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Industries & Finances hits first close for third fund
French buy-and-build specialist Industries & Finances Partenaires (I&F) has held a €60m first close for its third fund, less than six months after launch.
Orlando Italy buys struggling Fnac division
Orlando Italy has acquired FI Holding, the holding company of music and book retailer Fnac Italia, from parent company PPR.
ABN Amro paid €20m compensation to AAC Capital
ABN Amro paid Dutch private equity firm AAC Capital €20m in compensation in 2011, after it could not honour a €2bn commitment to AAC's fund, according to local press reports.
Gleacher Shacklock appoints new partner
British corporate advisory firm Gleacher Shacklock has appointed Richard Slimmon as a partner.
Ingenious invests £750,000 in Digital Theatre
Ingenious Ventures has injected ТЃ750,000 into Digital Theatre, a London-based filming company for theatrical productions.
Ingenious Ventures backs Property Network
Ingenious Ventures has made an equity investment in Property Network, an online accommodation platform.
Telefónica backs Taskhub
TelefУГnica Ventures has invested a six-figure sum in London-based task outsourcing start-up Taskhub.
CVC and RBS sell $290m stake in Samsonite
CVC Capital Partners and the Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) have sold a $290m stake in Hong Kong-listed luggage brand Samsonite International, according to reports.
Altor increases Åkers Group stake
Altor Equity Partners has increased its stake in Swedish steel and aluminium company Уkers Group.
RCapital acquires City Motor Holdings
RCapital has acquired UK car dealer group City Motor Holdings Ltd in a management buyout from owner Anthony Wickins.
Balderton Capital backs Rentify
Balderton Capital has invested in a ТЃ2m series-A round for UK-based online letting service Rentify.
Dunedin hits £240m for first close
Dunedin has held a stealth first close on ТЃ240m for its third buyout fund, indicating its target is comfortably within reach.
Axa PE to arrange unitranche for IPH buyout
PAI partners is believed to be looking to raise a €180m unitranche facility from Axa Private Equity to finance its buyout of industrial supplies distribution company IPH.
3i to offload more assets
3i is looking to sell at least four of its portfolio companies, according to reports, as it continues to refocus its strategy.
SK Capital acquires three businesses from Clariant
US-based SK Capital Partners has acquired three businesses from Swiss listed specialty chemicals company Clariant for an equity value of $500m.
Gimv et al. invest €5m in biotech startup AgroSavfe
Gimv has led a €5m investment in Belgian green crop protection products business AgroSavfe, alongside regional funds PMV, Sofi, QBIC and VIB.
Dutch GPs eye Belgian printing company Xeikon
Gilde and Waterland Private Equity are said to be circling Belgian digital printing company Xeikon, according to local press.
IBB invests in seed round for food.de
IBB Beteiligungsgesellschaft has taken part in a €500,000-1m seed round for German online food retailer food.de.
NVT and Northern 2 VCT seek £8m
Northern Venture Trust (NVT) and Northern 2 VCT have launched a linked top-up offer to raise up to ТЃ4m for each fund.
YFM reaps 5.7x on Winder sale to Enterprise Ventures
YFM Equity Partners has sold Leeds power distribution and generation equipment manufacturer Winder Power in a ТЃ6m secondary buyout to Enterprise Ventures.
Elaia backs Sensorly with €1m
Elaia Partners has provided French wireless coverage maps developer Sensorly with a €1m series-A round of funding.
Galena Asset Management holds first close on $275m
Trafigura's asset management arm Galena has held a first close of its Private Equity Resource Fund on $275m.
17Capital Fund II holds final close on €208m
17Capital has closed its second mezzanine fund above target on тЌ208m.
East Capital exits Elko Grupa
Swedish investor East Capital has sold its stake in Latvian IT product wholesaler Elko Grupa to the company's existing shareholders, including investment fund Amber Trust.