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PE–backed Synthesio sold to trade in €50m deal
Social media monitoring and engagement company Synthesio joins market research giant Ipsos
ProA Capital partially exits Grupo Vips
Spanish GP ProA Capital and the company's founders will reinvest €75m through a capital increase
VMG and Hillhouse invest in Little Freddie
Deal for the organic baby food provider is the first in a formal partnership between the GPs
KCP sells Mi Glass in management buy-back
Divestment of the specialist glass processor brings to an end a seven-year holding period
FnB Private Equity buys Henri Raffin
Food- and beverage-focused French GP buys majority stake in meat delicacy producer
General Catalyst leads £85m round for Monzo
Deal reportedly values the online bank at more than ТЃ1bn, around four times its 2017 valuation
Target Global leads series-A for Omni:us
London-based VC firms MMC Ventures and Talis Capital also take part in the financing
EOS Investment buys Neronobile
Equita Private Debt Fund supported EOS IM's acquisition by fully subscribing to a subordinated bond
Astorg buys Aries Alliance in SBO
Phoenix, CM-CIC Investissement, BNP Paribas Développement and Ace Management exit the business
Inflexion invests in PMC Treasury
GP draws capital for the transaction from Inflexion Enterprise Fund IV to finance the transaction
Montreux Equity et al. in $97m round for GC Aesthetics
Financing includes a debt package provided by credit platform Hayfin Capital Management
Abris buys CADM Automotive for PLN 42.5m
Abris draws capital from Abris CEE Mid Market Fund III to finance the transaction
Sports Direct buys ECI's Evans from pre-pack administration
Deal brings to an end a three-year holding for ECI, with PwC mandated to find a buyer
Initiative & Finance sells Fil Rouge to Altavia
Marketing business Altavia is minority-backed by Andera Partners (formerly Edmond de Rothschild Investment Partners)
Inflexion's Radius Payments buys Adam Phones
Acquisition is the first since the minority investment by Inflexion in January
Star Capital exits Gia
Sale ends a six-year holding period for the GP, which bought the company via its Star Bridge Fund
Gimv to acquire La Comtoise in SBO
Céréa Partenaire and Unigrains-backed La Comtoise is currently doubling production
BGF leads $17m round for LoopMe
Funding round brings the total amount raised by the advertising software company to $32m
Principia backs Gada
Company's management will retain the remaining minority holding and continue to lead the business
ArchiMed holds first close for MED Platform I
Healthcare-focused mid-cap buy-and-build fund raises less than two thirds of its €800m target
VC firms invest $12m in Unu
Existing investors Capnamic Ventures, Iris Capital and NRW Bank all take part in the round
CVC, GRO Capital buy Omada from C5 Capital
GPs will partner with the management team to accelerate the company's expansion and innovation
Chequers buys Riri from Gilde
Chequers is currently investing from Chequers Capital XVII, which it closed on €1.1bn in May 2017
Duke Street reaps 3.4x from £559m Wagamama trade sale
GP has sold the UK casual dining chain to listed trade buyer The Restaurant Group