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Ardian, Tikehau sell stakes in Spie Batignolles
In addition, Spie Batignolles raises €190m in funding, including €67m from Tikehau IM
Lea Partners invests in IDL
Capital will be used to accelerate the development of the software and expand its market position
Omnes, Turenne lead €7m round for Teach On Mars
Turenne draws capital from its Région Sud Investissement fund to support the round
Apollo's £3.32bn RPC take-private bid approved by directors
Development comes four months after the GP emerged as a bidder for the plastic packaging firm
Miura backs restaurant chain Grupo Saona
Saona is the second deal made by the GP via its third fund, which held a €330m final close in 2018
Equistone-backed PIA bolts-on UDG
Acquisition is PIA's fifth since Equistone's buyout, following SoQuero, Dymatrix, Appico and TAB
NVM sells Lanner in trade sale to Royal HaskoningDHV
Sale of simulation software business brings to an end a nine-year holding period
Innovation Industries secures €150m for second fund
MN Services, the asset manager for both schemes, was involved in establishing the fund
Downing and Starwood in £4m round for Hubble
Deal brings the total amount raised by the online office space brokerage to ТЃ6.4m
VCs back TaxScouts with £1.2m investment
Based in the UK, TaxScouts helps users with the self-assessment of their tax returns
BGF backs The Prezola Group with second investment
Following a ТЃ3m investment in 2017, the latest round comes after 57% revenue growth in 2018
Par invests in Amiqus Resolution
EIS fund manager typically takes part in funding rounds valued at up to ТЃ3.5m
Hg partially exits Visma to CPPIB
GP sells part of the stake held by Hg7, a ТЃ2bn buyout fund that closed on its hard-cap in 2013
Backed VC leads £2.5m round for Flexciton
Manufacturing AI software business is recruiting industrial optimisation and AI specialists
Ardian backs Optimind
Company plans to use the fresh capital to accelerate its expansion and external growth
Endless's Go Plant acquires assets from Gulliver's
Deal for the embattled truck rental company comes shortly after it entered into administration
Natixis et al. invest €72m in Wynd
Fresh capital will be used to hire staff, pursue Wynd's expansion abroad and invest in R&D
Balderton leads $10m series-A for Kaia Health
VC firm drew capital for the investment from its $375m venture fund, Balderton VI
Capzanine backs Intescia in SBO
Exiting GPs Andera and BNP Paribas Development supported Intescia's spin-out in 2013
AnaCap-backed Heidelpay bolts on Universum
Acquisition of Universum is the fifth bolt-on for the Germany-based payments service provider
Beringea leads £6.5m funding round for Exonar
Downing Ventures and Amadeus also take part in the round for the data management business
Norvestor-backed Nordic Camping buys First Camp for £28.7m
Acquisition was partially financed by a vendor note (ТЃ7.7m) as well as with external financing
HTGF backs Iconiq Lab
HTGF uses its latest investment vehicle High-Tech Gründerfonds III for the investment
Mayfair holds £650m final close for second fund
Total committed is more than 150% of the amount raised by the firm's maiden vehicle