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Three Hills Capital Partners backs Goal Systems
GP deploys capital from its Three Hills Capital Solutions III fund, which held a final close on €540m
Alpha-backed Calligaris bolts on Luceplan
GP intends to support both firms in maximising their synergies and consolidating their market positions
VCs in £27m series-A for MiroBio
Advent Life Sciences, SR One, Oxford Science Innovation and Samsara Biocapital have invested
UVC takes part in €15m round for Fazua
European Investment Bank has led the round by providing the company with €12m of venture debt
Bridgepoint to back Vermaat Groep SBO
GP will buy Vermaat, a catering and hospitality specialist, from Partners Group
Summit sells stake in Sipartech to Blackstone
Summit sells a minority stake in the France-based provider of dark fibre network
ECI takes minority stake in KBA
ECI Partners has taken a minority stake in corporate services provider KB Associates
LDC exits FCBI to Thomson Reuters
LDC backed the business events operator that will now become a part of Reuters News
VC consortium backs $60m series-B for Tier
Round is led by Mubadala Capital and Goodwater Capital, with all existing investors taking part
83North closes fifth fund on $300m
Vehicle is incorporated in the Cayman Islands as 83North V but lists business headquarters in Israel
Augmentum co-leads £44m series-B for challenger bank Tide
Company intends to use the fresh financing to consolidate its market position and scale up its team
Inflexion to acquire Pharmaspectra
Inflexion Private Equity has taken a majority stake, drawing equity from its £250m fund
Q&A: 3i’s Olinick and Bakker on managing the tech/services convergence
Andrew Olinick, partner and co-head of 3i's North America business, and Netherlands-based director Mark Bakker talk tech and services
BPI France, Carvest back Toutenkamion
President Girerd will remain the majority shareholder of France-based Toutenkamion
Quadrivio buys furniture specialist MOHD
GP invests via its Made in Italy Fund, which was launched with a €200m target and has raised €100m
Route Capital, Ainvest back Susy Mix
GPs intend to consolidate the company's market position in Italy and boost international expansion
PE-backed Verallia floats with €3.2bn market cap
Verallia, having set a €26.50-29.50 indicative range, has listed at €27 per share
CBPE invests in Centralis
Management team will stay on, while the founders have sold their stakes in the company
Mandarin buys coffee specialist Neronobile
First deal made by the GP via its MCP III fund, which held a €148m first close in September
Litorina buys NN07 from Fidelio
Litorina draws capital from its fifth buyout fund, which closed on its SEK 3bn target in August
Torqx invests in Sonic Equipment
Dutch PE firm Torqx is currently investing via its maiden fund, closed on €150m in 2017
Ardian-backed Riemser buys Zaltan
Zaltan will be fully integrated in the Riemser group and operate under the name Riemser Iberia
Bregal Unternehmerkapital sells Gabo to trade for $310m
Upon completion, Gabo will become part of Aptiv’s signal and power division HellermannTyton
KKR-backed KnowBe4 acquires Twist and Shout
KKR's KnowBe4 generates more than $100m in revenue and is valued at $1bn