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Alto Partners backs Millefili
Company intends to bolster its organic growth following the investment by Alto
Maxburg buys jewellery retailer Perlkönig
Maxburg is a Munich-based private investment firm with approximately €600m under management
Turn/River injects $40m into Netsparker
Web-security scanning software company will undertake geographic expansion and invest in marketing
Investindustrial’s Valtur files for insolvency
Investindustrial bought Valtur in 2016 in an all-equity deal valued at around €100m
Cathay and OrbiMed divest Echosens to Astorg
Deal is the first exit for Cathay's 2014-vintage €500m Sino-European MidCap fund
EI's Novaturas sets share price for Warsaw and Vilnius IPO
Enterprise Investors holds a 70.7% majority stake via its Polish Enterprise Fund VI
Octopus sells Box-it Data to Montagu's Oasis
Records and information management company says the acquisition is its largest to date
Ardian's Italmatch bolts on Jiayou Chemical
Italmatch has bought the business from Ecolab, a US company operating in industrial water treatment
Torqx buys party products retailer Folat
Folat is the fourth investment from the GP's debut fund, Torqx Capital Partners Fund I
Hg's Cogital acquires Rawlinsons
Deal is the second bolt-on acquisition for the tax and advisory group's UK company Baldwins in two weeks
Lakestar et al. back €56.6m series-B for SolarisBank
Bertelsmann subsidiary Arvato Financial Solutions and Japan's SBI Group also reinvest
Abraaj frees investors from commitments in Fund VI
Dubai-based private equity firm no longer intends to proceed with the fund in its current form
Accel-KKR invests in Kimble Applications
Data analytics software developer will invest in product development and international expansion
Progressio buys Save the Duck
CEO Nicolas Bargi will retain a stake in the business and continue to lead the company
FSN Capital sells 10.8% stake in Instalco
Following the sale, FSN Capital IV will no longer hold any shares in Instalco Interessenter
Northzone, Industrifonden in $13.5m series-B for Fishbrain
Round was led by US venture firm B Capital Group and previous investor SoftBank Ventures Korea
Brait's New Look proposes CVA with closure of 60 stores
High street fashion retailer will look to renegotiate its rental and debt agreements
Eurazeo makes final exit from Accor
Eurazeo placed the shares with institutional investors through an accelerated book-building
NorthEdge's Direct Healthcare bolts on Transflo Cushion
Deal is the third bolt-on for Direct Healthcare since NorthEdge acquired the company in 2016
Idinvest in €15m round for Geolid
Fundraising round sees Idinvest making its entrance as new a shareholder in Geolid
Ardian to sell Italmatch Chemicals
GP bought a majority stake in Italmatch from Mandarin Capital Partners in 2014
Progressio's Garda Plast bolts on Ifap
Debt package was provided by Crédit Agricole Cariparma and Banco BPM to support the transaction
Station 12 to raise £60m for venture funds
VC will target early- and growth-stage investments in the media, entertainment and knowledge space
Evoco leads €21m round for ReBuy
Headway Capital Partners and Keyhaven Capital Partners also take part in the financing