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Industrifonden et al. invest in Avtal24
Industrifonden along with private investors Richard BУЅge, Magnus Wilkne, among others, are investing SEK 10m in Swedish online legal services provider Avtal24.
Kernel Capital leads investment in SolarPrint
Kernel Capital has led a тЌ1m investment in Dublin-based photovoltaic technology developer SolarPrint.
Quadriga to buy LR Health and Beauty Systems from Apax
Quadriga is the final bidder for German beauty products retailer LR Health and Beauty Systems (LR International), currently owned by Apax Partners, according to reports.
Verdane exits TeamTec to IMS
Verdane Capital has reaped a 4x multiple on the sale of its entire stake in Norwegian shipping company TeamTec Invest to local steel manufacturer Industri & Montasjeservice AS (IMS).
Video: AIFI's Innocenzo Cipolletta
Video: AIFI's Innocenzo Cipolletta
Trigon acquires Menz Holz
Trigon Equity Partners has acquired Menz Holz, a German provider of wood products for outdoor spaces, from insolvency.
CVC and Charterhouse mull Ista exit
CVC and Charterhouse have hired Deutsche Bank and Goldman Sachs to advise on the sale of German utilities metering firm Ista, according to reports.
Futurimpresa backs Objectway with €10m
Italian investor Futurimpresa has made a €10m equity injection into Objectway Financial Software, a provider of software and services to the financial industry, in exchange for a 30% stake.
Albion exits Picturehouse investments in sale to Cineworld
Albion Ventures has exited its investments in six UK-based Picturehouse cinemas as part of the sale of City Screen to Cineworld.
Point Nine Capital et al. back DocPlanner
Point Nine Capital, Piton Capital, RTA Ventures and business angels have invested $1m in DocPlanner, a Polish online medical appointment booking services company.
Blackstone and PAI sell United Biscuits' KP Snacks
Intersnack has acquired KP Snacks from The Blackstone Group and PAI partners portfolio company United Biscuits, in a deal reportedly worth around ТЃ500m.
Italy is different
While the doom and gloom settles in the rest of Europe, Italian private equity professionals advertise a cautious optimism despite decreasing activity in the country.
Octopus leads $5m funding for Rangespan
E-commerce start-up Rangespan has secured a $5m investment led by Octopus Investments as it prepares to launch a new market data service for retailers.
SEP in $7m round for Powervation
Irish PE-backed energy optimisation company Powervation has received $7m as part of a series-C funding round.
NBGI buys cake business for £23.5m
NBGI Private Equity has backed the ТЃ23.5m management buy-in of McCambridge Group Holdings's cake division.
Horizon Capital exits Fidem Life to Aegon
Horizon Capital has sold its entire stake in Ukranian life insurance company Fidem Life to Dutch asset management company Aegon.
Mobeus launches linked VCT fundraising
Mobeus Equity Partners has launched its third annual linked fundraising for its three VCTs.
Activa Capital's Ergalis makes bolt-on acquisition
Activa Capital portfolio company Ergalis has acquired French temporary employment and recruitment agency Aura Staffing from Segula Technologies.
Blackstone buys Intertrust for €675m
The Blackstone Group has acquired Dutch tax consultancy Intertrust from Waterland Private Equity for a reported €675m.
BGF appoints investment associate
The Business Growth Fund (BGF) has appointed Edwin Davies as an investment associate.
Bright Capital Digital backs Auctionata
Bright Capital Digital, an affiliate of Russian VC firm Bright Capital, has invested in German online auction site Auctionata, a portfolio company of Holtzbrinck Ventures and eVentures.
KBC sells majority of PE portfolio to KeBeK
KBC Private Equity has sold a large part of its portfolio to KeBeK I, a new fund managed by four former KBC employees, including CEO Floris Vansina.
US investor circles Topshop
Sir Philip Green, the owner of British clothing retailer Topshop, is reportedly in talks with US-based private equity house Leonard Green & Partners LP for the sale of a 25% stake in the business.
Arle bolsters DACH team
Mid-cap GP Arle Capital Partners has hired two investment executives in its DACH-focused team.