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Total Capital in £20m MBO of Walkers Transport
Hybrid deal sees the GP invest £13.5m for a 60% equity stake in the logistics company
Seaya Ventures backs Spotahome in $16.1m expansion round
UK-based Passion Capital also provided capital in the fundraising round for Spotahome
Dunedin reaps 3x on £280m sale of Kee Safety to Investcorp
Sale of safety equipment manufacturer ends a four-year holding, representing an IRR of 35%
Sapphire Ventures backs Feedzai in $50m series-C
VC firm is an existing investor and is joined in the round by another undisclosed backer
Hony Capital buys 30% stake in Mr&Mrs Italy
Management team retains a controlling stake in the Italian luxury parkas manufacturer
CM-CIC Investissement, BNP Paribas back Taranis
CM-CIC Investissement invests €3.3m, while BNP Paribas Développement injects €1.9m
Credo Partners acquires 55% stake in Geia Foods
Deal is expected to complete in December once approved by the Danish competition authority
Standard Investment sells Dutch Bakery to Egeria
Standard Investment created the bakery chain through a series of mergers in 2015
Piper injects £6m into Frame
Fitness club chain will look to expand across the UK, with two new sites imminent
Verdane invests in jewellery marketplace Safira
Safira plans to use the fresh capital to expand across the Nordic countries and the rest of Europe
Spintop leads €1.4m seed round for Crosser
Swedish VC firm Almi Invest and Norwegian state-backed lender Norrlandsfonden also take part
Bridgepoint to acquire 5àSec from Rive et al.
Bridgepoint is to acquire the French dry-cleaning group from its current private equity backers
TDR Capital in exclusivity for Buffalo Grill
Deal for the French steakhouse chain, backed by Abénex and Nixen, could value it at around €400m
Ouest Croissance acquires minority shareholding in Easy Cash
GP invests in French retailer of electronic goods via management buyout
Manutencoop buys out PE backers
Private equity backers have fully exited the Italian facility management business
Livingbridge backs Mobysoft
Social housing administration business will invest in HR, recruitment and product development
H2 Equity Partners acquires Poultry Machinery Joosten
Firm buys a majority stake in the developer and manufacturer of poultry processing systems
Go Capital hires two venture partners
Venture partners Emmanuelle Deponge and Jean-Marc Herber will focus on the life sciences sector
Turkven buys majority stake in Vansan
GP signs a share purchase agreement after eyeing the firm for two and a half years
Bain Life Sciences co-leads $55m series-D for Inflarx
US-based Cormorant Asset Management and RA Capital Management co-led the round with Bain
Sponsor Capital acquires 70% stake in StaffPoint
Varma Mutual Pension Insurance Company and management will continue as shareholders
Alitalia sale process extended, PE still in the running
US-based GP Cerberus is reportedly still bidding for Italy's insolvent flag carrier
Livingbridge invests in Catalyst Development
GP draws capital from its Enterprise 2 fund, which typically writes equity cheques of £5-15m
Coparion backs €2m seed round for Vehiculum
Insurance company Schneider Golling and Russian entrepreneur Oskar Hartmann also take part