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Sunstone Capital exits Zymenex to Chiesi Group
Sunstone Capital has agreed to sell Danish biopharmaceutical group Zymenex to Italian pharmaceutical company Chiesi Group.
Risk Capital acquires Cruise.co
Risk Capital Partners has acquired a majority stake in Cruise.co, a UK-based owner of online cruise holiday websites.
Equistone sells Computerlinks for €230m
Equistone Partners has exited Computerlinks, a distributor of IT security, network performance and internet technology solutions, to Arrow Electronics in a €230m trade sale.
Doughty looks to buy Teknon from Magnum
Doughty Hanson has entered negotiations to acquire Barcelona-based private medical clinic Centro Médico Teknon from Magnum Industrial Capital Partners, according to reports in the Spanish press.
Balderton invests in 3D Hubs
Balderton Capital has led a seed funding round for 3D Hubs, a Netherlands-based production platform for 3D printers.
BPI France invests €1.5m in Sigmaphi
State-backed BPI France has injected €1.5m into Brittany-based Sigmaphi, a specialist manufacturer of electro-magnets and particle beam transport lines for particle accelerators.
HTGF et al. back fos4x for second time
High-Tech Gründerfonds (HTGF), Bayern Kapital and UnternehmerTUM have invested in fos4x, a technology provider for wind turbines, for the second time in little more than a year.
Target Partners backs So1 in series-A round
Target Partners has backed So1, a German provider of marketing services, in a series-A funding round.
Homburg & Partner Q&A: Customer segmentation
Alexander Lüring (pictured) and Simone Staudt from marketing and sales consultancy Homburg & Partner speak to unquote” about the importance of understanding portfolio company customers, and how to boost overall growth through customer segmentation and...
BC's Foxtons to raise £55m in flotation
London-based estate agent Foxtons, backed by BC Partners, is to float on the London Stock Exchange in September and plans to raise ТЃ55m in a sale of both new and BC-owned shares.
Risk Capital backs Red Hot World Buffet
Risk Capital Partners has acquired a majority stake in UK-based restaurant group Red Hot World Buffet.
BGF backs Xercise4less with £5m
The Business Growth Fund (BGF) has injected ТЃ5m into Xercise4less, a fitness chain founded by ex-rugby player Jon Wright.
Phoenix looks to offload LK Bennett
Phoenix Equity Partners is in the initial stages of divesting high-end retailer LK Bennett as it sounds out City advisers.
Advent mulls Co-op insurance bid
Advent International has teamed up with former RSA Insurance boss Andy Haste to bid for Co-operative Groupтs insurance arm.
Capman invests in Maykor
Capman has taken part in a $100m funding round for Maykor, a Moscow-based IT outsourcing service provider, via its Capman Russia II fund.
Hellman's WRI buys HostelBookers.com
Hellman & Friedman-backed Web Reservations International (WRI) has acquired HostelBookers.com.
Varova's Nordeon acquires insolvent Hess
Varova’s portfolio company Nordeon has bought German lighting manufacturer Hess out of insolvency.
OFT furniture probe embroils PE-backed retailers
The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) is investigating six furniture retailers, two of which are understood to be Sun European-backed Dreams, and Advent-owned DFS.
Karmijn Kapitaal rescues MD Group out of bankruptcy
Dutch private equity house Karmijn Kapitaal has bought lingerie company MD Group out of bankruptcy, together with its former owner Marlies Dekkers.
ProSiebenSat.1 sale fails to attract buyer
KKR and Permira’s efforts to exit German broadcaster ProSiebenSat.1 have hit a bump in the road as the buyout houses fail to find a buyer for their remaining shares.
Syncrophi Systems raises €1m
Galway-based medical devices company Syncrophi Systems has raised тЌ1m from the AIB Seed Capital Fund.
Springfondet et al. back Swarm64
Springfondet and several angel investors, including Arne Graee, have provided NOK 4.5m in seed funding for German ICT start-up Swarm64.
Greycroft and iNovia back Tagman
Greycroft Partners and iNovia Capital have led a $5m funding round for UK-based Tagman, a global tag management system (TMS) provider.
Alder backs Powerbox
Alder has invested in Sweden-based Powerbox International, a manufacturer and distributor of power converters and associated products.