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Syncona leads £35m series-A for Quell
UCL Technology Fund also took part in the round for the newly launched cell therapy company
Segulah sells Gunnebo to KKR-backed Crosby
KKR owns a majority stake in Crosby Worldwide via its KKR North American Fund XI vehicle
PAI's sale of B&B Hotels to Goldman Sachs nears €2bn
Merchant Banking Division of Goldman Sachs to buy a majority in the French budget hotel chain
Black Toro in talks for clothing brand Trucco
GP is currently investing via its second fund, which held a final close on €235m in February 2017
Frog leads £14m round for Modulr
Fresh capital will be used to accelerate Modulr's growth in the UK and expand in Europe
Balderton, Northzone co-lead £15m round for Wagestream
Wagestream has raised a total of £40m in the latest round, including a £25m credit facility
Consortium invests in seed round for Kiutra
High-Tech Gründerfonds writes equity tickets of €500,000-3m and Apex Ventures invests €500,000
Webedia acquires Panoramic- and Smedvig-backed Quill
Marketing content provider is reportedly anticipating revenues of £7m in its current financial year
BIVF, UCB Ventures lead £1.4m round for Rinri
Representatives from BIVF, UCB Ventures and BioCity have joined the company's board of directors
LSP et al. back $38.5m series-B for DNA Script
Illumina Ventures, M Ventures, Sofinnova, Kurma and Idinvest recommit to DNA Script
Bowmark sells Aston Lark to Goldman Sachs
Deal brings to an end a four-year tenure, during which the insurance brokerage made 13 bolt-ons
Wise-backed Tapì buys Les Bouchages Delage
Management led by CEO Delage will continue to run the company, which will operate independently
Accel closes sixth European fund on $575m
Fund will follow the same strategy as its predecessor, Accel London V, which raised €500m
Bencis sells BRB International to trade in €163m deal
GP sells Dutch petrochemical business BRB to Malaysia-based peer Petronas Chemicals Group
Mosaic acquires minority stake in SkinnyBrands
GP acquires a 37.5% stake in the low-calorie drinks brand and typically writes cheques of up to £10m
Summit Partners, FleetCor exit Masternaut to Michelin
Masternaut will continue to operate under its own brand as a wholly owned subsidiary of Michelin
Unexo, BPI France, NCI, Nord Capital back Sofrino
France-based Sofrino manages the brand Sofrilog, a specialist in the storage of cold products
Sella Venture Partners to launch €150m VC fund-of-funds
Vehicle will make around 20 investments and will target Europe, the US and Israel
SoftBank leads $484m series-E for GetYourGuide
Temasek, Lakestar, Korelya Capital, Heartcore Capital and Highland Europe also participate
Greenoaks et al. in $575m round for Deliveroo
Food delivery company will add to its engineering team and develop delivery-only "super kitchens"
EQT sells Coromatic to trade
Sale ends an eight-year holding period for EQT, which acquired the company from Litorina
Reus exits Spanish videogames specialist LVP in €22m deal
Mediapro, which already controls around 50% in the company, acquires the stake owned by Ticnova
Auctus buys QuinScape with new fund
QuinScape plans to implement a buy-and-build strategy and will geographically expand
Andera, Omnes buy majority stake in Spherea
Company management and existing shareholders Ace and Irdi-Soridec Gestion reinvest in the business