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BGF invests £4m in Palmer Hargreaves
The Business Growth Fund has invested £4m in Midlands-based marketing and communication agency Palmer Hargreaves.
Westbridge Capital reaps 3x on Mobile Computing Systems
Westbridge Capital has sold its stake in software business Mobile Computing Systems (MCS), generating a 3x money multiple.
AAC backs Lubbers MBO
AAC Capital Benelux has acquired a majority stake in Lubbers Transport Group, a Dutch transport and logistics company for the oil and gas industry, as part of a management buyout.
Nordic emerges victorious from three-year carry tax battle
Nordic Capital
Dragon Capital backs Portmone
Dragon Capital has acquired a controlling stake in Portmone.com, a Ukrainian online payments system provider.
Neil Woodford to join Oakley Capital
High-profile fund manager Neil Woodford is set to join London-based private equity and asset management business Oakley Capital.
Karmijn backs Tuvalu MBO
Karmijn Kapitaal has acquired a minority stake in Tuvalu Media, a Dutch television and film production company, as part of a management buyout that saw Sony Pictures Television exit the business.
Gimv and Cube to acquire VTB
Gimv and the Cube Infrastructure Fund are to wholly acquire Veolia Transport Belgium (VTB), the Belgian operations of France-headquartered Transdev Group.
Ardian and Resource Partners increase Baltcom holding
Ardian and Resource Partners have bought out a minority shareholder in SIA Baltcom TV (Baltcom), a Latvian cable television operator, to increase their joint stake in the business.
BGF injects £6m into Medicina
The Business Growth Fund (BGF) has invested £6m in Bolton-based medical devices company Medicina.
Nazca Capital in €45m Fritta buyout
Nazca Capital has acquired a majority stake in Spanish ceramic tiles company Fritta.
Industrifonden invests SEK 10m in Garantibil
Industrifonden has invested SEK 10m in Garantibil, a Swedish e-commerce site focusing on used cars.
Carlyle and Vitol invest in Varo Energy
Carlyle has teamed up with Vitol Group to invest in Varo Energy, in a move to create a midstream energy business in north-west Europe.
Sovereign’s Kindertons buys Plantec
Accident management firm Kindertons, backed by Sovereign Capital, has acquired Plantec, a UK-based provider of services to the motor insurance industry.
Montagu picks up CEFS from UBS
Montagu Private Equity has acquired Corporate Employee Financial Services International (CEFS International) from UBS.
IK’s Vistra buys HVK
IK Investment Partners-backed Vistra Group has acquired the HVK Family Office Services (HVK FOS) division of Netherlands-based consultancy firm HVK.
Segulah reshuffles team
Segulah has appointed Henrik Lif as a partner to replace managing partner Christian Sievert, who will be leaving Segulah to start his own investment company.
VC-backed Klarna acquires Sofort
Online payment provider Klarna, backed by DST and General Atlantic among other VCs, has acquired Sofort for $150m.
Arx reaps 4.5x on Ergis Eurofilms exit
Arx Equity Partners has divested Polish plastics processor Ergis Eurofilms through a series of block trades to investors on the Warsaw Stock Exchange.
LDC backs £17.8m GMG Property MBO
LDC has supported the £17.8m management buyout of estate agent software provider GMG Property Services from Guardian Media Group.
Ixo holds first close on €85m
Ixo Private Equity has held the first close of its Ixo 3 fund on €85m, having received commitments from all the LPs invested the firm’s Ixo 1 and 2 funds.
Ardian sells Cegos stake
Ardian has divested its minority stake in French vocational training services business Cegos Group to management and existing shareholder Cegos Association.
FSN Capital sells Norman Shark
FSN Capital has divested Norman Shark, the malware analysis solutions division of its portfolio company Norman, to Blue Coat Systems.
Norvestor's Apsis picks up ProspectEye
Email marketing business Apsis Group, owned by Norvestor, has acquired ProspectEye.