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Motive Partners buys majority in Lucht Probst Associates
Fintech-focused PE firm buys the German software and advisory services firm
EI buys stake in Anwim
Investment will be used to finance expansion for Anwim, including the development of its Moya chain
Aurelius acquires Hellanor
Deal is the firm's third primary investment of 2018 and its fourth ever Nordic investment
Q&A: Inverleith's Paul Skipworth
Unquote speaks to managing partner Skipworth about fundraising process and deploying capital in the embattled UK consumer space
Andera, BPI France back Orest Group
Andera buys a stake in Orest Group, investing via its small-cap vehicle Capestan Capital 2
HPE Growth Capital leads $23m funding round for Tiqets
Company intends to use the fresh capital to further boost its technology development
Hg Capital Trust sells Atlas to Riverside's Mintra
Deal represents the second add-on for Riverside's Mintra, following the acquisition of OCS HR
CVC bids for TomTom telematics division
GP is bidding for the Netherlands-based telematics division of navigation specialist TomTom
Northzone, Balderton inject £20m into Nested
Online estate agent has concurrently raised ТЃ100m in debt as it pursues nationwide expansion
IK's Hansen Protection targets Oslo listing
New shares are expected to raise gross proceeds of NOK 550-600m, with IK also reducing its stake
Inverleith acquires Montezuma's
Chocolate manufacturer's founders will retain a minority stake in the company as part of the deal
ECI invests in Moneypenny
Reports value the deal for the outsourced customer services business at more than ТЃ100m
Kernel Capital leads €2.25m funding round for Nova Leah
Company plans to use the fresh capital to scale up its team and develop its products
ETF Partners et al. back Phenix
GPs invest €15m in France-based Phenix, a company that helps businesses reduce waste
Capitem Partenaires backs Shift in MBO
Capitem buys a minority stake in the Lyon-based digital project management consultancy
EQT's Apleona sells GVA
GVA is a UK-based subsidiary of real estate services firm Apleona, which EQT acquired in 2016
IK Investment Partners buys 2Connect
GP is investing via its IK Small Cap II Fund, which held a final close on €550m in February 2018
Meeschaert buys My Mobility
Buyout sees 2BR Mobilité, a transport service for disabled children, rebrand to My Mobility
F2i holds €3.6bn final close for third fund
Vehicle was launched with a €3.3bn target and held a €3.14bn first close in December 2017
Finatem sells Schollenberger to Cobepa-backed Socotec
Sale ends a holding of two years for Finatem, which acquired the company from its fourth fund
FSN sells €215m block of Netcompany shares
Shares valued at DKK 1.6bn (тЌ215m) based on a share price of DKK 223 (тЌ30) per share
P2P lender Zopa raises £60m
Zopa is in the process of obtaining a banking licence, which will allow it to launch a banking unit
Aurelius-backed Calumet Wex bolts on Foto-Video Sauter
Company plans to use the fresh capital to boost its growth and further expand its product offering
Ambienta exits Aico
Sale ends an eight-year holding period for Ambienta, which bought the company via its first fund