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BC-backed Springer Nature announces intention to float
BC Partners may make a secondary placement of shares and will provide shares for a greenshoe option
PE-backed Wilson Therapeutics in SEK 7.1bn trade sale
Alexion Pharmaceuticals announces a public cash offer to acquire Wilson for SEK 232 per share
PE-backed Snaitech sold to Playtech for €846m
Playtech will have to make a mandatory takeover offer for the remaining Snaitech shares
Lenders take control of CBPE portfolio company Sofa.com
LGT European Capital has taken over the furniture retailer after CBPE's three-year tenure
Orlando Italy to sell Favini
Sale ends a nine-year holding period for Orlando Italy, which acquired the company in 2009
Acton leads €7m series-A for Cluno
Existing investor Atlantic Labs also takes part after providing seed capital in 2016
Mobeus invests £14m in Geotech
GP's buyout team led the deal for the UK-based provider of ground stabilisation services
OTPP buys 40% stake in European Camping Group SBO
Former backers Carlyle and Montefiore retain a majority stake in the French mobile-homes rental business
Adiuva Capital-backed AC Dental buys NT Dental
Adiuva generally makes investments between €5-40m for majority and minority positions
Folmer exits Jatkopolut to Familar
Familiar is a subsidiary of healthcare and social services firm MehilУЄinen, backed by Triton and KKR
Norvestor-backed NetNordic acquires Efftel
Transaction is part of NetNordic's consolidation strategy in Sweden and the wider Nordic region
Palatine reaps more than 3x on Westleigh sale to Countryside
Transaction values the home builder at up to ТЃ135.4m, two years after the GP invested at a ТЃ65m EV
iBionext et al. in $15m round for GrAI Matter Labs
iBionext Growth Fund, 3T Finance and 360 Capital Partners back the French AI technology startup
Felix, Target Global lead $21m series-B for TravelPerk
Spark Capital and Sunstone also take part in the round alongside newly founded VC firm Amplo
Iris Capital injects €6m into Singlespot
Company will use the fresh capital to strengthen its presence in France and expand internationally
Omnes sells Adictiz to trade
Omnes Capital invested €2m in French video games developer Adictiz in 2012
Index leads €23m series-A for Alan
Previous investors OpenCNP, Partech and Portag3 Ventures LP also take part in the funding round
Lindsay Goldberg sells VDM to trade for €596m
GP was represented in the sale by its European subsidiary Lindsay Goldberg Vogel
Capvis, Partners Group buy Amann Girrbach from TA
Capvis draws equity from its new DACH-focused buyout fund Capvis Equity V, targeting €1bn
Apax France et al. exit Silvya Terrade in SBO
Abénex takes over French beauty and hairdressing colleges Silvya Terrade, acquiring a 70% stake
Parkwalk and IQ inject $5.3m into Spectral Edge
UK-based image processing business will use the fresh capital to build up its R&D team
Benelux's biotech and pharma buyouts market in rude health
Buyout houses are becoming more attracted to assets in the Benelux biotech and pharma spaces, typically the preserve of venture capital investors
Iris leads €20m round for Jedox
Early-stage investor eCapital and Swiss family office Wecken & Cie are also taking part
PE-backed Varo shelves IPO
Fuel supply company, backed by Carlyle, announced its intention to float in March