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Intel et al. invest $12m in Eruditor Group
Intel Capital, Runa Capital and Frontier Ventures have injected $12m into Eruditor Group, a Russian provider of online marketplaces for freelancers.
Eversheds Italy hires new partner
Marco Franzini, Eversheds
PPM Oost invests in Informaat
PPM Oost and The Informal Investors Network (or TIIN Capital) have invested in Informaat, a Dutch business providing a customer experience platform (CXP) product for insurers.
Cinven partner Gibson steps down
Cinven partner Rebecca Gibson has stepped down after 11 years at the firm.
Environ appoints Andrews as principal
Richard Andrews, Environ
Isai raises €50m for second fund
French VC Isai has held a final close on €50m for its second fund, Isai Expansion.
Target Ventures backs Babadu
Russian venture capital firm Target Ventures has invested “several million dollars” in Babadu, a Russian e-commerce platform for children’s products.
Providence seeks M7 dividend recap
Providence Equity Partners and Airbridge Investments, the owners of satellite television company M7 Group, are seeking to reap a dividend of approximately €300m from a recapitalisation, according to reports.
CDC appoints ex-Permira partner as chairman
Graham Wrigley, CDC
PPM Oost invests in SolabCool
Dutch VC PPM Oost has backed SolabCool, a Dutch manufacturer of air conditioners.
Adelis Equity hits first close for maiden fund
Stockholm-based Adelis Equity Partners’ maiden fund has hit a first close at €230m following less than six months of fundraising, according to sources close to the situation.
UnternehmerTUM closes first fund on €25m
German VC UnternehmerTUM has closed its maiden fund on €25m after 24 months on the road.
Deloitte hires two in Germany
Deloitte has appointed Markus Schackmann and Christofer Mellert as new partners in its German tax and legal services practice.
Maven Capital backs Fletcher Shipping
Maven Capital Partners has invested a further £5.5m in its portfolio company Fletcher Shipping, an Aberdeen-based shipping company.
Numericable and Completel owners seek merger
Cinven and Carlyle Group are seeking to merge their jointly owned portfolio companies Numericable and Completel in preparation for a potential flotation, according to reports.
Rocket Internet founders back 3 businesses with new fund
Rocket Internet's founders Oliver and Marc Samwer are understood to have invested a total of $5m in online start-ups Lingoda, GirlMeetsDress and Videdressing.com via their new €150m Global Founders Capital (GFC) fund.
German VC BMP reaps 268% IRR on MBR exit
IBB Beteiligungsgesellschaft and BMP Media Investors have sold a joint 79.1% stake in portfolio company MBR Targeting to Ströer Digital, with BMP reaping a 268% IRR in slightly more than a year.
BGF invests £2.8m in Arran Aromatics
The Business Growth Fund (BGF) has invested £2.8m and taken a minority stake in Arran Aromatics, a Scottish luxury toiletries company.
PE backers looking to divest Burton’s Biscuits
Burton’s Biscuit Company, owned by Apollo Global Management and Duke Street, is up for sale with a price tag of £350m, according to reports.
Lack of exits forces Candover to make contingency plans
Without any realisations in the first half of this year and a growing debt burden, listed entity Candover Investments has started to review a range of alternative plans including refinancing existing facilities.
SAEV backs InflowControl
Saudi Aramco Energy Ventures (SAEV) has backed InflowControl, a Norway-based provider of inflow control device (ICD) technology designed to increase the recovery and production from oil and gas fields.
ThingLink raises $2m in Inventure-led second funding round
Helsinki-based image interaction company ThingLink has raised $2m in a funding round led by existing backer Inventure.
EQT promotes Blecher and de Muynck
Lennart Blecher, EQT