOOC).
Metric Capital Partners hires two
Metric Capital Partners (MCP) has made two new appointments, taking its total headcount to 11.
VC-backed Egalet raises $50.4m in IPO
VC-backed UK pharma Egalet has raised $50.4m in its IPO on the Nasdaq, giving the company a market cap of $166.8m.
VC-backed Circassia to float on LSE
Circassia, a UK allergy treatment developer backed by several investors, has announced its plans to float on the London Stock Exchange (LSE) next month.
Corsair's NoteMachine secures £76.5m refinancing
GE Capital and Ares Management have arranged unitranche facilities worth £76.5m for the refinancing of Corsair Capital-backed NoteMachine.