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Avedon holds final close on €190m
Avedon Capital Partners has closed its first independent fund, NIBC Growth Capital II, on €190m after two years on the road.
Almaz Capital hires two
Russo-American investor Almaz Capital has appointed Ross Hangebrauck and Daniil Stolyarov as managing director and investment director respectively.
PE-backed McCarthy & Stone in refinancing
Retirement home developer McCarthy & Stone – which is backed by a consortium of investors believed to include Goldman Sachs, TPG and Alchemy Partners – has refinanced its existing debt.
BGF-backed SHS bolts on Dixon Pentland
Swanbridge Hire & Sales Integrated Services (SHS), a portfolio company of the Business Growth Fund (BGF), has acquired UK-based Dixon Pentland Scaffolding for approximately £2m.
Cinven buys Heidelberger Leben from Lloyds for €300m
Cinven has acquired a majority stake in Heidelberger Leben, a German provider of retirement and life insurance products, from Lloyds Banking Group for around €300m.
Redalpine invests in Trekksoft
Swiss venture firm Redalpine has invested $800,000 in Trekksoft, an online tour and activity marketplace.
Goldman to become Duke Street investor
Goldman Sachs is to invest around €100m in Duke Street and is also considering acquiring secondary stakes in the GP's 2007 fund.
EQT to appeal tax decision
As expected, EQT Partners will appeal the Swedish tax authority's decision to tax carried interest as income, presenting some of the firm's staff with a SEK 670m tax bill.
Creathor Ventures backs Toroleo
Creathor Ventures has co-invested in online car equipment comparison platform Toroleo, a portfolio company of Project A Ventures.
ECI’s Citation acquires Bibby
ECI Partners-backed Citation, an adviser on employment law and health & safety regulations, has acquired Bibby Consulting & Support from Bibby Line Group.
Foresight et al. invest in Biofortuna
A consortium of existing backers has injected £1.3m into Biofortuna, a UK-based molecular diagnostics company, to fund further growth.
Alliance Venture and Springfondet merge
Norwegian early-stage investment firms Alliance Venture and Springfondet have merged to form Alliance Venture Spring.
St Jude Medical acquires PE-backed Endosense
Medical device company St Jude Medical has wholly acquired Endosense, a medical technology company backed by several private equity firms, for CHF 159m.
BLP's PE head joins Jones Day
Law firm Jones Day has appointed Raymond McKeeve as a partner and member of the firm’s private equity practice.
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BGF invests £2.25m in Abacus e-Media
The Business Growth Fund (BGF) has invested £2.25m in UK content management system provider Abacus e-Media.
SS&C GlobeOp opens new Luxembourg office
Connecticut-headquartered fund administrator SS&C GlobeOp has opened a new office in Luxembourg.
German Startups Group et al. back sporTrade
German Startups Group (GSG) has invested in online sport equipment marketplace sporTrade alongside IBB Beteiligungsgesellschaft and private investor Hans-Dieter Lochmann.
EQT loses battle in income tax war
EQT and a number of its employees will receive a tax bill of SEK 670m, according to Swedish newspaper Dagens Industri.
Ratos reports SEK 820m net profit for H1
Listed private equity firm Ratos made an SEK 820m profit before tax for the first half of 2013, compared with an SEK 16m loss in H1 2012.
Carlyle and N+1 Mercapital divest Arsys
The Carlyle Group and N+1 Mercapital have sold Spanish information and communications technology firm Arsys to 1&1 for around €140m.
Target Partners et al. invest €6m in Falcon
Target Partners has led a €6m funding round for Falcon Social, a Danish firm developing a social media management software-as-a-service (SaaS) platform.
Foodpanda makes Brazilian acquisition
Foodpanda, an online food delivery platform backed by Investment AB Kinnevik and Phenomen Ventures, has acquired Brazilian competitor MegaMenu.
CVC acquires Skrill in €600m SBO
CVC Capital Partners has acquired a majority stake in global payments provider Skrill from Investcorp for €600m, which reaped an 8x return on its investment.