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Rhône sells Eden Springs to Cott for €470m
Purchase price paid by Cott represents 7x EBITDA, or 1.3x revenues
Celonis raises $27.5m series-A from Accel, 83North
Business claims its product can improve operational efficiency by 20-30%
Livingbridge backs Southern Communications
Deal for the UK-based telecoms business includes a loan facility from HSBC and Santander
Ardian's Italmatch Chemicals buys Compass
Deal marks the third bolt-on acquisition in the water treatment industry for the Italian business
Acton leads Comatch's €4m series-A
Fresh capital will be used for further expansion in Germany, Austria and Switzerland
Monterro takes 60% stake in Hypergene
Software-focused GP held a final close for its second fund on SEK 1.2bn a day before the deal
FPE backs internet provider Optimity
UK-based fund manager secures a significant stake in the telecoms provider
LDC backs Adey MBO
GPтs investment director Alistair Pendleton will join Adeyтs board following the buyout
Warburg in €250m EV Inexio capital increase
The capital increase also saw participation from previous shareholder DBAG
BlueGem acquires French textile group DMC
Company had filed for brankruptcy in 2008 following serious profit loss
VR Equitypartner backs Ostertag Solutions
Company increased its turnover by 38.5% to €20.5m in the 2014/15 financial year
BayBG backs barbecues retailer Activa Grillküche
The business produces and sells coal- and gas-fired barbecue grills
Ardian leads €7m round for Bricoprivé
Group will continue expansion plans in Italy and Spain
Bessemer leads $7.5m round for Hibob
Funding will enable the company to roll out its product in the UK
Target Global and EBRD in $20m series-C for DocPlanner
In addition to raising capital, the Polish startup will merge with Spanish competitor Doctoralia
Viking Venture invests NOK 22m in Skooler
Norwegian VC backs the Moss-based software developer alongside entrepreneur Roger Larsen
Chequers Capital acquires Fime from Orange
Orange acquired Fime in 2007, simultaneously with Silicomp Group
Electra exits Elian to Intertrust in £435m deal
Sale of the fund administration business generates a 2.6x return
Abraaj takes minority stake in Fibabanka
CEE-focused GP will join existing backers International Finance Corp and EBRD
MTIP in ReActive series-A
Further investors in the round included High-Tech Gründerfonds, Bayern Kapital and TQ-Group
IK Investment Partners invests in B2S
IK made the investment through its Small Cap Fund I buyout vehicle, securing a minority stake
HTGF backs recreation booking platform Bookingkit
Startup plans expansion in its existing markets in Germany, Austria and Switzerland
Exponent offloads Radley
Exponent acquired the handbag retailer in 2007 in a deal worth ТЃ130m
LDC exits Synexus to PPD in £178m deal
Sale provides the GP with a 2.3x return after just a one-year tenure