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Cardio3 raises €19m in new funding round
Belgian biopharmaceutical company Cardio3 Biosciences has completed a funding round that saw previous investors inject €7m in new equity alongside the conversion of €12m in existing convertible loans.
Investment AB Kinnevik et al. invest $20m in Foodpanda
Investment AB Kinnevik and Phenomen Ventures have led a funding round in excess of $20m for Foodpanda, a global food delivery service.
Calculus invests £1.1m in Benito's Hat chain
Calculus Capital has invested ТЃ1.1m, alongside a further ТЃ300,000 from existing investors, in London-based Mexican food chain Benitoтs Hat.
Omega Funds leads $10m round for SpineVision
Omega Funds has led a $10m funding round for French medical devices provider SpineVision, which also included investments from two other new backers.
Darby exits Sirma to Danone
Darby Private Equity is set to sell its holding in Sirma, a Turkish bottled water and beverages manufacturer.
FTBPro raises $5.8m from VC duo
Battery Ventures and Gemini Israel Ventures have provided $5.8m to FTBPro, a fan-generated football content platform based in London.
Octopus leads £2m TrialReach round
Octopus Investments and Amadeus Capital Partners have provided UK-based clinical trials search business TrialReach with a ТЃ2m round of funding.
3i sells Civica to Omers Private Equity
3i has sold specialist IT systems and services firm Civica to Omers Private Equity for an enterprise value of ТЃ390m.
CCMP acquires Pure Gym
CCMP Capital Advisers has backed Pure Gym's management in a secondary buyout of the UK-based company, which previously received funding from Magenta Partners.
Vertis buys minority stake in Arav
Italian VC investor Vertis has agreed to commit €9m to Naples-based clothing producer Arav in exchange for a minority stake.
Foresight backs Procam MBO
Foresight Group has backed the MBO of Procam TV, a UK broadcast hire company.
ECM acquires MediFox Group
ECM Equity Capital Management has acquired MediFox Group, a German software provider for the care industry, alongside management as part of a succession solution.
Isis backs MBO of Red Box
Isis Equity Partners has invested ТЃ14m in digital recording specialist Red Box Recorders as part of a management buyout.
Kurma leads €17m series-B round for Stat Diagnostica
Kurma Life Sciences Partners has led a €17m series-B round for Spanish medical diagnostics company Stat Diagnostica.
Bridgepoint buys Flexitallic Group from Eurazeo
Bridgepoint has acquired Paris-based sealing solutions business The Flexitallic Group from Eurazeo PME for €450m.
Newion acquires stake in Reasult
Newion Investments has acquired a minority stake in real estate software provider Reasult via its third fund, Newion II.
PE-backed Kion Group to list
German forklift manufacturer Kion Group, backed by KKR and Goldman Sachs Capital Partners, is considering an initial public offering, according to reports.
Sun Capital merges five portfolio companies
Sun Capital has announced plans to combine five of its US and European plastic packaging businesses to create Luxembourg-based Exopack Holdings Sarl, the sixth largest company of its kind worldwide.
Permira sells more Hugo Boss shares
Permira is to sell seven million shares, or a 10% stake, in German high-end fashion house Hugo Boss, according to reports.
Elysian Capital buys Axis Well Technology
Elysian Capital has backed the management buyout of Aberdeen-based oil and gas consultancy Axis Well Technology.
Electra to reap 15x on Allflex
BC Partners has made a binding offer of $1.3bn to Electra Partners for its French animal tags business Allflex, following an intense auction process that attracted bids from a dozen private equity firms.
Intel Capital leads €7m funding round for FeedHenry
Intel Capital has led a group of GPs and one trade player in a тЌ7m funding round for cloud-based mobile applications platform provider FeedHenry.
Novo AS et al. round up €141m Symphogen financing
Novo AS, PKA and Danica Pension have provided Danish biopharmaceutical company Symphogen with a further тЌ41m, rounding up a тЌ141m funding round for the business.
Calculus Capital and SAEV invest in Antech
Calculus Capital and Saudi Aramco Energy Ventures (SAEV) have backed UK-based Antech, a developer of directional coiled tubing drilling products and services.