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Digiteka raises €2m from French GPs
A Plus Finance, Siparex and Calao Finance have participated in a €2m funding round for French B2B video distribution company Digiteka.
Terra Firma acquires Annington Homes for £3.2bn
Terra Firma has bought the British real estate business Annington Homes for ТЃ3.2bn, including ТЃ1bn in equity.
Azulis Capital to sell Bretèche Industrie
Azulis Capital and Unigrains are looking to sell French food machinery firm Bretèche Industrie, according to reports in the local press.
Italy and Qatar launch €2bn joint venture
Fondo Stategico Italiano, the €4bn fund launched by the Italian government in 2011, has teamed up with Qatari holding company Qatar Holding LLC to form IQ Made in Italy Venture.
Alven leads €1.64m round for TextMaster
Alven Capital has led a €1.64m funding round for Belgian translation, copywriting and editing platform TextMaster.
Index Ventures et al. invest in Socialbakers
Index Ventures has led a $6m growth capital round for Czech social media analytics company Socialbakers.
KIC InnoEnergy and Sting join forces
Sting (Stockholm Innovation and Growth) is teaming up with KIC InnoEnergy Sweden to offer development support to Stockholm-based start-ups within the renewable energy sector.
Siparex raises €110m on way to €150m target
French mid-cap investor Siparex has already raised €110m for its MidMarket III fund, which held a €90m first close in September.
CMS restructures UK & CEE private equity team
CMS Cameron McKenna has restructured the leadership of its private equity teams for the UK and Central and Eastern Europe.
HgCapital's TeamSystem buys H-umus
Gruppo TeamSystem, a financial management software firm owned by HgCapital, has acquired multi-touch software solutions provider H-umus for around €4m.
Viveris Croissance IV holds first close on €30m
Viveris Management has held a first close of its fourth fund on €30m.
MMC Ventures et al. invest £1m in Breathing Buildings
MMC Ventures, the Berti Green Accelerator programme and Adapt Low Carbon Group have invested ТЃ1m in British ventilation specialist Breathing Buildings.
AnaCap's IFG Trust acquires Moore Group
AnaCap Financial Partners's portfolio company IFG Trust and Corporate Group has acquired Jersey-based PE fund administrator Moore Group, marking a consolidation trend that some believe is rife in international fund administration.
CBPE buys Xafinity Consulting
CBPE Capital has carved British pensions consultancy firm Xafinity Consulting out from Advent International-owned Equiniti Group.
Charterhouse to sell Ista
Charterhouse Capital Partners and CVC Capital Partners are looking to sell German energy-metering business Ista International for more than €3bn, having already attracted staple financing offers of €2bn from banks, according to reports.
CapMan Buyout X holds first close
CapMan Buyout X has held a first close at тЌ152m.
Inventure leads €1.2m series-B round for Miradore
Inventure and Belgian ICR executive Willem Hendrickx have invested тЌ1.2m in Finish IT platform provider Miradore.
Alvarez & Marsal hires managing director for new transaction advisory
Alvarez & Marsal has hired managing director Jürgen Zapf to lead a new dedicated transaction advisory group (TAG) at the firm's Munich office.
EIF commits €20m to Aster Capital cleantech fund
The European Investment Fund has committed €20m to the French cleantech venture fund Aster II.
HitecVision hires senior partner
Norwegian GP HitecVision has hired Alf Thorkildsen as senior partner.
Are infrastructure deals the key to the Nordic market?
In the quest for high-quality deals that are convincing enough for banks to back and make investors excited about the coming fundraising round, Nordic players have looked towards infrastructure.
Northzone et al. exit T-Vips
Northzone and Incitia Ventures have exited their stake in Norwegian broadcast technology company T-Vips.
Enterprise Investors to sell stake in Zelmer
Enterprise Investors has agreed to sell its 49% stake in listed Polish small appliances manufacturer Zelmer to trade player Bosch und Siemens Hausgeräte (BSH) for PLN 298m.
La Caixa launches new €23m fund
Spanish bank La Caixa has launched its new fund, Caixa Innvierte Industria, which attracted €23m in commitments and will be managed by Caixa Capital Risc, according to reports in the Spanish press.