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Leo buys Deinzer
Acquirer introduces Oliver Segendorf, who will join the company’s management team
Softbank leads €10m round for Bepro
Softbank leads the round with capital from its Vision Fund, alongside Altos Ventures
BGF exits MPK Garages
Stratford Retail Group acquired the company as part of its plan to build a group of fuel forecourts
Weinberg eyes Realease Capital
Andera invested in Realease Capital, a professional equipment leasing company in 2015
Hg sells Kinapse to Syneos
Divestment of the life sciences consultancy brings to an end a tenure of just two and a half years
Augmentum invests £7m in three fintech companies
VC fund makes early-stage investments in fintech companies predominantly based in the UK
Avedon sells CycloMedia to Volpi in €100m deal
Investment in Netherlands-based B2B geospatial data business generates a 5x return
DBAG sells Cleanpart to Mitsubishi for 2.4x
Sale is the second realisation from DBAG’s sixth fund after selling Schülerhilfe to Oakley
HTGF backs seed round for Adivo
Corporate investors Occident Group and MorphoSys are also taking part in the round
Standard Chartered to sell PE division in ICG-backed deal
Transaction will see ICG acquiring $1bn of assets from the vendor and injecting fresh capital
VC-backed Farfetch gears up for listing
Online fashion marketplace files a registration statement for an IPO on the New York exchange
TA Associates-backed ITRS acquires OP5
ITRS acquires OP5 from previous investors Pod Investment, Industrifonden and SEB Venture Capital
EmergeVest backs Atheon Analytics in MBO
Atheon’s founder and CEO Guy Cuthbert and commercial director Ian Hall will stay on with the firm
C Ventures and Highland lead $20m series-A for Threads
Online personalised shopping service will open new offices in New York and Hong Kong
IK-backed TeleComputing acquires Excanto
TeleComputing plans on strengthening its position among Norwegian and Swedish customers
Connection Capital invests £3.6m in 23.5 Degrees
The Starbucks UK franchised company plans to open its 150th store within four years
Mobeus leads £4m funding round for Rotageek
Enterprise software company will recruit development and customer services specialists
Magnetar and DST inject £60m into Bulb
Transaction reportedly values the UK-headquartered renewable energy provider at £400m
ADV leads £3m series-A for Healthera
Previous backer Cambridge Enterprise and newcomer Future Care Capital also take part in the funding
Kieger buys legal service Perconex
Founder Olaf Schmitt and his management team retain a significant stake alongside Kieger
BC-backed Keter buys Adams Manufacturing
Adams Manufacturing's shareholders will reinvest a portion of the proceeds into a stake in Keter
VC-backed Monzo seeks $1.5bn valuation in new funding round
Reported transaction would value the fintech business at more than four times its 2017 valuation
WCAS takes Abzena private for £34.4m
Biotechnology and pharmaceutical company has previously received backing from a number of VCs
Main buys Enovation from Vanad
Vanad Group is a family owned industrial holding company with a portfolio of 11 companies