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French cleantech attracts €1.22bn in 2018
Region sees value surge for renewable energy and circular economy deals, among others
Adcuram-backed MEA bolts on ASM
MEA plans to invest in ASM's factory to grow it into a centre for the metal applications business
Penta-backed Sensiblu buys Belladonna
Belladonna had 93 pharmacies prior to the trasnaction and the divested subsidiary includes 46
Permira-backed Corin boosts US presence with Omni bolt-on
Omni, which makes robotics-assisted medial equipment, is Corin's second bolt-on under Permira
SevenVentures in €114m venture round for Friday
Baloise Group, the company's founder, has invested €75m in Friday's funding round
Germany resists pan-European tech buyout decline
Drop in tech buyouts follows a pan-European trend, as every region besides southern Europe saw a decline
Gilde Healthcare closes third fund on €200m
Gilde Healthcare Services III targets healthcare providers based in the Benelux and DACH regions
Draper Esprit leads $10m round for Hadean
Aster and London Venture Partners also took part in the round for the operating system developer
VC-backed Raisin buys MHB Bank from Lone Star
Acquisition comes shortly after Raisin announced its $114m series-D funding round
Platinum Equity buys Iberconsa in SBO
Portobello Capital and Iberconsa's management team reinvest in the business alongside Platinum Equity
Kreaxi and Sigma Gestion sell Marketshot to trade
French GPs Sigma Gestion and Kreaxi respectively backed the business in 2008 and in 2012
Towerbrook's ICS secures refinancing package
Transaction comes almost five years after the GP acquired the business in an SBO from Blackstone
Steadfast acquires Kempf
Kempf family retains a stake in the company and will continue to manage Kempf Group
Maven leads £7m round in electric vehicle specialist Avid
Avid’s previous backers NVM Private Equity and Downing Ventures also take part in the investment
DeA Capital's Idea CCR II buys stake in Calvi Group
As part of the transaction, Idea CCR II, together with Illimity Bank, provides €13.5m in financing
HTGF-backed Figo and Finleap-backed Finreach merge
Berlin-based incubator and investor will invest a seven-figure sum to finance the transaction
BC Partners exits OVS in €74.9m deal
Following the deal, Tamburi becomes the majority shareholder in the company with a 22.7% stake
Investindustrial acquires Morgan
Buyout of the sports car maker comes five months after the IPO of portfolio company Aston Martin
One Equity buys GKN subsidiary from Melrose
Melrose also announced the sale of a minority stake in French aerospace company Sabca
Mubadala Ventures invests in $125m funding round for Wefox
Fresh capital will be used to expand into Spain, France, Italy and the Benelux region
Synova generates 4x return on Meritsoft sale to Cognizant
Sale of financial software company brings to an end a holding period of three and a half years
Seventure holds first close for Health for Life II
Investments can range from between €500,000-10m per round, or up to €20m per company
Pureos Bioventures leads CHF 10m series-A for NovaGo
Swiss clinical-stage biotech company Neurimmune also takes part in the investment
Cinven buys Inseec U in €800m deal
Rothschild-led auction also saw Carlyle, BC Partners and Wendel in the second round