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Panakés and Invitalia lead €4m series-A for Echolight
Deal marks the fifth investment for Invitalia Ventures and the first for Panakés
Equistone acquires Sihl
GP acquires the business from Italian company Diatec, which had owned it since 2003
Mentha takes majority stake in petrol supplier Nefco
Transaction marks the second deal within a month for the Dutch private equity firm
Hellman’s TeamSystem buys E-conomic
Deal follows the recent acquisition of Italian startup Fatture In Cloud
Inflexion exits CMO to US buyer Mitratech
Risk and compliance company undertook a recruitment drive under Inflexion's ownership
SHS invests in Tyromotion
SHS's first investment in Austria follows a collaboration agreement with AWS
Mannai takes majority stake in Apax-backed GFI
Qatar-based listed group raises stake in French business GFI Informatique to 51.24%
Highland backs Juniqe’s €14m series-B
Startup will use the funding to expand to Switzerland, France and the Netherlands
Percipient-backed Cooper Callas goes into administration
UK bathroom and kitchen distributor makes 41 of its 68 employees redundant
Tim Ventures leads €600,000 seed round for Cloudesire
Deal marks the largest investment round so far for the Italian startup-focused venture capital firm
Weinberg Capital-backed Climater acquires Aditec
Weinberg Capital Parners had acquired a majority stake in Climater in 2011
Mid Europa increases holding in Waberer
GP ups its stake in the business after a five-year holding period
Endless’s Liberata sells Trustmarque for £57m
Private equity house Endless exits the business after a two-year holding period
Horizons Ventures leads $40m series-B for Number26
Battery Ventures joined the round, which also saw participation from existing backers
Fintech startup OptioPay secures €7m seed funding
Transaction marks the payment software company's third seed round
Sunstone and E.Ventures in SEK 50m series-A for Natural Cycles
Funding round for the Swedish startup was led by publisher Bonnier’s Media Growth divison
Seed Capital leads DKK 18.5m seed round for OrderYoyo
Investment is the third round of funding raised by the food ordering software developer from the Danish VC
Epidarex leads £4.3m series-A for Mironid
Backers include existing investors Scottish Enterprise and the University of Strathclyde
Randstad launches tender offer for Siparex-backed Ausy
BPI France and Siparex provided a €20m capital increase in the first funding round for Ausy
Caterwings raises €6m round from Holtzbrinck at al.
Backers include German venture capital house Tengelmann Ventures and Rocket Internet
Sovereign exits Lifetime Training to Silverfleet
Sovereign had backed the professional training group's management buyout in 2011
Investcorp buys Corneliani for $100m
Deal marks the fourth investment in the luxury clothing segment for Investcorp
Pragma Capital exits Nasse-Demeco to Siparex
Pragma Capital had supported the buyout of the removal company back in 2007
Adelis-backed Nordomatic buys Dominus
Following the bolt-on, the Nordomatic group will have a turnover of SEK 500m