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Nord Capital sells Expert Habitat & Industrie to trade
Minority investor Nord Capital exits French construction company Expert Habitat in trade sale
Gimv establishes life sciences advisory board
Gimv has made more than 80 investments in the life sciences segment since it started in 1982
Consortium invests CHF 12.5m in Alentis
BioMedPartners, BB Pureos Bioventures, BPI France, Schroder Adveq and HTGF participate in the deal
Abénex sells Cisbio Bioassays to trade
Abénex exits France-based biotechnology company Cisbio after three years of ownership
Aliter-backed Ipsum bolts on Stormport Professional Services
Deal is fourth acquisition for the utilities and infrastructure consolidation platform
Herkules-backed Seagull Maritime buys Tero Marine
Herkules bought Seagull for around тЌ100m in 2015 through Herkules IV, a NOK 2.5bn buyout fund
Indaco, Invitalia in €8m round for rental startup Sweetguest
Indaco invests via its Indaco Ventures I fund, while Invitalia deploys capital from Italia Venture I
Five Seasons et al. in €17.4m round for Butternut Box
Fresh dog food company will look to expand its sales activity into continental Europe
Summit leads $33m round for A Cloud Guru
IT training platform intends to increase its headcount and invest in product development
DPE invests in Massenberg
DPE is currently investing from DPE Duetschland III, which held a final close on €575m in 2017
3i's Valorem bolts on Force Hydraulique Antillaise
PE-backed Valorem will support the conversion of FHA's pipeline into operational plants
HIG WhiteHorse invests in Italian retailer Risparmio Casa
HIG intends to support the company in further strengthening its market position in Italy
EQT launches €631m takeover bid for Parques Reunidos
Offer is made via a bidco controlled by EQT, Miles Capital and Corporación Financiera Alba
Voima raises €40m for deep-tech startup fund
Fund is targeting тЌ50m and will make 25-30 investments in seed, pre-seed, series-A and series-B rounds
Elaia et al. invest €25m in Fretlink series-B
Fresh capital will help Fretlink open new offices in Europe and pursue recruitment efforts
Concentric leads $15m series-B round for Wheely
Ride-hailing company is due to roll out its platform in new cities, with a Paris launch in 2019
Smaller buyouts escalate in UK industrials sector
PE-backed buyout investments in both the industrial engineering and the construction and materials spaces have soared in the past year
NextStage, MI3 invest €17.7m in Bagatelle
Bagatelle currently operates 10 restaurants, plans to open 15 more in the next five years
Bowmark's OIEG bolts on Oxford International College
Deal comes five years after the GP acquired a minority stake in the independent school group
21 Invest France acquires FMA Assurances
21 Invest France invests in French companies providing tickets in the €20-50m range
LDV leads $3.1m funding round for Synthesia
AI lip-synching video platform launched in 2018 and has clients including the BBC and BuzzFeed
Capzanine to sell Pierre Guérin to trade
GP bought a stake in Pierre Guérin in 2017, after being a shareholder from 2006-2012
VCs sell Parlamind
Investors include Motu Ventures, Asgard Capital, Angelfund.vc and business angels
Owl Ventures leads $21m series-B for Labster
Balderton Capital, Northzone and Swisscom Ventures also take part in the funding round