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Advent offers €1bn to take Unit4 private
Advent International has put in a €1.17bn offer to take Dutch software company Unit4 private in a deal that would value the whole business at €1.28bn.
Almi Invest injects SEK 3.9m in Silent Order
Almi Invest has backed Silent Order, a Swedish mobile app that allows users to pre-pay for drinks in restaurants and bars.
Sun European Partners' Bonmarché valued at £100m in IPO
Womenтs clothing retailer BonmarchУЉ, owned by Sun European Partners, has listed on the AIM with a market cap of ТЃ100m.
Steadfast Capital acquires AVS Group
Steadfast Capital has bought a majority stake in traffic safety provider AVS Group from the firm's owner.
Vitruvian backs RL360 carve-out
Vitruvian Partners has backed the management buyout of Royal London 360 (RL360) to allow the subsidiary to split from its parent company Royal London Group (RLG).
Synoste raises €2.8m in seed round
High-Tech GrУМnderfonds (HTGF), Finnvera, Lifeline Ventures, Tekes and a consortium of business angels have backed medical devices company Synoste with тЌ2.8m.
Buy-Out Central Europe sells Chemson Group
Buy-Out Central Europe has sold Chemson Group, an Austrian producer of polymer additives, to Ordu Yardımlaşma Kurumu Industry Group (OYAK).
Conor Venture Partners et al. back Scoopshot
Conor Venture Partners has taken part in a $3.9m series-A funding round for Scoopshot, a global on-demand photography service.
Sanitec confirms IPO plans
Sanitec, a Nordic bath and toilet maker owned by EQT, has announced its intention to list on the Stockholm Stock Exchange.
Elaia leads series-A for 1001 Menus
Elaia Partners has led a €1.35m series-A funding round for 1001 Menus, a French start-up catering to the restaurant industry, alongside several angel investors.
German Startups Group and Ventech back TVSmiles
German Startups Group (GSG) has teamed up with Ventech and a consortium of business angels to invest in a series-A financing round for TVSmiles, an interactive advertisement application.
Nokia Growth Partners injects $6m into Mag Interactive
Nokia Growth Partners and an unnamed private investor have invested $6m in Swedish mobile game app Mag Interactive.
SBT Venture Capital et al. back Walkbase
SBT Venture Capital and Olli-Pekka Kallasvuo have provided тЌ3m in series-A funding for Walkbase, a Finland-based marketing optimisation platform.
KKR and Permira to sell 16% stake in ProSiebenSat.1
Private equity houses KKR and Permira have announced the sale of a further 35 million shares in German media company ProSiebenSat.1.
Eurazeo to acquire Montefiore's Asmodée
Eurazeo has entered exclusive talks to acquire French party games publisher and distributor Asmodée from Montefiore Investment for an enterprise value of €143m.
Omnes Capital backs Camérus MBO
Omnes Capital has acquired furniture rental business Camérus Group in a management buyout.
BlackFin buys HyperAssur and creates Comparadise
Financial services-focused investor BlackFin Capital Partners has acquired online insurance comparison site HyperAssur, as it continues to consolidate the financial aggregator market in France.
EQT scoops up German bakery BackWerk
EQT has bought a majority stake in German bakery chain BackWerk from the company's founders.
SBT launches fintech-focused VC fund
SBT Venture Capital, a new fund focused exclusively on investments in the financial technology (fintech) space, has launched with $100m in capital.
Project A Ventures backs Tictail
Project A Ventures has invested тЌ600,000 in Stockholm-based e-commerce start-up Tictail.
Sequoia et al. in $19m round for 6Wunderkinder
Sequoia Capital, Earlybird and Atomico have backed 6Wunderkinder in a $19m series-B financing round, in what marks US-based Sequoia’s first investment in Germany.
BPE sells Domilens to Odewald's Polytech
BPE Unternehmensbeteiligungen has sold medical devices manufacturer Domilens to fellow private equity house Odewald & Compagnie’s Polytech Gruppe, a medical equipment supplier.
NorthEdge invests £25.5m in Fine Industries
NorthEdge Capital has invested ТЃ25.5m in Teesside-based Fine Industries, a manufacturer of fine chemicals.