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Project A exits metrigo in trade sale
German incubator Project A Ventures has sold real-time advertising company metrigo to performance advertising network zanox.
Ambar Venture Capital backs TechnoActivity
Spanish venture capital investor Ambar Venture Capital has committed €2.4m to TechnoActivity, a mobile payments provider, according to reports in the Spanish press.
3i invests €110m in Basic-Fit
3i has invested €110m in the management buyout of Basic-Fit, a Dutch and Belgian discount gym operator, in a deal valuing the business at €275m.
GE Capital and Ares refinance Astorg's Ethypharm
GE Capital and Ares Management have provided Astorg Partners portfolio company Ethypharm with a €170m unitranche facility.
Women still under-represented in French investment teams
Although French private equity houses are increasingly trying to address the situation, women remain vastly under-represented in investment teams and in more senior roles, according to the latest survey by Deloitte and trade body AFIC.
JLL Partners, Royal DSM create $2.6bn pharma business
US private equity house JLL Partners and Dutch life sciences group Royal DSM have teamed up and combined assets to create a new, independent pharmaceutical company in a deal worth $2.6bn.
Carlyle sells P&I to HgCapital in SBO
The Carlyle Group has sold German human resources software company P&I Personal & Informatik to HgCapital in a secondary buyout.
Portobello and Vista sell Indas for €285m
Spanish GPs Portobello and Vista Capital have agreed to sell Spanish absorbent sanitary product maker Laboratorios Indas to Domtar Corporation for €285m.
Omnes-backed Exclusive Networks bolts on Secureway
Omnes Capital-backed Exclusive Networks Group, a French IT security software company, has acquired Dubai-based Secureway.
Balderton backs Lifecake launch with £700,000
Balderton Capital has backed the launch of photo and video sharing app Lifecake with £700,000.
CVC exec acknowledges court case delay in F1 IPO
CVC co-founder Donald Mackenzie has acknowledged that the delay to the planned flotation of CVC's stake in Formula One can be attributed to the high court's ongoing legal battle with Bernie Ecclestone, according to the Financial Times.
Northstar’s Applied Graphene raises £11m in IPO
Northstar Ventures-backed Applied Graphene Materials (AGM) has raised £11m in its flotation on the AIM, giving the company a market cap of £26.2m.
Hellman & Friedman to take over Scout24
US private equity house Hellman & Friedman is set to buy internet portal group Scout24 from German telecommunications provider Deutsche Telekom, according to reports.
Sofinnova Partners et al. sell EOS for up to €310m
Sofinnova Partners, Aescap Venture and Principia have sold Milan-based cancer therapeutics firm Ethical Oncology Science (EOS) to Clovis Oncology via an agreement that could see the firm fetch up to €310m.
FSN hits SEK 5.25bn final close
Pan-Nordic investor FSN Capital has reached a final close for its FSN Capital IV fund on SEK 5.25bn (€600m).
Oakley passes €300m mark for new fund
Oakley Capital has raised more than €310m towards its second fund, Oakley Capital Private Equity II.
Partech et al. back Pricematch with €1m
Partech Ventures, via its recently closed Partech Entrepreneur seed fund, has taken part in a €1m round for Pricematch, a French software company specialising in revenue management for hotels.
Octopus leads £3.8m round for Kabbee
Octopus Investments and Moneysupermarket.com founder Simon Nixon have provided Kabbee, a price comparison app for London minicabs, with a £3.8m series-A round of funding.
EQT’s Conni Jonsson steps back
Conni Jonsson, EQT
Kernel et al. back TCAS
Kernel Capital, Enterprise Ireland and private investors have injected €650,000 into TCAS Online, a Dublin-based provider of software for student accommodation managers.
Horizon Capital and East Capital exit Platinum
Horizon Capital and East Capital have sold retail lending bank Platinum to a consortium of investment funds and financial investors, including the European Infrastructure Investment Company.
Auriga holds €40m first close for Bioseeds fund
French VC Auriga Partners has held a first close on €40m for its latest vehicle, Auriga IV Bioseeds, after seven months on the road.
IBB and HTGF back Scopis in series-A
IBB Beteiligungsgesellschaft and High-Tech Gründerfonds (HTGF) have supported Scopis in a series-A financing round.
N+1 Mercapital CEO resigns
Javier Loizaga, N+1 Mercapital