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Industrifonden sells Arcam shares
Industrifonden has partially exited its holding in listed 3D printing company Arcam via the sale of a 4.4% stake worth SEK 174m.
Freenom raises $3m
Kima Ventures has led a $3m series-A round for Freenom, a Netherlands-based free domain name provider.
Maven invests £5m into R&M Engineering MBO
Maven Capital Partners has supported the management buyout of R&M Engineering with a ТЃ5m investment in return for a majority stake.
MyOptique Group raises £8m
Online optical retailer The MyOptique Group has raised ТЃ8m from existing and new backers to boost plans for international expansion.
Riverside backs DPA Microphones
The Riverside Company has agreed to invest in Danish microphone manufacturer DPA Microphones (DPA).
Deutsche Private Equity buys Zellbios from Ergon
Deutsche Private Equity (DPE) has acquired Luxembourg-based pharmaceuticals firm Zellbios from Ergon Capital Partners.
Kester doubles money on Chiltern sale
Kester Capital has sold its stake in clinical services business Chiltern, reaping a 2x money multiple and a 25% IRR.
Ardian acquires NHV Group
Ardian has acquired a majority stake in Noordzee Helikopters Vlaanderen (NHV) Group, a Belgium-based provider of helicopter transport services.
Are European GPs ready to embrace the robotics revolution?
As robotic solutions creep into our everyday lives, Kim Richters looks at private equityтs relationship with the increasingly important sub-sector.
Carlyle pours $200m into Discover Exploration
Carlyle has invested $200m in Discover Exploration, an oil and gas company led by the former Cove Energy management team.
Duke Street offloads UKWM
Duke Street Capital Partners has sold UKWM to AIM-listed Ashcourt Rowan in a deal valued at ТЃ14.25m.
General Atlantic buys MeteoGroup from PA Group for €190m
General Atlantic has acquired weather business MeteoGroup from PA Group, the parent company of the Press Association (PA), for тЌ190m.
Inveready leads €800,000 round for iSegurosdeSalud.com
Inveready has led an €800,000 funding round for online health insurance marketing company iSegurosdeSalud.com.
Finnish Industry Investment et al. back Visedo
Finnish Industry Investment has invested тЌ4m in Visedo, a Finnish developer of electrical drive components, alongside previous backers.
Via Venture Partners exits ePocket
Via Venture Partners has sold mobile software developer ePocket Solutions to Norway-based Guard Systems.
Metail raises £2.6m in first funding round
British virtual fitting room company Metail has raised ТЃ2.6m in its first institutional funding round, led by New World Private Equity Partners.
Bregal's Canopius attracts Japanese bid
Bregal Capital-owned Lloydтs of London insurer Canopius Group has attracted a ТЃ600m offer from Sompo Japan Insurance.
Returbo secures debt and equity round
Online deal platform Returbo has raised debt financing from investment firm Harbert European Growth Capital Fund (HEGCF) and Generis Capital, as well as equity from BDMI, the venture investment arm of media publisher Bertelsmann.
BGF inks £3.2m Cass Art deal
The Business Growth Fund (BGF) has invested ТЃ3.2m in arts material retailer Cass Art in exchange for a minority stake.
VTB's Tele2 Russia and Rostelecom merge mobile assets
VTB Capital-backed Tele2 Russia Holding is merging its mobile assets with the mobile division of Moscow Exchange-listed telecommunications company Rostelecom.
Accent's Candyking cancels IPO
Accent Equity Partnersт Candyking has cancelled its planned IPO following Wednesdayтs profit warning.
PE-backed PortAventura issues €420m bond
Spanish amusement park and tourist resort PortAventura, backed by Investindustrial and KKR, has issued a €420m senior secured high-yield bond.
IBB backs Surprise Internet
IBB Beteiligungsgesellschaft has backed toy delivery company Surprise Internet with a six-digit capital injection.
CapMan Russia exits Russian Baltic Pork Invest
CapMan has sold its holding in pig farm operator Russian Baltic Pork Invest (RBPI) to Thailand-based Charoen Pokphand Foods.