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Sentica’s Citec buys TGB
Sentica portfolio company Citec, a Finnish engineering services business, has acquired German engineering company Technisches Gemeinschaftsbüro (TGB) from Siemens.
Amadeus, Montezemolo sell Octo Telematics for €405m
Amadeus Capital Partners and Montezemolo & Partners have sold Rome-based Octo Telematics, a provider of telematics services and systems for the insurance and automotive market, to Russia's Renova Group for €405m.
Elysian supports Wellbeing MBO
Elysian Capital has backed the management buyout of healthcare IT business Wellbeing Software Group.
VC-backed Crossject to list on NYSE Alternext
French medical device company Crossject, backed by a consortium of local venture capital firms, is hoping to raise up to €12.9m in its IPO on the NYSE Alternext Paris.
Swedish minister called to parliament over VC fund allocations
Swedish minister for enterprise Annie Lööf has been called in front of Riksdagen, the Swedish parliament, to clarify allocations made by state-backed venture fund Inlandsinnovation.
VC-backed Blablacar.com buys Podorozhniki
Accel Partners- and Isai-backed Comuto, the operator of French carpooling site Blablacar.com, has acquired Ukraine-based Podorozhniki as part of its services launch in Ukraine and Russia.
HitecVision acquires Reef Subsea
HitecVision has acquired the remaining shares in Reef Subsea, a Bergen-based subsea services company.
BPI launches €133m nuclear energy-focused fund
BPI France has officially launched its new fund, Fonds de Développement des Enterprises Nucléaires (FDEN), with €133m in capital.
AnaCap buys €700m UniCredit loan portfolio
AnaCap Financial Partners is understood to have acquired a €700m portfolio of non-performing loans from UniCredit Credit Management Bank (UCCMB), the debt collection unit of UniCredit.
EQT picks up Færch Plast
EQT has acquired Danish plastic packaging company Færch Plast from Færch Holding.
YFM invests in Mangar
YFM Equity Partners has supported the management buyout of Mangar International, a provider of inflatable lifting, handling and bathing equipment for the elderly.
Fondo Italiano's Elco Group buys PCB Ramear
Elco Group, an Italian printed circuit board producer backed by Fondo Italiano di Investimento, has acquired Dutch firm PCB Ramaer.
KCP generates 3.5x on TSC Foods sale
Key Capital Partners (KCP) has sold TSC Foods, the maker of Glorious! Soups, to Edward Billington and Son, reaping a 3.5x return.
HIG Capital appoints MD of new Italian office
Raffaele Legnani, HIG Capital
Mobeus invests £3.5m in Bourn
Mobeus Equity Partners has made an investment of £3.5m in Bourn Bioscience, a UK-based operator of in-vitro fertilisation (IVF) clinics that trades under the name Bourn Hall Clinic.
Northzone et al. back Mojn
Northzone Ventures and other backers have invested $4m in a series-A financing round for Mojn, a Danish targeted e-mails company.
EdRip's Cetal in OBO
Edmond de Rothschild Investment Partners (EdRip) has taken part in the owner buyout of its portfolio company Cetal, a French manufacturer of heating elements.
Fundraises to flotations: a promising year for the UK
The UK market witnessed swathes of fund closes and a surprising number of IPOs last year. But will this positive trend continue in 2014? Alice Murray reports
MML promotes Jones to partner
MML Capital Partners has promoted investment director Luke Jones, making him the fifth UK-based partner at the firm.
TPG’s Lenta to float on LSE
Russian hypermarket chain Lenta, backed by TPG Capital and VTB Capital Private Equity, has announced its intention to float on the London Stock Exchange and Moscow Exchange.
Insight leads $27m round for Vinted
Insight Venture Partners and Accel Partners have taken part in a $27m series-B funding round for Vinted, a Lithuanian mobile marketplace platform for second-hand clothing.
Mid Europa promotes six
CEE-focused firm Mid Europa Partners has promoted six team members.
KKR opens Madrid office
After months of speculation, KKR has opened a Spanish office in Madrid.