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Nordic Capital submits cash offer for shares in Nordax
Bid comes four months after Nordic Capital bought a 9.96% stake in Stockholm-listed Nordax
Bregal leads funding round for Helloprint
Berlin-based VC firm Project A has also taken part, having previously backed the company
Pragma Capital buys GSRI in MBO
GP buys a majority stake in the French infrastructure inspection engineering group
Atlantic Bridge backs €3m seed round for Siren
Atlantic Bridge draws capital from its €60m vehicle, Atlantic Bridge University Fund
ETF leads £70m funding round for E-Leather
Hermes GPE also takes part in the financing round for the composite leather manufacturer
Turkven completes Medical Park listing on Borsa Istanbul
Turkish GP made a full exit, selling 72.8 million shares in the offering at 19 lira apiece
Vendis-backed Noppies buys Alvi
GP draws capital from its €180m buyout fund, Vendis Capital II, to support the transaction
EdRip holds final close on €345m for BioDiscovery5
New life sciences fund will be considerably larger than its predecessor, closed in 2013
Exponent acquires $400m CEB Talent from Gartner
Deal values the Thames Ditton-based HR assessment business at 10.5x its 2017 EBITDA
Qualium exits CMAI deal
ICG takes over from Qualium, the previous main shareholder in the maker of closets and sliding doors
NVM makes first deal from maiden LP-backed fund with Dale MBO
GP's first institutionally backed fund has held a first close and has a target of £150m
DPE sells Elatec to Summit
DPE acquired its stake in Elatec in January 2016, drawing equity from the €575m fund DPE III
EQT sells CBR Fashion Group to Alteri
Deal ends a holding period of almost 11 years for EQT, after SBO from Apax and Cinven
Calculus Capital invests £3m in Open Energy Markets
UK firm intends to strengthen its sales team and enter the US with the fresh capital
GP Profile: Investcorp
Deal-by-deal investor raises $1bn a year, with 70% of its funds coming from institutional investors outside of the Gulf
YFM's Gill Marine bolts on Gill North America
Acquisition of the US-based licensee will increase the consolidated group's turnover to £20m
Ardian backs SFAM in €1.7bn deal
GP acquires a €200m minority stake in the French broker of smartphone and multimedia insurance
M Capital backs $3.7m series-A funding round for Intuilab
Private investment company IRDI Soridec Gestion also takes part in the financing
Creandum leads $10m series-A round for Mixmax
Mixmax plans to use the new capital to build its team and develop a new mobile interface
Inflexion-backed Ocorian bolts on Abax Holding
Deal is the fourth acquisition by the Channel Islands-based company in six months
TPG to exit Vita Group
TPG took the company private in 2005, drawing equity from its $5.3bn TPG Partners IV fund
Navigator buys ENA Guss Albbruck
ENA filed for insolvency in October 2017 and generates revenues of approximately €10m
LocalGlobe leads $2.5m funding round for Zebra Fuel
Vehicle fuel delivery business will invest in its fleet and undertake a recruitment drive
Capzanine, Creadev back Recommerce
GPs invest €50m in the French used electronic products retailer in a series-C funding round