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Nauta Capital leads €5.2m series-A for Smart Protection
Existing backers Wayra, JME Ventures, Bankinter and Big Sur Ventures also participated in the round
Kreditech secures €20m funding round
Backers include Runa Capital and previous investors HPE Growth and Amadeus Capital Partners
Project A closes third fund on €180m
Vehicle was registered in October last year and held a first close on €106m in March
B & Capital backs Steliau Technology SBO
Deal values electronic components specialist Steliau Technology in the €50-75m range
Castik buys Addsecure from Abry
Addsecure's management have also invested in the new company alongside Castik and Abry
Bregal Milestone co-leads €41.5m round for ePassi
Second investment made by the GP in Finland deploying capital from its €400m fund
Pinova buys Sill Optics
Sill Optics managing director Christoph Sieber has taken a minority stake in the transaction
Omnes-backed Batiweb buys Archionline
Batiweb buys Archionline with the help of €6m in mezzanine debt raised from Idinvest
Down2Earth backs The House of Marketing
GP invests in Belgium-based marketing agency alongside previous owner Quanteus Group
Artá Capital buys majority stake in Preving from Corpfin
GP deploys capital from its second fund, which held a final close on €400m in February 2018
Afinum sells Avantgarde to EMH
EMH will acquire a majority stake in the business by acquiring shares from Afinum and management
Sofina backs Nuxe
Belgian GP buys 45% of family-owned, France-based cosmetics brand Nuxe in a €500m deal
Egeria backs Tuindeco Group MBO
Company's management team acquires a minority interest and will lead the business
Omnes leads €8.4m funding round for Newronika
Previous backers Indaco Venture Partners and Innogest also take part in the round alongside F3F
Haspa buys minority stake in MT Derm
Jörn Kluge remains the majority shareholder and managing director of Haspa-backed MT Derm
EQT Credit moves in to take over Charterhouse's Bartec
EQT Credit II and EQT Credit Opportunities III have notified the Austrian regulator
CVC buys 50% stake in DFE Pharma for NZD 633m
Sale price comprises a cash payment of NZD 537m and an interest-accruing vendor loan of NZD 96m
CD&R to back Socotec in €1.8bn deal – report
Five Arrows and BIP Investment Partners sell minority stakes in Socotec, report says
IceLake Capital buys NetRom
Netherlands-based IceLake backs NetRom to support its expansion and build new facilities
Investindustrial-backed Italcanditi buys Prodotti Rubicone
Deal is part of a buy-and-build strategy pursued by Italcanditi to strengthen its market position
NB Aurora invests €20m in NB Renaissance's Rino Mastrotto
Deal follows the acquisition of a 70% stake in the company by NB Renaissance Partners last month
Everledger secures $20m series-A
Backers include Tencent Holdings, Graphene Ventures, Bloomberg Beta, Vickers Venture Partners and others
Piper invests in Mous
GP is currently investing from Piper Private Equity VI, which closed on £125m in 2016
Montagu buys Jane's from IHS Markit
Carve-out will result in Jane's operating independently; no financial details released