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Future Positive holds first close for debut fund on $57m
Future Positive Capital was founded in 2017 by former Index Ventures executive Sofia Hmich
Livingbridge exits Create Fertility in management buy-back
Sale ends a six-year holding period for the GP, which invested ТЃ5m in the company for a minority
Seventure Partners invests €3.5m in Domain Therapeutics
Paris-based VC typically provides up to €20m per company, from early to late stage
White Star et al. back €8.9m series-B round for Destygo
Partech Venture, AccorHotels and airports operator ADP reinvest in chatbots developer
Italglobal Partners exits Easy Welfare in €53m deal
In addition to Italglobal stake, Edenred also buys the shares controlled by Injection Capital
Quantum acquires Stadlbauer
Quantum Capital Partners typically invests up to €15m for majority stakes in companies
Segulah sells Zengun
Segulah makes the divestment from its SEK 2.4bn, 2016-vintage buyout fund Segulah V
Creandum leads £10m series-A for life insurance app Yulife
MMC Ventures, Notion Capital, LocalGlobe and Anthemis Ventures also take part in the round
Verdane invests in e-commerce portfolio
Verdane and Canica eCom have partnered with the management teams of the four companies
Sofindev backs WVT Industries MBO
Transaction represents the eighth investment for Sofindev IV, which closed on €107m
One Equity-backed Lutech buys software provider Disc
Fourth bolt-on made by Lutech following the acquisitions of Tecla.it, CDM and Sinergy
Carlyle exits Italian electric motors maker Marelli Motori
Sale ends a six-year holding period for Carlyle, which bought the company from Melrose Industries
Gimv acquires Smart Battery Solutions
Gimv typically invests between €5-50m in companies with enterprise values of up to €200m
Bravo Invest sells Eurochiller to trade
Sale ends a three-year holding period for Bravo Invest, which owned an 85% stake in the company
Astorg sells M7 Group to trade in €1bn deal
Majority owner Astorg sells Luxembourg-based TV operator M7 Group to French peer Canal+
Sponsor Capital sells Plastiroll to trade
Sale ends a seven-year holding for the GP, which made the divestment from Sponsor Capital III
Triton submits bid for Thomas Cook's Nordic business
Group is evaluating the offer for its operations and airline in Norway, Sweden, Finland and Denmark
Portobello Capital exits Ice Cream Factory
Sale ends a nine-year holding period for the GP, which held a majority stake in the company
Naxicap's Stelliant to buy GM Consultant
TGS, a subsidiary of Stelliant, will merge with insurance consulting firm GM Consultant
EQT buys Maltese telecommunication specialist Melita in SBO
Sale ends a four-year holding period for Apax Partners, which bought Melita alongside Fortino Capital
Egeria acquires majority stake in MAAS Aviation
Aircraft painting business is growing due to the continuing global growth in demand for air travel
Orlando sells Euromaint to trade for €80m
Sale ends a holding period of three years for Orlando, which acquired the company for SEK 650m
Investcorp acquires Mercury Capital Advisers
Investcorp has been acquiring stakes in companies such as 3i's credit business to reach $50bn in AUM
Charterhouse agrees £668m Tarsus take-private
Deal values shares in the Irish media and events business at 17x its average EBITDA in 2017 and 2018