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Andera leads $70m series-B for Crescendo Biologics
UK-based biotechnology company will progress its lead programme to the clinical stage
VC firms in €20m round for Flaschenpost
Latest round was led by Portuguese family office Sociedade Francisco Manuel Dos Santos
Blackstone acquires Cirsa
Company will use the fresh capital to bolster its growth both organically and through acquisitions
Altor's CTEK acquires Chargestorm
With the acquisition, CTEK intends to develop electrical vehicle charging products and services
Insight and ISIF in >€100m round for AMCS
ISIF is understood to have contributed around тЌ40m to the round for the recycling software firm
EQT sells Piab to Patricia Industries in SEK 6.95bn deal
Deal ends a holding period of two years for EQT after acquiring the company in December 2015
Hg sells Teufel to Naxicap
GP makes the divestment from HgCapital 6, a £1.87bn vehicle that held a final close in 2009
Astorg to sell Metrologic to trade
French 3D measurement specialist Metrologic to be sold to Swedish Sandvik in €360m deal
Draper Esprit et al. divest Tails.com to Nestlé
Dog nutritionist and food retailer will become part of the trade buyer's Purina Petcare division
Ardian enters exclusive negotiations to buy Capzanine's Opteven
GP pre-empts auction of French insurance company Opteven and takes over from Capzanine
Ardian's Italmatch bolts on Afton's metalworking fluid unit
Following the deal, Italmatch plans to consolidate its position in the industrial lubricants market
Equistone-backed Gala Kerzen acquires Korona Candles
Deal marks the third candle manufacturer Equistone has acquired in short succession this year
Arkéa Capital backs Lumiplan in MBO
GP acquires a minority stake in the French communications service for trasport businesses
Nimbus buys H van Wijnen
Nimbus generally invests in medium-sized businesses with turnover between €10-500m
Ontario Teachers' exits Bridon-Bekaert Ropes Group
OTPP sells 33% stake in Belgian wire and cable manufacturer BBRG to subsidiary Bekaert
Finatem buys Mungo Befestigungstechnik
Selling consortium includes the CEO, Oliver Annaheim, who will retain a minority stake
Hg sells Radius to Baring's Vistra
Deal comes five years after the GP invested in the company via its acquisition of UK-based Nair & Co
CVC-backed Avast sets price range for £2.5-3.2bn IPO
Company announces a share price range of 250-320 pence for its upcoming IPO on the LSE
Kerogen leads €15m funding round for Ideol
Amundi Private Equity, Sofimac Regions and Paca Investment are also subscribing to new shares
Tikehau Capital in exclusivity for Nexteam Group
GP enters exclusive talks to acquire French metals engineering company Nexteam Group
Cinven acquires Partner In Pet Food from Pamplona
Deal comes after Pamplona invested in April 2015, ending a three-year holding period for the GP
Aliter's Boston Networks bolts on PEL
Aliter is planning further acquisitions in its bid to create a fire, security and IT networking group
BGF exits Brownhills in Duke Royalty-backed deal
Glass merchant and processor has expanded via a bolt-on and investment in new facilities
Andera Partners in Conduent carve-out
GP acquires UK and France-based off-street parking business from US-based Conduent