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Active Capital backs Lumat
GP acquires a significant majority stake in Dutch yarns distributor Lumat in MBO deal
Sunstone divests stake in Asetek for NOK 150m
VC firm intends to distribute the proceeds of NOK 150m to VУІkstfonden, the Danish growth fund
Naxicap enters exclusive negotiations to buy ECS
GP is in talks to buy French outsourced airfreight operations service ECS from Alpha
VC firms invest €25m in Geld-für-Flug
Hannover-based Seed + Speed Ventures took part in the round alongside Luxembourg-based EPI
Equistone's Averys bolts on Storax
Following the deal, Storax will continue to operate as an independent company with its own brand
Allegra Capital acquires Bring Citymail
After the deal, the company will continue trading under its established Citymail brand
Seventure holds first close on €24m
France-based animal nutrition specialist Adisseo is among Seventure's AVF fund investors
CapMan's Harvia lists with €93.5m market cap
Total value of the shares is expected to correspond to a market cap of around тЌ93.5m
Barber of Sheffield acquires The Tattoo Shop
Acquisition of The Tattoo Shop is Barber's third investment in the last four months
Verdane closes debut buyout fund on SEK 3bn hard-cap
With its new fund, Verdane intends to acquire direct control positions in large Nordic companies
BGF invests £8.5m in IFA
Funding will be used to bolster growth by enhancing manufacturing and testing capabilities
BGF divests Duncan & Todd as part of LDC-led SBO
Opticians group will pursue an acquisitive growth strategy under LDC's ownership
PAI, BCIMC finalise €1.58bn Refresco take-private
97.4% of the company's issued and outstanding shares are tendered at €20 per share
Anterra's food and agriculture tech fund reaches $200m
Anterra extends the fund to capitalise on the global food sector and expands its team
Triton sells stake in Befesa
Shares are valued at approximately €123.9m, based on the share price of €41.30 per share
Principia leads €10m series-A for CheckMab
GP deploys capital from its healthcare-dedicated vehicle Principia III to finance the investment
Mentha Capital's Destiny bolts-on Motto Communications
GP injects new equity into Destiny to finance acquisition of Dutch cloud service Motto
Capnamic leads €4m series-A for Userlane
High-Tech Gründerfonds, Commerzbank's Main Incubator and FTR Ventures also take part
GIC in £100m round for Oxford Nanopore
Deal gives the UK-based gene-sequencing devices company an equity valuation of ТЃ1.5bn
GP Bullhound injects $3.1m into Quixel
Quixel will use the extra funding to accelerate the growth of its content library
Northzone, Creandum in $17m funding round for Kahoot
With the fresh capital, Kahoot plans to accelerate the development of its platform
VC-backed N26 raises $160m
Earlybird Venture Capital, Horizons Ventures and Valar Ventures previously backed the business
Idinvest, Brighteye Ventures back Ornikar
GPs take part in a €10m series-A round for the French online driving school
Maj Invest exits DK-Foods
Sale ends a two-year holding period for Maj Invest, which acquired the company in January 2016