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HTGF exits Zim Plant Technology in trade sale
High-Tech Gründerfonds (HTGF) has sold its stake in irrigation sensor technology company Zimmermann Irrigation Monitoring Plant Technology (Zim) to Yaka, a producer of fertilisers.
Consilium kicks off Italian fundraising
Italian GP Consilium has launched its third fund, Consilium Private Equity Fund III. Hot on the heels of yesterday's exit from Rollon, the partners speak to Amy King about the upcoming fundraise
21 Partners backs Synerlab
21 Partners has acquired Synerlab Group, a French drug manufacturing and packaging company, from Ardian in a management buyout.
Samdup and Nicholson join MJ Hudson
Karma Samdup, MJ Hudson
Ganymed Pharmaceuticals raises €45m in series-E
Biopharmaceutical company Ganymed Pharmaceuticals has raised €45m in a series-E financing round from MIG and family office ATS Beteiligungsverwaltung.
Mission Therapeutics raises £20m
A syndicate of new and existing venture capital investors has injected £20m into UK-based biotech Mission Therapeutics as part of its series-B funding round.
JC Flowers buys Eurovita for €47m
JC Flowers has acquired a 79.6% stake in life insurer Eurovita Assicurazioni from listed insurance firm Aviva and Banco Popolare for €47m.
Ardian and Consilium sell Rollon
Ardian and Consilium have sold Rollon, an Italian manufacturer of liner rails and actuators, to French GP Chequers Capital and Italian private equity firm IGI.
Clifford Chance promotes Peter Dieners
Peter Dieners, Clifford Chance
Lloyds sells SWIP to Aberdeen Asset Management
Lloyds Banking Group has sold asset manager Scottish Widows Investment Partnership (SWIP) to Aberdeen Asset Management in exchange for Aberdeen shares currently worth £560m.
H2 Equity Partners sells Eska
H2 Equity Partners has wholly divested Eska Graphic Board, a Dutch graphic boards manufacturer, to private investment firm Andlinger & Company.
Gimv commits further capital to DG Infra
Infrastructure-focused investor DG Infra has secured additional financing from its sponsors, Gimv and Belfius Bank, with a plan to invest up to €400m over the next five years.
Argos Soditic buys Cisbio Bioassays
Argos Soditic has backed the €25m management buyout of French biotech company Cisbio Bioassays.
Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan to buy Burton's Biscuits
Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan has agreed to acquire UK-based Burton's Biscuits, which makes confectionery including Wagon Wheels and Jammie Dodgers, via its private equity arm Teachers' Private Capital.
August buys The Old Deanery Care Village
August Equity has acquired Essex-based care home business The Old Deanery Care Village.
Advent offers €1bn to take Unit4 private
Advent International has put in a €1.17bn offer to take Dutch software company Unit4 private in a deal that would value the whole business at €1.28bn.
German VCs struggling to raise funds, says survey
A survey published by German bank Kreditanstalt für Wiederaufbau (KfW) and local trade body BVK shows that German VCs are feeling increasingly gloomy about fundraising prospects.
McKinsey appoints Cornelius Baur as head of DA region
Cornelius Baur, McKinsey
Almi Invest injects SEK 3.9m in Silent Order
Almi Invest has backed Silent Order, a Swedish mobile app that allows users to pre-pay for drinks in restaurants and bars.
Terra Firma reaps £234m in Infinis IPO
Terra Firma portfolio company Infinis Energy has listed on the London Stock Exchange in an IPO valuing the business at £780m.
Stirling Square expands investment team
Jonathan Heathcote, Stirling Square
Sun European Partners’ Bonmarché valued at £100m in IPO
Women’s clothing retailer Bonmarché, owned by Sun European Partners, has listed on the AIM with a market cap of £100m.
Steadfast Capital acquires AVS Group
Steadfast Capital has bought a majority stake in traffic safety provider AVS Group from the firm's owner.