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Mercia holds £45.1m first close for EV Growth II
Tech-focused fund will make investments of up to £5m in buyouts and replacement capital deals
Main Capital's Roxit bolts-on Brein
Main Capital-backed Roxit wholly acquires Haaksbergen-based software developer Brein
DPE acquires majority stake in AWK
Firm draws equity for the transaction from the €575m buyout fund DPE Deutschland III
Apax closes digital fund on $1bn hard-cap
New team will be based in the firm's London and New York offices and led by Gigliani and O'Keefe
BPI France to launch medtech fund
GP announces the launch of a €50m fund supporting healthcare tech startups at seed stage
Axa Strategic Ventures leads $12m series-B for ForceManager
Other participants in the round include Nauta Capital, Sabadell, SIE and Histemi
ICOs and venture capital: friends or foes?
With Asgard becoming the first European VC to hold a coin offering for its new fund, ICOs might present opportunities for institutional fund managers
HPE leads $19m series-C for NG Data
Other backers include Idinvest, Pamica, SmartFin, Capricorn and Nausicaa Ventures
Weinberg sells Climater to Sagard
Climater intends to pursue market consolidation in France with further acquisitions
BGF, First Derivatives invest in AuditComply
Deal is the first to be jointly made by the backers after they announced a strategic partnership
CDPQ takes $400m stake in Hyperion
CDPQ joins the UK insurer alongside General Atlantic, which acquired a 33% stake in March 2013
Deal in Focus: BC-backed Sabre floats with £575m market cap
IPO of the insurance underwriter raised £206m to acquire shares owned by BC and other investors
Tengelmann in €8m series-A for Idagio
Early-stage investor B-to-V Partners increases its commitment alongside new stakeholders
Bridgepoint-backed Primonial buys 40% of LFDE
Financière de l'Echiquier will take over Primonial's asset-management activities
Miura, Demeter sell Contenur to US PE firm Acon
Acon Investments takes over with management retaining a significant stake in the business
Eurazeo to buy C2S from Bridgepoint
Eurazeo Patrimoine enters talks to buy French private clinics operator C2S from Bridgepoint
Trilantic's Gamenet sets IPO price
Offering price is €7.50 per share, equating to a market capitalisation of around €225m
Nordic Capital buys Alloheim from Carlyle
Reports put enterprise value at €1.1bn, 12.5x the company's €88m projected EBITDA
Trilantic sells Betty Blue
Transaction sees premium womenswear brand Elisabetta Franchi wholly acquire Betty Blue
Equistone acquires Fertighaus Gruppe from Adcuram
Under Adcuram's ownership, the group's revenues have increased from €200m to €300m
Broodstock acquires 52% stake in Maritech
Norwegian PE firm targets SMEs in high-growth niche sectors in the seafood industry
DeA sells Targetti to trade
Having completed a restructuring, DeA sells the light fixtures manufacturer to corporate 3F Filippi
United Ventures holds €75m first close for sophomore fund
Venture capital fund will make early-stage investments in software, ICT and digital tech companies
Synova-backed Defaqto refinances
New funding package will enable the business to repay shareholder debt and invest in further growth