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EdRip closes fourth life sciences fund on €192m
Edmond de Rothschild Investment Partners (EdRip) has held the final close of its fourth life sciences fund, BioDiscovery 4, on €192m.
3i-backed Everis sold to NTT Data
Japanese IT services company NTT Data has wholly acquired Spanish business consultancy firm Everis, giving an exit to 3i, Hutton Collins, Grupo Landon and Ariadne.
Gresham divests Swift
Gresham Private Equity has sold oil & gas recruitment company Swift Technical Group to Wellspring Capital Management.
LDC sells Mountain Warehouse to management
LDC has divested Mountain Warehouse, a UK-based outdoor clothing and equipment retailer, in a management buy-back worth £85m.
Terra Firma to refinance Tank & Rast's €2.1bn debt
Terra Firma is currently considering a refinancing of motorway service operator Tank & Rast's €2.1bn debt load.
Sjätte AP-fonden invests in Salcomp
Swedish pension fund Sjätte AP-fonden (AP6) has invested in Salcomp, a global manufacturer of mobile phone chargers, tablets and other mobile units.
6Wunderkinder raises $30m from Earlybird et al.
Earlybird, Sequoia Capital and Atomico have backed to-do list managing app 6Wunderkinder with $30m, according to reports.
Insignia raises £865,000 from Equity Gap et al.
Smart packaging company Insignia Technologies has received £865,000 in a transaction led by Equity Gap.
General Atlantic to sell Amedes for up to $1bn
General Atlantic has put German laboratory services provider Amedes up for sale, according to reports.
Karmijn Kapitaal holds final close on €50m
Dutch female-led private equity firm Karmijn Kapitaal has held the final close of its maiden diversity-focused fund, Karmijn Kapitaal I, on its target of €50m. Ellie Pullen speaks to the firm's founders
CurrencyFair raises $2.5m from Frontline Ventures
Irish peer-to-peer foreign exchange CurrencyFair has raised $2.5m from Frontline Ventures and angel investors.
Blackstone and N+1 Mercapital sell Mivisa for €1.2bn
Blackstone and N+1 Mercapital have sold tinplate packaging manufacturer Mivisa to Crown Holdings in a €1.2bn transaction.
Bridgepoint Development Capital invests in LOC
Bridgepoint Development Capital (BDC) has purchased a minority stake in offshore marine and engineering consultancy LOC.
OEP's Constantia Flexibles confirms IPO
Austrian packaging manufacturer Constantia Flexibles, backed by One Equity Partners (OEP), has confirmed plans to float before year-end.
Elbrus Capital acquires Intercomp
Russian private equity firm Elbrus Capital has acquired business support services provider Intercomp.
Cameron unveils plan to name all UK company owners
UK prime minister David Cameron is due to announce plans to release a list of all UK business owners in an effort to crack down on tax evasion at the Open Government Partnership summit today.
Private equity firm circling Hes Beheer
Dutch stevedoring and inland shipping group Hes Beheer has stated that it is currently in talks with a private equity firm, or the portfolio company of a private equity firm, regarding a potential take-private deal.
Dunedin hires two
UK private equity firm Dunedin has appointed Karan Darrach as financial controller and Andrew Davidson as analyst.
Teachers' Private Capital buys Busy Bees
Teachers' Private Capital (TPC), the private equity arm of pension fund Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan, has acquired UK-based nursery group Busy Bees.
Trustev raises $3m
Irish anti-fraud solutions provider Trustev has raised $3m in a seed funding round.
HgCapital exits Epyx, reaps 2.7x return
HgCapital has sold UK-based Epyx to NYSE-listed fuel payment processing company Fleetcor, making 2.7x its original investment and a gross IRR of around 27%.
Wendel-backed Stahl to take over Clariant subsidiary
Chemicals producer Stahl, backed by listed investment holding Wendel, has entered talks to acquire the leather services business of Clariant for CHF 85m.
Graphite makes 3.5x on Alexander Mann Solutions sale
Graphite Capital has sold Alexander Mann Solutions (AMS) for £260m to New York-based New Mountain Capital, reaping a 3.5x return on its initial investment.
Dinamia sells Nicolás Correa on secondary market
Listed private equity fund Dinamia, managed by N+1 Mercapital, has sold its stake in Nicolás Correa, a listed manufacturer of milling machines, through the sale of shares on the continuous market.