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BDC’s Mezzo di Pasta to change hands in Q1
Bridgepoint Development Capital-backed Mezzo di Pasta, a struggling French pasta fast food chain, is expected to be bought out of “redressement judiciaire” in February.
Baird commits £10.1m to Watkins Hire
Baird Capital has invested £10.1m in Watkins Hire, a provider of heating and cooling equipment rental services, in exchange for a controlling stake.
FlatFrog closes $10m round
FlatFrog Laboratories, a Sweden-based multi-touch systems provider, has raised a further $10m from Invus, Sunstone Capital and Intel Capital.
Batman invests $1m in Robin
Orbys Ventures and Dutch entrepreneur Jan-Willem Tusveld have invested $1m in Robin Software, a Netherlands-based provider of e-commerce customer service software for SMEs, via the newly formed holding company Batman BV.
Credo Partners partially exits Lönne Holding
Credo Partners has sold Lönne Holding to Brammer, while simultaneously acquiring the group's subsidiary Lönne Service.
Inflexion reaps 3.5x on Optionis exit
Inflexion Private Equity has sold employment services company Optionis to MML Capital, realising a 3.5x multiple on its original investment.
VC-backed Okapi acquired by US biopharma Aratana
Belgian biopharmaceutical company Okapi Sciences, backed by several venture capital firms, has been acquired by listed US biopharma Aratana Therapeutics for a total consideration of up to €33.3m.
Caixa leads €2m round for Stinser
Caixa Capital Risc has led a €2m funding round for steel supply management company Stinser, with co-investment from Ade Capital Sodical.
Turkven buys Carlyle’s stake in Medical Park
Turkish private equity firm Turkven has acquired Carlyle’s 40% stake in hospital chain Medical Park.
Snow & Alps secures €1m
Snow & Alps, a reservation system for ski and outdoor holidays, has received €1m in funding from High-Tech Gründerfonds (HTGF).
Deal in focus: Oquendo in €20m Monbus mezzanine deal
Oquendo Capital made a €20m mezzanine commitment to Spanish bus operator Monbus in December, highlighting the rise of the alternative debt market in Spain.
Springwater Capital backs Saranet buyout
Springwater Capital has acquired an 80% stake in Spain-based internet operator Saranet.
Isis sells Kafevend to Eden Springs
Isis Equity Partners has sold Kafevend to Eden Springs, reaping a 2.5x multiple and an IRR of 13.8% for the Baronsmead VCTs.
Beechbrook backs Simply Biz and N-Sea
Beechbrook Capital has made two new mezzanine investments via its second fund, backing support services business Simply Biz and sub-sea infrastructure services provider N-Sea.
Springwater picks up Adveo division for €16m
Swiss turnaround investor Springwater Capital has acquired the industrial business unit of Adveo for €16m.
Keensight backs Smile MBO
Keensight Capital has acquired a majority stake in Smile Open Source Solutions as part of a management buyout alongside existing investor Edmond de Rothschild Investment Partners (EdRip).
HitecVision invests in DeepWell
HitecVision has made a growth capital investment in DeepWell, a Norwegian well intervention company, in a deal valuing the business at NOK 400m.
N+1 Mercapital secures stake in Salto
N+1 Mercapital has acquired a 22% stake in electronic lock company Salto Systems.
Sequoia leads $22m round for Plain Vanilla
Sequoia Capital has led a $22m series-B funding round for Plain Vanilla, an Icelandic application developer, alongside Chinese investment holding company Tencent Holdings.
OpenGate pulls Kem One out of administration
Global buyout house OpenGate Capital has acquired European PVC producer Kem One out of administration.
VC-backed uniQure files $75m IPO
Dutch gene therapy company uniQure, backed by several venture capital firms, plans on raising up to $75m in its IPO on the Nasdaq.
Imperial increases investment in TopiVert
Imperial Innovations has injected a further £4.5m into existing portfolio company TopiVert, a UK-based developer of treatments for inflammatory eye and gut diseases.
Enterprise Ireland et al. back Metabolomic
Enterprise Ireland, SOSVentures and the AIB Seed Capital Fund have injected €750,000 into the series-A funding round of Ireland-based Metabolomic Diagnostics.