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TPG reaps $479m in Lenta IPO
Russian hypermarket chain Lenta raised $952m in its IPO on the London Stock Exchange on Friday, with a market cap of $4.3bn and an enterprise value of $5.4bn.
BGF dials in £7m investment to Mono Consultants
The Business Growth Fund (BGF) has provided network support services provider Mono Consultants with a ТЃ7m growth capital injection, securing a minority stake.
VC-backed Horizon Discovery plans £25m IPO
Horizon Discovery Group, a Cambridge-based biotech backed by DFJ Esprit and Roche Venture Fund among others, is planning to raise ТЃ25m in its IPO on the AIM segment of the London Stock Exchange.
Emeram acquires HgCapital's Americana
German private equity house Emeram Capital Partners has acquired Americana International, the owner of fashion brand Bench, from HgCapital.
KKR's Pets At Home IPO to value company at £1bn
KKR-backed Pets At Home has set the price range for its IPO on the London Stock Exchange, valuing the company at more than ТЃ1bn.
GCP backs Chaucer MBO
Growth Capital Partners (GCP) has supported the management buyout of management consultancy Chaucer Group.
Riverside buys Mec3
Riverside has acquired Mec3, an Italian manufacturer of ingredients for gelato, pastry and other foods.
CEA Investissement leads €2m round for Microphyt
CEA Investissement, Sofimac Partners and Soridec have taken part in a €2m funding round for Microphyt, a French biotech specialising in microalgae-based bioactive products.
Citizen Capital et al. exit Trace in €40m trade sale
Citizen Capital, Entrepreneur Venture and NextStage have sold their stakes in Trace TV, a French media brand and pay-TV channel operator, to Swedish broadcaster Modern Times Group (MTG).
HitecVision sells Valco Group France to Argos Soditic
Divestment from HitecVision's fourth fund
CataCap acquires Lyngsoe Systems
CataCap has acquired a majority stake in Lyngsoe Systems, a Danish IT company.
Blackstone wins race for Versace
Blackstone has bought a 20% stake in high-end fashion brand Versace, making a €150m equity commitment and acquiring €60m in stock.
Permira's Bestinvest bolts on Tilney's regional businesses
UK wealth manager Bestinvest, backed by Permira, has acquired the regional businesses of Tilney from Deutsche Bankтs asset and wealth management division.
Innovation Capital holds first close on €40m
Innovation Capital has held the first close for its Services Innovants Santé et Autonomie (SISA) fund, a vehicle aimed at the “silver economy”, on €40m.
Industrifonden et al. inject SEK 29.4m into Apica
Industrifonden, KTH Chalmers Capital and SEB Venture Capital have invested SEK 29.4m in Apica, a Swedish IT company.
NeoMed leads €15m round for InDex Pharmaceuticals
Venture capital firm NeoMed Management has led a тЌ15m investment in Swedish drug developer InDex Pharmaceuticals via a new rights issue.
Electranova Capital leads Sunfire series-B
Electranova Capital has joined forces with Total Energy Ventures to invest in Sunfire, a German developer of high-temperature fuel cells and electrolysers.
Herkules acquires Elektroimportøren
Herkules has agreed to acquire a majority stake in ElektroimportУИren, a Norwegian wholesaler and retailer of electrical equipment.
Piper shears Celtic from its portfolio
Brand-focused investor Piper Private Equity has sold sheepskin apparel retailer Celtic & Co back to its founders.
Argos Soditic sells Alkan to TCR, IDI
Argos Soditic has sold Groupe Alkan, a French manufacturer of equipment for the aeronautical defence industry, to TCR Capital and IDI.
Isis invests in Enterprise Finance
Isis Equity Partners has made a minority investment in specialist loan distributor Enterprise Finance, in a deal that values the business at ТЃ28m.
Sovereign-backed Cordium acquires Zodiac
Cordium, a Sovereign Capital-backed regulatory compliance consultancy, has picked up Maltese asset management industry advisory firm Zodiac Advisory Services.
Boost Communications raises further £1m
Existing backers Investinor and TeleVenture have contributed to a ТЃ1m funding round for Norwegian mobile advertising firm Boost Communications.
Edge sells Working Partners, Beast Quest to portfolio company
Edge Investments has sold its stakes in Working Partners and Beast Quest to its portfolio company Coolabi in an all-share transaction.