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Apax Partners' Unilabs to buy Biopath, Polibio, SFMTBio
Switzerland-based Unilabs is set to make bolt-ons, according to French competition authority
Unigrains' Fondo Agroalimentare Italiano backs Sinfo One
Fondo Agroalimentare buys its stake from the Pomi family, who retain the majority holding
BaltCap-backed Dencap buys Kaarli Hambapolikliinik
GP injects fresh equity for the transaction from BaltCap Private Equity Fund II
HV Holtzbrinck leads $6m series-A for Lingokids
Previous backers JME Venture Capital, Sabadell Ventures and Big Sur Ventures take part in the round
BaltCap sells Caffeine to Reitan Convenience
Ends a six-year holding period for BaltCap, which backed the business through its Lithuania fund
Push for breakthrough in French renewables
PE players are increasing their focus on the country's renewable energy sector, despite the high profile challenges faced in the space
Abénex, Etoile ID buy Groupe ADF in SBO
Transaction sees CEO Marc Eliayan retain a stake in the business as Andera exits
Earlybird leads $4.4m series-A for online legal marketplace Lexoo
Lexoo said the traditional law firm model incentivises overcharging and short-termism
J Hirsch sells Clouditalia to F2i and Marguerite's Irideos
Sale ends a six-year holding period for J Hirsch, which drew capital from its €270m ILP III fund
Fuel Ventures raises £20m
Early-stage investment company was launched by Myvouchercodes founder Mark Pearson
LDC sells Seabrook to Calbee
Sale of Yorkshire-based crisps brand comes less than a year after LDC refinanced the company
Endless reaps 7.7x on Ink Publishing sale to Stagwell
Sale of in-flight media publisher brings to an end a three-year holding period for the vendor
Ring Capital, Tikehau back Linkfluence's series-D
GPs back the social media intelligence software publisher, allowing it to buy Scoop.it
Q Group holds €100m first close for Industry 4.0 fund
GP plans to hold a final close by the end of 2019 and make its first investment in the coming months
Balderton raises $145m for direct VC secondaries fund
Fund will target European growth-stage companies where early backers want some pre-exit liquidity
Indaco, Airbridge lead €3m series-A for Travel Appeal
Indaco Ventures is investing from its first fund, launched in April 2018 with a €250m hard-cap
Bain and Cinven offer improved price to de-list Stada
PE firms say they have obtained irrevocable support for the new offer from a 12% shareholder
Investindustrial-backed Aston Martin prices £4.3bn IPO
Flotation of the luxury carmaker values shares towards the lower end of the initial price range
Vertis leads €6.4m funding round for Milkman
Previous backers P101 and 360 Partners also took part in the investment
Tenzing acquires Ticketer
Deal for the bus ticketing software company is the GP's fourth from its maiden fund
Mobeus backs Preservica with £7.5m series-B
Preservica's revenue has been boosted by greater demand for data compliance services
EQT-backed Saur increases stake in Emalsa
Acquisition was made by French water company Saur via its Spanish subsidiary Gestagua
Horizon Capital acquires stake in Intellias
Company plans to increase its client service capabilities by expanding delivery hubs
Three Hills Capital invests €60m in ACT Group
Three Hills injects €60m in ACT Group, a market maker in environmental energy products