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Investcorp buys snack manufacturer Tyrrells for £100m
Investcorp has acquired Tyrrells Potato Crisps, a UK-based manufacturer of crisps and snacks, from Langholm Capital for ТЃ100m.
BayBG invests in tiramizoo
Bayrische Beteiligungsgesellschaft (BayBG) has bought an 8.5% stake in German messenger service start-up tiramizoo from High-Tech Gründerfonds (HTGF).
Synova acquires Mandata
Synova Capital has acquired Mandata, a provider of software-as-a-service (SaaS) to the haulage and logistics market in the UK.
BaltCap offloads Medicap to synlab
Baltic-focused private equity firm BaltCap has sold Medicap Holding to European laboratory services provider synlab.
Equistone indulges with Charles & Alice
Equistone Partners Europe has invested in French fruit dessert maker Charles & Alice Group, alongside existing investor CM-CIC Capital Finance.
Mandarin Capital sells Gasket
Mandarin Capital Partners (MCP) has sold its shareholding in Italian valves components producer Gasket International to Hutchinson, a French thermoplastics firm.
Axa PE and Aena acquire London Luton Airport
Axa Private Equity, via its third infrastructure fund and alongside Spanish airport operator Aena, has acquired London Luton Airport from TBI, a company owned by CVC-backed Abertis, for ТЃ394.4m.
Earlybird closes fourth fund on €150m
Earlybird Venture Capital has held the final close of its fourth fund, Earlybird 2012 Fund, on €150m ($200m).
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HTGF backs NovaPump in series-A funding
High-Tech Gründerfonds has invested in medical company NovaPump as part of a series-A funding round.
ECI reaps 4.5x on Bargain Booze IPO
ECI Partners has reaped a 4.5x money multiple on its full exit from Bargain Booze, which listed on the AIM this morning under its holding company, Conviviality Retail.
Finance Wales teams up with Fusion to back university tech spinouts
Finance Wales and Fusion IP, a university commercialisation company, have signed a memorandum enabling financial support for university high-tech spinouts.
Holtzbrinck Ventures leads series-A investment in L'ArcoBaleno
Holtzbrinck and other investors have taken part in a seven-figure funding round for design e-commerce site L’Arcobaleno.
Activa buys majority stake in listed Nexeya
Activa Capital has acquired a 57.9% stake in NYSE Euronext-listed Nexeya, alongside BPI France Investissement, and launched an offer for the remainder of the shares.
Italian VCs inject €2m into Personal Factory
IMI Fondi Chiusi has joined existing backers Vertis and Fondamenta in a €2m round for building materials company Personal Factory.
Octopus leads £3.7m investment in Amplience
Octopus Investment, joined by existing shareholders as well as new investor Northstar Ventures, has led a ТЃ3.7m series-B funding round for e-commerce technology company Amplience.
Idinvest et al. back Grand Cru with €8.5m
Idinvest Partners, Qualcomm Ventures and Nokia Growth Partners have taken part in an тЌ8.5m series-A funding round for Finnish game developer Grand Cru.
Waterland sells SLG to Medica
Waterland Private Equity Investments has wholly divested its Belgian portfolio company Senior Living Group (SLG) to Medica, a France-based dependency care provider.
HTGF's Capical receives series-A funding
KfW and M-Invest have invested in Capical, a medical technology company backed by High-Tech Gründerfonds (HTGF), in a series-A funding round.
Bridgepoint and TPG circle Servihabitat
Bridgepoint and TPG are among a number of investors considering the acquisition of a 50% stake in Spanish real estate firm Servihabitat Gestión Inmobiliaria, according to reports.
Abraaj divests Acibadem Insurance
The Abraaj Group has sold its 50% stake in Turkish health insurance firm Acibadem Sağlık ve Hayat Sigorta (Acibadem Insurance) to Khazanah Nasional Berhad, the Malaysian government’s strategic investment fund.
Endless's Karro secures £60m refinancing package from GE
Karro Food Group has received a ТЃ60m funding package from GE Capital just six months after Endless acquired the company.
Darwin PE backs £11m Esendex MBO
Darwin Private Equity has acquired UK-based Esendex, a provider of short message service (SMS) solutions for businesses, in an ТЃ11m management buyout led by the companyтs newly-promoted CEO.
IK acquires Ampelmann
IK Investment Partners has bought a majority stake in Netherlands-based Ampelmann, a provider of motion technology systems and structures for the offshore energy sector.