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VCs in €25m round for Spartoo
Existing investors, including CM-CIC Capital Privé and Highland Partners, have taken part in a €25m series-C funding round for Spartoo, an online retailer of shoes and bags.
The Southern European renaissance
After a bleary-eyed summer, Southern European deal activity awoke last month with a notable increase in both volume and value.
Argos Soditic strengthens Paris team
Mid-cap GP Argos Soditic has hired Simon Guichard as an analyst and promoted Nicolas Trani to associate.
NVM-backed Wear Inns makes further acquisitions
Wear Inns - backed by NVM Private Equity and the British Growth Fund (BGF)- has acquired two pubs in the North of England from the Orchid Pub Group.
Finance Wales backs Channel Fisheries with £750,000
Finance Wales has made a ТЃ750,000 investment comprising both equity and debt into Welsh fresh fish merchant Channel Fisheries.
YFM hands over control of North West Fund operations
YFM Equity Partners will hand over control of The North West Fund for Development Capital (NWFDC) later this year, in order to focus on the management of its VCTs and institutional funds investing in the region.
SVG cuts down exposure to Permira
SVG Capital Partners has announced plans to sell its ТЃ90.2m stake in Permira's third fund, according to reports.
Chemring CEO resigns as Carlyle prepares bid
David Price, the CEO of British military supplier Chemring, has resigned as Carlyle is still considering a potential takeover of the business.
Astorg Partners set to acquire Areva's radiation unit
Astorg Partners has entered negotiations with French energy company Areva over the acquisition of its radiation measurement unit Canberra.
Baird hires managing director
Baird has appointed Jonathan Bourn as managing director in its European investment banking team in London.
Q3 Barometer: European deal flow plummets 35%
Q3 Barometer
Triton to exit Ruetgers
Triton has sold German chemicals business Ruetgers to Indian industrial group Rain Commodities (Rain CII) for €702m.
Octopus leads $3m round for Faction
Octopus Investments has led a $3m funding round for ski equipment and apparel retailer The Faction Collective.
LDC appoints director for Reading office
LDC has appointed Alastair Weinel as director in its Reading team, which oversees LDC's operations in the south of the UK.
Holtzbrinck Ventures backs Musicplayr
Holtzbrinck Ventures is said to have invested €500,000 in German music platform start-up Musicplayr.
XAnge invests £1.2m in The Currency Cloud
XAnge Private Equity has invested ТЃ1.2m in UK foreign exchange capital services provider The Currency Cloud.
Nesta launches £25m impact investment fund
Nesta Investment Management, a subsidiary of innovation foundation Nesta, has launched a ТЃ25m impact investment fund, holding a first close on ТЃ17.5m.
Inveready leads €850,000 round for MyStarAutograph
Inveready has led an €850,000 funding round for online signed merchandise retailer MyStarAutograph.
KKR, CVC, Carlyle and Apax looking into bid for Urenco
Four of the world's largest private equity houses are thought to be considering bidding for British nuclear fuel provider Urenco, according to The Sunday Times.
Beringea backs InSkin Media
Beringea has led a ТЃ2m funding round for UK-based advertising technology and digital media specialist InSkin Media (ISM).
Vertis Venture et al. back AppsBuilder
Vertis Venture, Zernike Meta Ventures and business angels have backed Milan-based app development platform AppsBuilder with €1.5m.
Albion launches top-up fund for six VCTs
Albion Ventures has started fundraising for a top-up fund targeting six of its VCTs, aiming for a total of ТЃ15m.
NVM-backed Kerridge buys Datawright
Kerridge Commercial Systems (KCS), an enterprise resource planning software firm backed by NVM Private Equity, has acquired Datawright, a business management software firm.
SL Capital appoints new partner and managing director
SL Capital Partners has promoted Patrick Knechtli and Mark Nicolson to partner and Jamie Ebersole to managing director in the firm's Edinburgh office.