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CVC set to buy Campbell Europe
CVC Capital Partners has entered exclusive negotiations with Campbell Soup Company to acquire part of its European activities.
LDC backs MBO of uSwitch.com
LDC has acquired a significant stake in uSwitch.com, a UK-based price comparison site, as part of a management buyout.
Peppermint Venture Partners et al. back CAP-CMV
Peppermint Venture Partners has led a €800,000 seed financing round for CAP-CMV, a German medical start-up, alongside other investors.
PMV backs Rapidfit
PMV has backed Rapidfit, a Belgium-based 3D printing specialist for the automotive industry, with a combination of equity and a subordinated loan.
Finatem buys 40% stake in FMW Industrieanlagenbau
Finatem has bought a 40% stake in FMW, an Austrian manufacturer of industrial plants, from private equity house Hannover Finanz and FMW’s management.
Index invests in TheFamily
Index Ventures has backed TheFamily, a Paris-based start-up accelerator.
Kreos Capital leads round for GetTaxi
European GP Kreos Capital has led a $12m series-C funding round for GetTaxi, an enterprise and consumer taxi app, as the company launches its first US office.
Sector focus: oil & gas still draws PE interest
To kick-start our new sector focus series, Ellie Pullen looks at private equity’s turbulent relationship with the oil and gas sector, and how events such as the Deepwater Horizon spill in 2010 have shaped investments in this space
Alchemy offloads Cathedral for £266m
Private equity firm Alchemy Partners has divested Lloyd's of London underwriter Cathedral Capital to Lancashire Holdings for ТЃ266m.
Industrifonden et al. back SEK 10m round for Foap
Industrifonden and Maxwell Ventures have taken part in a SEK 10m funding round for Sweden-based Foap, a mobile photography start-up, alongside a number of private investors including Magnus Wilkne.
GSK launches $50m venture capital fund
GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) has launched a $50m strategic venture capital fund, Action Potential Venture Capital (APVC), to make investments in the biotech and bioelectric medicines industries.
Riverside exits Capol
Riverside Company has sold Capol, a German confectionery coating specialist, to Freudenberg Chemical Specialities.
Sweden mulls ban on PE ownership of schools
A new legislation proposal will aim to ban private equity firms from owning independent schools in Sweden, according to education minister Jan BjУЖrklund.
Glennmont holds first close on €200m
Glennmont has held the first close of its second fund, Glennmont Clean Energy Fund Europe II, on тЌ200m.
Consortium backs Organica Water
A consortium of new and existing backers has invested in Budapest-based Organica Water, a wastewater treatment and recycling company.
Main Capital acquires Regas
Main Capital Partners has acquired a majority stake in Regas, a Dutch software-as-a-service (SaaS) provider for the mental health and wellbeing industry, via its Main Capital III fund.
BayBG invests in puracon
Bayerische Beteiligungsgesellschaft (BayBG) has bought a minority stake in puracon, a supplier of packaging for medical products.
Duke Street's Payzone Group sells Cashzone subsidiary
Payzone Group, a consumer payment acceptance network backed by Duke Street, has sold its Cashzone subsidiary to US-based ATM services provider Cardtronics for a total consideration of ТЃ107.5m.
MCH sells Industrias el Gamo in secondary buyout
MCH Private Equity has sold airgun manufacturer Industrias el Gamo to US private equity house Bruckmann, Rosser, Sherrill & Co.
TA Associates backs Flashtalking
TA Associates has invested in London-based Flashtalking, an international advertising technology company.
Lyceum acquires Johnson's FM division for £32.2m
Lyceum Capital has acquired the facilities management (FM) division of AIM-listed Johnson Service Group for ТЃ32.2m.
Hummingbird backs $2.6m round for Engagor
Hummingbird Ventures has led a $2.6m series-A funding round for Belgium-based Engagor, a social media monitoring platform, as the company expands into the US.
Graphite Capital exits Willowbrook
Graphite Capital has sold its majority stake in Willowbrook Healthcare, an owner of care homes for the elderly, to the company's management.
Nord Holding buys Jumpers Group
Nord Holding has bought a 65% stake in German fitness chain Jumpers Group.