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Consilium buys heavy machinery producer Faccin
French private equity firm Access Capital Partners co-invested in the business alongside Consilium
ECI acquires IT services company IT Lab
London-based business will expand via acquisitions and new services
Clayton Dubilier & Rice to acquire French retailer But
Decomeubles Partners, backed by Goldmans Sachs and other investors, has been main the shareholder since 2008
Carlyle buys minority stake in Schön clinic group
Deal values Schön Klinik, which has 17 locations across Germany, at €1.5bn
Frumtak Ventures backs Tulipop’s $2m round
Tulipop entered the licensed merchandise market last year, collaborating with Toynami
Star acquires Synergy Health Managed Services for £50m
Laundry business will seek to grow by extending its services to new sectors
Verdane Capital in €43m Eniram exit to Wärtsila
Direct secondaries GP acquired Eniram as part of a portfolio of companies from Ferd Capital
Ratos in DKK 380m buyout of Oase Outdoors
GP takes an 80% stake in the Danish outdoor equipment business with a DKK 150m equity injection
Ardian to exit Laboratoires Anios to Ecolab
GP exits in a trade sale to a US buyer, having entered the company in 2013 via an MBO
Project A and Paua invest in Homeday’s series-A
Round comes in same month as property technology competitor McMakler raises €8.5m
Activa Capital backs French bicycle brand Look
CEO and general manager will retain minority stake in the group
TGFS backs IT security business Rhebo
Rhebo is the third business started by the founders, who specialise in IT security
Accent Equity acquires logistics business TNÅ
Swedish GP takes majority shareholding in company from founding family’s holding company
TA acquires Kiwoko from Corfin and Prince Capital
Pet store chain has grown through acquisitions and investment in new stores
Main Capital buys Axxerion
GP plans to grow the business by applying a buy-and-build strategy
Lion Capital-backed Afflelou to acquire Optimil
Bolt-on acquisition will enable French group to further develop Spanish activity
Silverfleet in €310m Cimbria trade sale
Exit concludes 10 years of private equity ownership for Danish agriculture machinery business
Affiris raises €10m from MIG et al.
Affiris has raised €130m of funding to date, of which half comes from licences and grants
Smartangels in €3.5m round from Idinvest et al.
Round comes two years after a first €1m funding round for the crowdfunding platform
Erhvervsinvest acquires Gaming
Small-cap investor takes majority stake in online gambling and gambling machine company
Adelis buys three Danish business process outsourcers
GP looks to consolidate the fragmented sector, starting with a triple acquisition
Cherry Ventures in Smacc’s €3.5m series-A
Rocket Internet, Dieter von Holtzbrinck Ventures et al. also participated in the round
Carlyle's Addison Lee acquires Octopus-backed Tristar
Post-transaction, the combined executive car hire company will have a headcount of 800
Frog Capital backs McMakler’s €8.5m round
Piton Capital, Mutschler Ventures and Cavalry Ventures also backed the round