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Blackstone, H&F have joint bid for Scout24 rejected
Offer from previous owners Blackstone and Hellman & Friedman values the business at €4.7bn
BGF invests in BioCity
Life sciences business incubator will expand its provision of accelerator programmes
Naxicap exits Jaguar Network to trade in €100m deal
GP sells minority stake in France-based Jaguar Network after five years' ownership
Main Capital sells Axxerion stake in trade sale
Listed company Nemetschek Group wholly acquires the Netherlands-based software company
Amundi buys remaining stake in Anatec
Following the acquisition, Anatec will maintain its operational and business independence
Charterhouse's Siaci Saint Honore bolts on Driesassur
SSH, backed by Charterhouse since 2018, bolts on jewellery insurance specialist Driesassur
Silverfleet buys Staxs
GP draws capital from its lower-mid-market vehicle SIlverfleet European Development Fund
Northzone in £26m series-B round for MarketInvoice
UK-based invoice finance company will build up its team and expand its business loans division
Lonsdale acquires majority stake in CC&A
Deal is the eighth to be made from Lonsdale's debut fund, which writes equity cheques of ТЃ10-15m
Draper Esprit buys stakes in Earlybird funds
Draper Esprit will fund the acquisitions by issuing up to ТЃ100m in new shares on the AIM segment of the London stock exchange
Apax hires new healthcare partner
Marc Benatar joins Apax France as a partner in the healthcare team after a stint at Kharis
Target Global leads €55m funding round for Flash
VCs including Signals Venture Capital and Idinvest Partners invest in the scooters business
US Venture, Andera lead €32m series-B for HighLife
Previous backer Sofinnova Partners and new investor Sectoral Asset Management also take part
Altor-backed Transcom buys TMS Connected
Altor took credit management firm Transcom private at an enterprise value of €240m
H-Farm makes 6x on Depop exit
Sale generates a collection of €2.6m and a capital gain of €2.5m for H-Farm
Verdane buys Scanmarket
GP draws capital from its buyout fund, Verdane Edda, to acquire a 90% stake in the business
Siparex backs Saip
GP deploys capital from Siparex Investimenti 2 and Siparex MidCap 3 to finance the deal
Index leads $40m funding round for Personio
Other VCs involved include previous investors Global Founders Capital and Northzone
Octopus leads £4.5m SimplyCook series-A
Based in London and backed by several VCs, SimplyCook creates and delivers recipe kits
Polytech, Investiere lead €2.8m series-A for Kiwi
Swiss impact funds Symbiotics and 1to4 Foundation also take part in the financing
PE-backed Groupe Rougnon bolts on Reolian
Winch Capital 3 portfolio business Rougnon bolts on construction service Reolian
Crest acquires Irmarfer
GP buys Irmarfer from the company's founders, who will retain a stake and stay on with the business
Apposite's Swanton Care bolts on Courtyard Care
Acquisition of the specialist childcare company comes 18 months after the GP's primary investment
Insight invests $500m in Veeam
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board joins in funding round for data management software company