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HTGF backs seed round for Glamourrent
High-Tech Gründerfonds (HTGF) has invested in a seed financing round for designer clothes rental platform Glamourrent.
FTV acquires stake in World First
FTV Capital has acquired a significant minority stake in London-based foreign exchange business World First.
Beringea divests Espresso Group
Beringea has sold Espresso Group, a UK publisher of educational digital content, to US media company Discovery Communications for an estimated £15-20m.
Permira's Just Retirement valued at £1.1bn in IPO
Permira-backed Just Retirement has begun trading on the London Stock Exchange at £2.25 per share, giving the business a market cap of £1.125bn.
Software firm Sage dangles carrot in front of Apax's Hare
Apax Partners portfolio support group co-head Steve Hare is to leave his role at the end of this year to become chief financial officer of listed software giant Sage.
Adelis closes fund and acquires Logent
Adelis has agreed to acquire Logent, a Nordic logistics services provider, alongside the company’s existing management shortly after closing its maiden fund on €420m.
ECI sparks Harvard Engineering deal
ECI Partners has acquired a minority stake in Harvard Engineering, a developer of control systems for the lighting industry.
Mobeus and Connection toast Virgin Wines deal
Mobeus Equity Partners and Connection Capital have invested a combined £15.9m of debt and equity to support the management buyout of Virgin Wines.
DFJ Esprit’s Oxford Immunotec to float
Oxford Immunotec Global, a UK-based medical diagnostics company, has filed with the US Security and Exchange Commission (SEC) for an IPO on the Nasdaq that would value the company at up to $245.4m.
Graphite sells Park Holidays to Caledonia for £172m
Graphite Capital has sold caravan park operator Park Holidays UK to listed trust Caledonia Investments for £172m.
Octopus leads £700,000 seed round for UniPlaces
Octopus Investments has backed student accommodation booking platform UniPlaces in a £700,000 seed funding round.
Segulah’s CCS Healthcare acquires Propyless
Segulah portfolio company CCS Healthcare has agreed to acquire pharmaceutical skin care brand Propyless from Merck Sharp & Dohme.
Bridges backs budget hotel Qbic
Bridges Ventures has backed budget boutique hotel Qbic London City Hotel via its Bridges Sustainable Growth Fund III.
Moncler divests sportswear business to Emerisque
PE-backed Moncler has sold Industries Sportswear Company to Emerisque Brands UK's Cavaliere Brands.
Acton appoints two managing partners
Sebastian Wossagk, Acton
KKR to reap up to €564m in Tarkett IPO
French flooring and sports surface maker Tarkett, backed by KKR, has set an indicative price range of €27.75-33.90 for its upcoming IPO on the NYSE Euronext Paris.
PE-backed GTS goes to Deutsche Telekom for €546m
Deutsche Telekom has bought GTS Central Europe, a telecommunications company backed by a consortium of private equity firms including Bessemer Venture Partners and Oak Investment Partners, for €546m.
LPFA appoints Vandersluis
The London Pensions Fund Authority (LPFA) has appointed Robert Vandersluis, GlaxoSmithKline’s (GSK) director of global pension investments, as non-executive director.
Equistone makes 2.5x on sale of Allied Glass to CBPE
Equistone Partners Europe has sold Allied Glass back to previous owner CBPE Capital in a deal understood to be worth between £120-130m, generating a money multiple in excess of 2.5x.
JZCP targets Spain with new joint venture Toro Finance
Listed private equity fund JZ Capital Partners (JZCP) has teamed up with Avenue Capital Group to launch a new €400m finance company in Spain.
Gimv leads €8.5m round for Itineris
Gimv and PMV have invested €8.5m in Belgian software company Itineris, alongside the company’s founder and CEO.
Numericable raises €652m in IPO
Cinven- and Carlyle-backed Numericable has made its debut on the NYSE Euronext Paris with a €3bn market cap.
European Commission delays VC fund-of-funds proposal
The European Commission is to initially conduct a “feasibility study” in 2014 to explore the creation of a European fund-of-funds for venture capital.