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Alpina-backed Germanedge buys Objective International
GP acquires a 70% stake in Objective, while the management team has retained the remainder
Bain's Italmatch bolts on BWA Water Additives
Acquisition is financed by a combination of Italmatch debt and a fresh equity injection
Mid Europa buys Intive from Enterprise Investors
Enterprise initially invested in BLStream, then backed SMT Software Services, and built up the group
AMP acquires Care Management Group – reports
Deal reportedly values the south-of-England- and Wales-focused social care provider at around £200m
Lonsdale invests in Cross Rental Services
Deal marks Lonsdale's seventh investment from its £110m debut institutional fund
Olymp backs Yeay
Olymp claims to be the first comprehensive European investment firm dedicated to blockchain
NB Renaissance Partners buys Hydro from Mandarin
GP buys the firm from Mandarin Capital Partners, Atlante Private Equity and minority shareholders
Polaris et al. buy Danica Pension Sverige
Consortium is led by Polaris and Acathia, and comprises Sampension and Unigestion, among others
Palatine-backed Forrest enters into administration
Development comes 21 months after the construction company underwent a refinancing
3i-backed Hans Anders buys Vendis-backed Eyes + More
3i expects to invest up to €60m to support the bolt-on, expanding the group into DACH
Gimv sells Walkro to trade
GP fully sells Walkro, a mushroom substrate specialist, to Irish strategic co-owner
Herkules sells Stamina Group to Norvestor
Divestment comprises the Avonova Holding and Stamina Helse subsidiaries of Helse Holding
PAI's Perstorp sells Capa to trade
Perstorp, a Swedish chemicals business, sells its Capa division to Ingevity for €590m
Alcuin invests in Servelec Controls MBO
Systems integration business will pursue an acquisitive growth strategy under the GP's tenure
Ambienta buys Image S
GP acquires the company via Next Imaging, its recently established buy-and-build platform
CIP Merchant Capital backs 7Star
Company plans to use the fresh capital to open new veterinary clinics in northern Italy
Digital+ Partners leads $35.5m series-C for NavVis
Japanese corporate Kozo Keikaku Engineering also takes part in the latest financing
Growth Capital Partners backs secondary MBO of Indigo
Maven Capital Partners and YFM fully exit after backing a deal worth £12m in 2016
EQT's Top-Toy files for restructuring
Restructuring plan includes closing down unprofitable stores and letting go up to 450 employees
RJD reaps 92% IRR on Barber of Sheffield exit
RJD Partners acquired a majority stake in Barber of Sheffield just two years ago
Lightpoint Medical raises £5m
Cambridge Capital Group, Venture Founders and Coutts Investment Club were among the investors
Sequoia leads $24m series-B for Tourlane
Existing investors Spark Capital, Holtzbrinck Ventures and DN Capital also take part
Brockhaus buys Palas
CEO Maximilian Weiß, who is also a minority shareholder, will continue to hold a significant stake
Omers-backed Trescal makes two overseas bolt-ons
French calibration services specialist buys Texas-based MATSolutions and Asia-based NorthLab