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Index holds $550m final close, promotes Shah to partner
VC wraps up fundraising for eighth venture fund after just two months on the road
BGF in swift exit from Plastique
Business Growth Fund had bought a minority stake in the business for £5m in mid-2014
Priveq-backed CSAM acquires division of CapMan’s Mawell
Mawell to sell electronic healthcare systems division nine years after €8m CapMan investment
Equistone buys German candlemaker Gala
Equistone acquires majority stake in candle producer Gala as founder retires
Comment: Green economy opportunities
Colin Johnson of Grant Thornton believes opportunities do exist for PE in the renewables space as long as care is taken
Ardian-backed Trescal bolts on Kalibrix
Deal is Trescal's 15th bolt-on since the buyout by Ardian in July 2013
Maven backs £11m EE Smith MBO
Maven invested via its Maven Investor Partners fund rather than through its VCT vehicles
Elysian Capital in MBO for Sambro International
Transaction marks first platform deal for Elysian Capital II LP fund
BlackFin closes second fund on €400m hard-cap
Vehicle is 25% invested after financing three buyouts to date, unquote" has learned
Holtzbrinck backs Spotcap’s €31.5m round
Investment firm of Russian billionaire Oleg Boyko invests alongside Holtzbrinck
Idinvest buys minority stake in VC-backed Secret Escapes
Institutional funds injection is company's fifth since inception in 2011
MML’s Lomond acquires John Shepherd
MML first backed the Scottish property asset management company in August 2014
Accel, Octopus, Index exit SwiftKey in $250m Microsoft deal
US technology conglomerate continues European acquisitions with deal reportedly worth €250m
Permira sells Creganna for $895m
All-cash transaction with TE Connectivity awards Permira a 3.4x return multiple
Industrifonden and Kreos lead €15.8m round for Widespace
Swedish state-backed investor contributes €5m to mobile advertising company
BGF invests £2m in Castleton
Fresh funding supports AIM-listed company's acquisition of Kypera
Sofinnova leads €22m series-A for Enyo Pharma
Round featured €5m contribution from BPI France’s €173m healthcare-focused InnoBio fund
Principia's Applix bolts on Melazeta
Third acquisition in five years for Applix, which will focus on digital entertainment
Charme Capital exits Bellco to Medtronic for €110m
GP will concentrate on Charme III fundraising as exit brings Charme II fund to full realisation
Eurazeo in exclusive talks for Rothschild’s nursery LPCR
Listed GP to acquire the nursery operator from Rothschild’s FAPI alongside CEO
Ardian scores 20%-plus IRR on FitnessBoutique OBO
Sports equipment specialist is reported to have doubled size during GP’s five-year ownership
Sofinnova and Imperial's Mission Therapeutics raises £60m
Investment led by Woodford Patient Capital Trust and saw existing backers re-up
Vendis inks first Nordic deal with Ferm Living MBO
Takeover of Danish design furniture brand is second deal for GP’s €150m-plus second fund
I&FP buys Nova Technology
Buyout of IT consultancy is fifth to be financed via GP’s €135m buy-and-build fund