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PAI offer rejected by Refresco
Soft drink and fruit juice bottling company rejects the private equity firm's takeover offer
LDC backs Hill Biscuits MBO
Deal with the Manchester-based biscuit business is the third investment in as many months for LDC
NorthEdge completes Fine Industries trade sale, scores 2.5x return
NorthEdge secures a 2.5x return on the chemicals business after a three-year holding period
Capnamic VC and Iris Capital invest €7.5m in Unu
Founders.org, NRW Bank and private investors also backed the funding round
Pamplona sells further 33% of OGF to Teachers' Private Capital
Pamplona, which first acquired the group in 2013, had already sold a 41% stake to OTTP in 2015
LBO France to take over HMY Group
Sagard became majority shareholder in HMY Group in 2005, acquiring the company for €340m
Idinvest et al. in $75m series-D round for Actility
Expansion will focus on developing industrial internet of things solutions in additional sectors
Cinven backed Synlab raises €250m via capital increase
Cinven will remain the majority shareholder of Synlab and other LP will retain its current stake
Deal in Focus: Bain and Cinven to take Stada private
Acquisition of German pharmaceutical company would be the largest buyout ever recorded in the country
Ecapital and IBB sell Geo-En to GASAG
Acquisition of Geo-En provides a strategic expansion into energy services for GASAG
CBPE's JTC Group bolts on New Amsterdam Cititrust
UK-based corporate and fund service provider JTC Group expands in the Benelux region
Vespa invests in Lumi MBO
GP is currently investing from its second fund, which makes invests in companies with EVs of €15-75m
H2 Equity Partners sells Hancocks to Innovative Bites for £100m
Sale of confectionary wholesaler follows a holding period of four and a half years
Milestone Partners exits Quintus Technologies in $115m trade sale
The acquirer is Tokyo-based industrial group Kobe Steel, which will operate Quintus as a subsidiary
Blackstone Tactical Opportunities backs De Nora
The US-based private equity firm is reported to have acquired a 35% stake in the Italian manufacturer
Capitem Partenaires exits Planett
Capitem Partenaires acquired a majority stake in Planett in 2015 through an MBO
ZFHN exits Dataglobal in MBO
Management buyout is being led by CEO Wolfgang Munz, who originally founded the company in 1992
KKR buys Italian credit servicing platform Sistemia
Deal comes two weeks after Varde Partners’ acquisition of Sistemia’s competitor Guber
Polytech Ecosystem Ventures joins CHF 3.5m series-A for Lend
A number of business angels joined in the funding round alongside the Swiss-American VC
Main Capital acquires Muis Software
GP is currently investing from its fourth buyout fund Main Capital IV, closed on €85m in 2015
HTGF et al. sell Symetis to Boston Scientific for $435m
Companies have developed complementary heart valve technologies
TGFS and Madsack Mediengruppe in €2m series-A for Dipat
Company will use the fresh capital to expand its services across Germany, and will also move to Leipzig
ECM-backed Wieners+Wieners bolts on Apostroph
Bolt-on is continuation of ECM’s buy-and-build strategy in the German-speaking language services market
ArchiMed makes 400% IRR on HIS exit
Transaction marks the first exit for ArchiMed's maiden fund Med 1, closed on €350m in 2015