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Envestors pumps £900,000 into NRG
Envestors has led a £900,000 funding round for value-focused health and fitness chain NRG Gym.
Spie eyes IPO
French engineering company Spie, backed by Clayton Dubilier & Rice (CD&R) and Ardian, is considering a public listing by the end of the year.
Fastlane et al. back IQcard
Fastlane Ventures has taken part in a $3.7m funding round for IQcard, a Moscow-based provider of pre-paid bank cards and affiliated services for retailers.
Ventech supports Picanova
French investor Ventech has made a multi-million euro investment in German customised wall decor company Picanova.
News Corp pays €18m to boost video efforts
News Corp has bought Storyful, a Dublin-based social news agency backed by investors including ACT Venture Capital, for €18m.
Blacklane drives off with fresh investment
Berlin-based chauffeur portal Blacklane has raised a double-digit million euro funding round.
Lucibel closes cash and bonds funding round
French LED lighting solutions provider Lucibel has raised €15m from Bpifrance, Aster Capital and CM CIC Capital Innovation.
Intel joins $30m series-D round for AlienVault
Intel Capital has joined AlienVault's $26.5m series-D round, injecting a further $3.5m.
Taxibeat hails second funding round
Greek taxi-hailing start-up Taxibeat has closed a series-A round, with a $4m injection from Hummingbird Ventures.
Main Capital buys stake in Chainfood
Main Capital has acquired a stake in Dutch software firm Chainfood.
Enterprise Investors divests Sklepy Komfort
Enterprise Investors (EI) has sold Polish flooring retail chain Sklepy Komfort to Barcocapital Investment, controlled by Polish entrepreneur Michal Solowow.
Capvis races off with Riverside's Arena
Swiss mid-market fund Capvis has bought Italy-based aquatic sports brand Arena, founded by the son of Adidas-founder Horst Dassler, from Riverside.
BGF signs Thames Card Technology deal
The Business Growth Fund (BGF) has committed £3.2m to Essex-based plastic card manufacturer Thames Card Technology (TCT).
Capvest buys Scandza
Capvest Equity Partners has completed the management buyout of Nordic food and beverage business Scandza.
StreetHub raises $1.2m seed round
Index Ventures and Octopus Ventures have led a $1.2m seed funding round for StreetHub, an online platform for independent retailers.
Omnes injects €1.5m into Cooltech
Omnes Capital has backed Cooltech Applications, a French magnetic refrigeration specialist, with a €1.5m capital injection.
Fondo Italiano backs Forgital Group
Fondo Italiano di Investimento has injected €30m into Forgital Group, an industrial components manufacturer and systems provider.
Fondo Italiano enters entertainment market
Fondo Italiano di Investimento has made its first transaction in the entertainment and events management market with a €10m investment.
Phenomen et al. invest $8m in Delivery Club
Phenomen Ventures, Guard Capital and AddVenture have injected $8m into Delivery Club, a Moscow-based online food delivery company.
Kurtosys secures $8m
London-based Kurtosys, a financial technology (fintech) software company, has raised $8m in its series-C funding round from Triangle Peak Partners and existing backer True Ventures.
BGF invests £4m in Palmer Hargreaves
The Business Growth Fund has invested £4m in Midlands-based marketing and communication agency Palmer Hargreaves.
Westbridge Capital reaps 3x on Mobile Computing Systems
Westbridge Capital has sold its stake in software business Mobile Computing Systems (MCS), generating a 3x money multiple.
AAC backs Lubbers MBO
AAC Capital Benelux has acquired a majority stake in Lubbers Transport Group, a Dutch transport and logistics company for the oil and gas industry, as part of a management buyout.
Karmijn backs Tuvalu MBO
Karmijn Kapitaal has acquired a minority stake in Tuvalu Media, a Dutch television and film production company, as part of a management buyout that saw Sony Pictures Television exit the business.