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CapMan buys majority stake in KotiSun
Finnish GP deploys capital from its CapMan Buyout X fund for the investment
Global Founders leads $14.75m series-A for DigitalGenius
Fresh funding will enable the company to invest in product development and marketing activity
Atami Capital leads £40m series-B for Simba Sleep
Saracens chair Nigel Wray also takes part in the round alongside Wharton Asset Management
TA buys Old Mutual Wealth's Single Strategy division
As of 30 September 2017, the Single Strategy business had ТЃ25.7bn in funds under management
Apera Capital backs refinancing of LDC's Seabrook
LDC mandates Apera to provide facilities worth ТЃ23.5m to support Seabrook's growth
Inventure Fund III holds first close on €110m
Vehicle is the third fund raised by Inventure for early-stage technology investments
Investindustrial acquires CEME from Investcorp for €280m
New GP will own 97% of the pump and valve maker, with the remainder held by management
DN Capital et al. in €18m round for Finiata
Point Nine, Fly Ventures, Redalpine and Energy also take part in the €10m equity funding
Corpfin Capital acquires majority stake in Kids&Us
English academy for young children targets €21m in revenues for 2017
Agilitas-backed Relita bolts on BBG
Company intends to use the fresh capital to scale up growth and offer more services
Perwyn-backed Sumo floats with £145m market cap
Listing of the video games developer will generate ТЃ39.7m returns for Perwyn and company management
Ardian's Assystem Technologies to take SQS private for £283.1m
Offer of 825 pence per share constitutes a 56.4% premium on the share price on 14 December
Hadean Ventures holds €35m first close for debut fund
VC firm is planning on completing a first deal with a Nordic startup in Q1 2018
LBO France carves out Crouzet
French manufacturer of automation components Crouzet is carved out of PAI's InnoVistaSensors
August Equity acquires dental practices for £5.75m
Second acquisition in the strategy after the GP acquired Genesis Dental Care in May
Jet Investment acquires Hoeckle Group
Deal marks Jet Investment's second cross-border investment in 2017 from its Jet I fund
Endurance Capital leads consortium to carve out Witte Stromberg
Company will be reverting to its former name Prinz Kinematics after the carve-out
H2 Equity sells Brink Group to trade for €169m
GP makes the divestment from its 2010-vintage €300m buyout fund, H2 Equity Partners Fund IV
Terra Firma's Four Seasons agrees interest payment standstill
Major creditor H/2 has agreed to the measure in order to facilitate a consensual restructuring
L Catterton invests in Ganni
Company intends to expand its brand internationally with L Catterton's support
FSN-backed Green Landscaping completes double bolt-on
Company has acquired Swedish landscaping firms Svensk Jordelit and JE Eriksson
Silverfleet buys 7days from Odewald
Silverfleet plans to increase 7days market share in Germany and expand internationally
Main Capital closes fifth fund on €236.5m
Main Capital Partners holds a final close for Main Capital V on €236.5m, exceeding target
Accel leads $20m series-B for Instana
Latest funding round with Target Partners brings the company's total funding to $27m