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Creandum backs Hansoft
Creandum has led an $8.4m investment round for Hansoft, an Uppsala-based software company.
HIG provides unitranche to support Steelite MBO
HIG WhiteHorse, the credit arm of HIG Capital, has supplied tableware business Steelite with a £29m unitranche facility to allow management to secure full ownership.
Pantheon wins BVK mandate
Funds-of-funds manager Pantheon has established a new global private equity programme alongside Bayerische Versorgungskammer (BVK), Germany’s largest public pension group.
BGF suits up with £8.5m ACS investment
Business Growth Fund (BGF) has invested £8.5m into formal wear rental business ACS Clothing and its software offering Xedo Software.
Palamon ups investment in QualitySolicitors
Palamon Capital Partners has provided its portfolio company QualitySolicitors, a UK-based high-street legal brand, with additional funding more than two years after its acquisition.
Liberty Global enters race for Ono
Liberty Global is thought to have entered talks for private equity-backed Spanish broadband operator Ono, with rival interest from Vodafone.
Inflexion deals with Succession
Inflexion has invested in Succession, a UK privately owned wealth management business.
EdRip backs Groupe Gris
Edmond de Rothschild Investment Partners (EdRip) has invested in Groupe Gris, a French manufacturer of mechanical components, alongside historic backer ILP Sadepar.
SEP sells ControlCircle to Alternative Networks
Scottish Equity Partners (SEP) has sold hosting and cloud-based services provider ControlCircle to Alternative Networks for £39.4m.
BaltCap exits Primekss
BaltCap has sold its entire stake in Primekss, a Latvian industrial flooring specialist.
Runa Capital pours €1.5m into Cloudpartner.de
Runa Capital has invested €1.5m ($2m) in a series-A round for Berlin-based start-up Cloudpartner.de, which gives German SMEs access to cloud-based services.
LDC buys Bluestone
LDC has acquired a significant stake in financial services business Bluestone Group.
TCR in SET Environnement MBO
TCR Capital has invested in the management buyout of SET Environnement, a French business specialising in asbestos removal.
Balderton leads $7m round for GoCardless
Balderton Capital has led a $7m series-B round for GoCardless, a London-based B2B online direct debit platform, alongside existing backers Accel Partners and Passion Capital.
Premier Foods toasts Hovis sale
Warburg Pincus-backed Premier Foods has sold its bread business, Hovis, to US private equity firm The Gores Group in a deal valuing the division at £87.5m.
Vodafone in talks for Spanish broadband firm Ono
Vodafone is thought to have approached the private equity backers of Spanish firm Grupo Corporativo Ono, a cable and broadband operator, regarding a potential £7bn offer for the asset.
Warburg Pincus hires Kukielski as new EIR
Peter Kukielski, Warburg Pincus
SoundCloud raises series-D at $700m valuation
Institutional Venture Partners has led a $60m series-D round for German music platform SoundCloud.
Carlyle indulges with Lily O’Brien’s
Carlyle’s Ireland-focused fund has invested in premium chocolate and dessert maker Lily O’Brien’s.
Braveheart and Crowdcube set up crowdfunding co-investment fund
Braveheart Investment Group and crowdfunding platform Crowdcube Ventures have established the Crowdcube Venture Fund (CVF), a co-investment vehicle for crowdfunded businesses.
Agilitas invests in Impetus Waste Management
Pan-European investor Agilitas has supported the management buyout of Impetus Waste Management.
SBOs hit new peak in 2013
Secondary buyouts rose to new levels of prominence in the European market last year, accounting for 40% of all buyouts and 55% of aggregate buyout value. Greg Gille reports
Highland leads €23.5m investment in AMCS
Highland Capital Partners Europe has led a €23.5m capital injection into AMCS Group.