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IMI.VC backs Game Insight with $25m
Russian investor IMI.VC has invested $25m in Moscow-based mobile gaming network Game Insight, valuing the company at $550m.
Oraxys in €21m round for Leosphere
Cleantech investor Oraxys has injected €10.5m into French laser measurement company Leosphere in what constitutes the first tranche of a €21m funding round.
MMC and Enterprise Ventures back Tyres on the Drive
MMC Ventures and Enterprise Ventures have provided ТЃ640,000 of follow-on funding for Tyres on the Drive.
Olympia Furniture enters administration
SKG Capital-owned furniture manufacturer Olympia Furniture, based in the Greater Manchester area, has failed to find a buyer and has therefore been placed into administration.
Ace and IRDI inject €4.5m into ARM
Ace Management and investment company IRDI have provided French spare parts manufacturer Groupe ARM with €4.5m of growth capital funding.
Albion backs healthcare software firm MyMeds&Me
Albion Ventures has invested ТЃ2m in British healthcare software-as-a-service (SaaS) business MyMeds&Me.
Endless hires GCP's Santinon
UK turnaround investor Endless has hired Francesco Santinon as a senior recruit in the firm's London office.
Union Square leads $30.6m round for Hailo
UK-based taxi network service Hailo has raised $30.6m from existing and new investors.
Finance Wales continues support of KWR
Regional investor Finance Wales has injected ТЃ250,000 into software firm KWR Technologies Ltd (KWR).
New German GP Rantum Capital targets mid-market
A group of German businessmen, including former Morgan Stanley Germany CEO Dirk Notheis, have founded a new private equity firm named Rantum Capital.
Apax and LBO France to sell Maisons du Monde
Apax France- and LBO France-owned furniture stores chain Maisons du Monde is up for sale in a process run by investment banks Lazard and Messier Maris, according to reports.
PHD Equity completes MBO
PHD Equity Partners, the private equity arm of Dow Schofield Watts, has backed the management buyout of lending company Davenham Group.
Warburg Pincus's Premier Foods loses 2nd top exec in a row
Premier Foods COO Geoff Eaton is due to step down just a week after the appointment of a new CEO for the business.
PE backers to reduce NXP Semiconductors stakes
AlpInvest Partners, Apax Partners, Bain Capital Partners, KKR and Silver Lake Technology Management are due to sell 30 million shares in listed Dutch semiconductor developer NXP Semiconductors.
123Venture injects $3.3m into Logix Aero
123Venture has provided Logix Aero, a French provider of spare parts management solutions to the aerospace industry, with $3.3m of growth capital.
Upcoming IPO values Moscow Exchange at c$4bn
Private equity-backed Moscow Exchange has set a price range of RUB 55-63 per share for its flotation, according to reports.
HTGF and VersoVentures back Cumulocity
High-Tech Gründerfonds (HTGF) and VersoVentures have backed Nokia Siemens Networks (NSN) spin-off Cumulocity, a German software developer.
Electra Partners to buy UBM data division for £160m
Electra Partners is set to acquire information services provider UBM Data Services in a ТЃ160m spin-off from parent company UBM.
International interest picks up in Central & Eastern Europe
European private equity was abuzz with exits paving the way for fundraisings last year, and CEE was no exception. Kimberly Romaine reports
Freitag & Co appoints managing director
German corporate finance adviser Freitag & Co has appointed Christoph Seeger to managing director in the firm's Frankfurt office.
Clifford Chance names new head of banking and capital markets
Law firm Clifford Chance has appointed Alexandra Hagelüken as new head of banking and capital markets in Germany.
Italy: Diamond in the rough
Diamond in the rough
Cofides supports Agrovin with €3m
Cofides has injected €3m into Agrovin, a Spanish manufacturer and distributor of wine products.
Curtis appoints new partner in Paris office
Law firm Curtis Mallet-Prevost Colt & Mosle has promoted Grégoire Andrieux to partner in the corporate practice of its Paris office.