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Former 17Capital IR manager joins Low Carbon
Louise Ward, Low Carbon
VEB injects $5m into rebranded Travel.ru
Venture capital-backed Oktogo.ru, which acquired Travel.ru in September, has rebranded as Travel.ru and announced a $5m investment by VEB Innovations.
UK retail: who will be celebrating this Christmas?
As private equity continues to dominate the UK consumer sector, who is set to see soaring sales during the festive flurry? Alice Murray reports
Crescendo Biologics secures £17.5m series-A
UK biotech Crescendo Biologics has raised £17.5m in its series-A funding round from Imperial Innovations, Astellas Venture Management (AVM) and existing investor Sofinnova Partners.
Industrifonden sells Arcam shares
Industrifonden has partially exited its holding in listed 3D printing company Arcam via the sale of a 4.4% stake worth SEK 174m.
Freenom raises $3m
Kima Ventures has led a $3m series-A round for Freenom, a Netherlands-based free domain name provider.
Maven invests £5m into R&M Engineering MBO
Maven Capital Partners has supported the management buyout of R&M Engineering with a £5m investment in return for a majority stake.
MyOptique Group raises £8m
Online optical retailer The MyOptique Group has raised £8m from existing and new backers to boost plans for international expansion.
Riverside backs DPA Microphones
The Riverside Company has agreed to invest in Danish microphone manufacturer DPA Microphones (DPA).
HTGF invests in makerist
High-Tech Gründerfonds (HTGF) has invested in makerist, an online tutorial platform for arts and crafts.
Deutsche Private Equity buys Zellbios from Ergon
Deutsche Private Equity (DPE) has acquired Luxembourg-based pharmaceuticals firm Zellbios from Ergon Capital Partners.
Kester doubles money on Chiltern sale
Kester Capital has sold its stake in clinical services business Chiltern, reaping a 2x money multiple and a 25% IRR.
Ardian acquires NHV Group
Ardian has acquired a majority stake in Noordzee Helikopters Vlaanderen (NHV) Group, a Belgium-based provider of helicopter transport services.
Are European GPs ready to embrace the robotics revolution?
As robotic solutions creep into our everyday lives, Kim Richters looks at private equity’s relationship with the increasingly important sub-sector.
Carlyle pours $200m into Discover Exploration
Carlyle has invested $200m in Discover Exploration, an oil and gas company led by the former Cove Energy management team.
Duke Street offloads UKWM
Duke Street Capital Partners has sold UKWM to AIM-listed Ashcourt Rowan in a deal valued at £14.25m.
General Atlantic buys MeteoGroup from PA Group for €190m
General Atlantic has acquired weather business MeteoGroup from PA Group, the parent company of the Press Association (PA), for €190m.
Inveready leads €800,000 round for iSegurosdeSalud.com
Inveready has led an €800,000 funding round for online health insurance marketing company iSegurosdeSalud.com.
HIG divests Europa to Bilfinger
HIG Europe has sold facilities management company Europa Support Services to German trade buyer Bilfinger, reaping a 4x multiple on its original investment.
Finnish Industry Investment et al. back Visedo
Finnish Industry Investment has invested €4m in Visedo, a Finnish developer of electrical drive components, alongside previous backers.
Via Venture Partners exits ePocket
Via Venture Partners has sold mobile software developer ePocket Solutions to Norway-based Guard Systems.
Allen & Overy appoints ex-Ashurst corporate head Lloyd
Stephen Lloyd, Allen & Overy
Moncler in strong market debut
Shares in Italian luxury ski jacket maker Moncler have begun trading today on the Milan Stock Exchange, up 40% on the pre-opening price.
Endless launches £10m SME-focused fund
UK turnaround house Endless has launched a £10m fund targeted at SMEs and structured to take advantage of the Enterprise Investment Scheme (EIS).