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Apax buys Rhiag-Inter from Alpha
Apax Partners has acquired Italian automotive parts distributor Rhiag-Inter Auto Parts Italia from Alpha.
Electra sells Lil-lets to Premier Foods
Electra Partners has sold its stake in UK-based feminine hygiene brand Lil-lets Group to Premier Foods.
Almi Invest backs Avalanche Biotech
Almi Invest and business angel PУЄr Ribbner have invested in Swedish life sciences business Avalanche Biotech in exchange for a minority stake in the company.
Doughty's Quirón buys Teknon from Magnum
Magnum Industrial Partners has sold Barcelona-based private medical clinic Centro Médico Teknon to Grupo Hospitalario Quirón, backed by Doughty Hanson, for €225m.
Goldman Sachs in £700m Hastings deal
Goldman Sachsт Merchant Banking Division (GS MBD) has acquired a 50% stake in Hastings Insurance Group in a deal valuing the company at ТЃ700m.
Ardian-backed Diana acquires Confoco International
Diana IngrУЉdients, backed by Ardian (formerly Axa Private Equity), has acquired sales and marketing services provider Confoco International.
Partech closes seed fund on €30m
Partech Ventures has closed its Partech Entrepreneur seed fund after raising €30m ($40m).
Ardian buys Laboratoires Anios
Ardian (formerly Axa Private Equity) has supported the management buyout of French disinfection solutions provider Laboratoires Anios.
CoBe Capital buys Printing Systems Division from Staples
CoBe Capital has acquired the printing systems division of listed firm Staples.
LDC backs £20m round for The Training Room
LDC has backed The Training Room (TTR), a UK-based provider of vocational training courses for gym instructors, in a ТЃ20m funding round alongside the companyтs CEO.
Albion leads investment in Aridhia Informatics
Albion Ventures has led a funding round for health and biomedical informatics firm Aridhia Informatics.
Fondo Strategico buys Ansaldo Energia
Italian state-supported fund Fondo Strategico Italiano has acquired 84.55% of Ansaldo Energia in a deal that values the firm at more than €1bn.
Partech VI closes on €130m
Partech Ventures has closed its Partech VI venture fund on €130m ($175m), having originally targeted €120m at the time of its first close.
Isis backs Carousel with replacement capital
Isis Equity Partners has acquired a stake in logistic service provider Carousel Logistics through replacement capital.
I2BF backs Dauria Aerospace with $20m
I2BF Global Ventures has supplied Dauria Aerospace, a Russian satellite manufacturer and services provider, with $20m for its series-B funding round.
NEA backs Silk with $1.6m
New Enterprise Associates (NEA) has injected a further $1.6m into existing portfolio company Silk, the Dutch provider of a cloud-based, interactive data visualisation platform.
Sovereign invests in Kindertons
Sovereign Capital has invested in Kindertons, a UK-based specialist provider of outsourced accident management services.
SEP supports Tryzens MBO
Scottish Equity Partners (SEP) has supported the management buyout of UK-based digital solutions provider Tryzens from its parent company Jaywig.
3TS sells Avangate to Francisco Partners
CEE technology investor 3TS Capital Partners has sold its stake in Romanian software business Avangate to US VC Francisco Partners.
One Equity Partners et al. acquire Voltyre-Prom
One Equity Partners, the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) and trade player Titan International have acquired Voltyre-Prom, a Volzhsky-based agricultural tyre manufacturer.
Cipio exits eMaze in management buy-back
Cipio Partners has sold security services and software company eMaze to the firm's management.
3i's Go Outdoors in £33m refinancing
Go Outdoors, a UK-based outdoor activities equipment retailer backed by 3i and YFM Private Equity, has secured a new ТЃ33m debt facility from Barclays.
Almi Invest backs CamCoil
Almi Invest has agreed to invest in CamCoil Systems Sweden, a company producing reels for the metal industry, together with a private investor.
Octopus et al. back Swoon Editions with £1.2m
Octopus Investments, Index Ventures and angel investors have injected ТЃ1.2m into furniture designer Swoon Editions.