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YFM regains independence
YFM Equity Partners has spun out of GLE Group to become an independent entity.
MMC’s Boticca bolts on L’Atelier De La Mode
MMC Ventures-backed Boticca has acquired French online designer fashion marketplace L’Atelier De La Mode, just weeks after receiving a £2.5m investment from an MMC-led consortium.
eVenture backs Azimo
Global VC firm eVenture Capital Partners (formerly BV Capital) has invested approximately $1m in Azimo, a UK-based online money transfer service provider.
Phenomen Ventures et al. invest $7.5m in HelloFresh
Phenomen Ventures, Holtzbrinck Ventures and Vorwerk Ventures have backed e-commerce company HelloFresh in a $7.5m series-C financing round.
Arle's Hilding Anders in €800m refinancing
Arle Capital Partners has refinanced portfolio company Hilding Anders International (HAI), a Swedish mattress manufacturer, to the tune of €800m.
MMC backs Love Home Swap with £1m fresh funding
MMC Ventures has injected a further £1.025m into portfolio company Love Home Swap, a UK-based “home swap” holiday planning platform.
Corsair-led consortium buys RBS branches
A consortium of financial buyers comprising Corsair Capital, Centerbridge Capital, RIT Capital Partners and the Church Commissioners has bought up 314 RBS branches for £600m.
Albion Ventures backs Relayware
Albion Ventures has invested £3.5m in Relayware, a UK-based provider of B2B collaboration and multi-channel communication solutions.
Latour backs MBO of Risk & Co
Latour Capital has acquired French consulting firm Risk & Co in a management buyout that sees the company management retain a 40% stake.
Arle exits Qioptiq in trade sale
Arle Capital Partners has sold photonic products manufacturer Qioptiq to Excelitas Technologies, an electronic system provider.
YFM backs Douglas Gill MBO
YFM Equity Partners has invested in the management buyout of technical sailing clothing and accessories manufacturer Douglas Gill.
BNY Mellon appoints Burns as head of PE accounting
Investment bank BNY Mellon has appointed Eamon Burns as regional head of private equity accounting for EMEA within its asset servicing business.
BPI France et al. fund new French biotech
BPI France, Ixo Private Equity and the Irdinov fund have backed the creation of new French biotech firm GamaMabs Pharma with a €3.1m investment, working in partnership with French pharma group LFB.
RCapital invests in SLG
London-based RCapital has made a growth investment in Shropshire Leisure Group (SLG), a company previously held by RBS’s West Register fund.
HTGF et al. invest €1m in Minubo
High-Tech Gründerfonds (HTGF), US venture firm Tola Capital and pan-European accelerator Seedcamp have invested €1m in Minubo, a business intelligence services provider.
Terra Firma’s Infinis considers IPO
Terra Firma-backed Infinis, a UK-based independent renewable energy generator, is preparing for a potential IPO.
Auctus sells entitec in trade sale
Auctus Management has sold IT services provider entitec to data processing service provider IT.UV Software, reaping a 4x money multiple.
Oaktree’s Stock Spirits to float
Stock Spirits Group, the Buckinghamshire-based drinks maker backed by Oaktree Capital Management, has announced its intention to raise approximately £52m in an IPO on the London Stock Exchange.
BDC buys KHG from Procuritas
Bridgepoint Development Capital (BDC) has agreed to acquire a majority stake in Swedish customs services provider KHG Customs from Procuritas.
Apax-backed Candy Crush developer to float
Apax Partners-backed King, the games developer behind Candy Crush Saga, has confidentially filed its IPO plans with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), according to reports.
Iris Capital hires two investment managers
French VC firm Iris Capital has hired Gil Doukhan and Julien-David Nitlech as investment managers.
Q&A: Altor's Krusell on Sweden's carried interest tax debate
Q&A: Altor's Krusell
Luther hires Gittermann and Wegerich
German law firm Luther Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft has appointed new partners Stephan Gittermann and Ingo Wegerich, as well as the teams working with them in their previous positions.
Holtzbrinck et al. invest in FlixBus
Holtzbrinck Ventures, UnternehmerTUM and Daimler Mobility Services have backed German coach operator FlixBus.