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Nordic Capital makes 5x on Permobil exit to Investor AB
Nordic Capital Fund V has agreed to sell Permobil,a Swedish rehabilitation power wheelchairs company to Investor AB for тЌ655m.
Clessidra buys Buccellati
Clessidra has bought a 70% stake in Italian jewellery firm Buccellati via the holding company Buccellati Holding Italia.
HTGF et al. in €2.6m Transcatheter Tech series-B round
High-Tech Gründerfonds (HTGF), Tubaflex Beteiligungs GmbH and others have backed a €2.6m series-B round for German biotech business Transcatheter Technologies, a developer of transcatheter heart valve technology.
Connect Ventures invests in Yourgrind
London-based early-stage investor Connect Ventures has backed British start-up Yourgrind, which focuses on the commercialisation of coffee.
Reed Elsevier leads $10m series-B round for Babbel
Reed Elsevier Ventures has led a $10m funding round for German online learning business Babbel, which also attracted investment from IBB Beteiligungsgesellschaft, Nokia Growth Partners and Kizoo.
Rhône Capital buys bakery businesses for €1.05bn
Rhône Capital has agreed to take private the bakery supplies businesses from listed Dutch food ingredients group CSM for an enterprise value of €1.05bn.
FSI Régions leads €2m funding round for Utilis
FSI Régions has led a €2m funding round for French temporary shelter manufacturer Utilis, injecting €1.6m into the company.
PE-backed Bauwerk Parkett merges with Boen
Zurmont Madison Private Equity and EGS Beteiligungen's Swiss portfolio company Bauwerk Parkett AG has merged with Norway-based Boen AS to form the Bauwerk Boen Group.
Invesco backs infirst with £25m
Invesco Asset Management has invested ТЃ25m in infirst Healthcare, a British healthcare company providing consumer medicines.
LDC's EDM Group buys DIT
LDC-backed information management services provider EDM Group has acquired US-based business Diversified Information Technologies Inc (DIT) with support from LDC.
Ratos et al. acquire Nebula Oy
Ratos, alongside Rite Ventures and the company's management, has agreed to acquire Finnish cloud services provider Nebula Oy for тЌ82.5m.
LDC backs £12m MBO of Validus-IVC
LDC has invested in the ТЃ12m MBO of UK-based claims management and counter-fraud software specialist Validus-IVC.
Deutsche Beteiligungs AG acquires Stephan Machinery
Deutsche Beteiligungs AG (DBAG) has acquired German business Stephan Machinery, a manufacturer of food processing machinery, in an MBO valued at €40m.
Key Capital Partners invests £2m in EarthStream
Key Capital Partners (KCP) has backed UK-based specialist recruitment firm EarthStream with ТЃ2m in exchange for a minority stake.
PE-backed Nomad Digital buys Inova Multimedia
Nomad Digital, a provider of connectivity solutions to the transportation sector backed by Amadeus Capital Partners, T-Mobile Ventures, SEB Venture Capital and North Star Ventures, has acquired Inova Multimedia, a German provider of information, entertainment...
Ace Management invests €10m in Duqueine
Ace Management has injected a further €10m into French aerospace-focused parts supplier Duqueine.
Esure IPO gives firm £1.2bn market cap
Insurance provider Esure has completed its flotation on the London Stock Exchange, which gives it a market capitalisation of ТЃ1.2bn.
Abénex buys RG Safety from Salvepar
Abénex has agreed to acquire French protection equipment RG Safety from industrial holding Salvepar.
Wellington backs £600,000 seed round for import.io
Wellington Partners and private investors have backed UK-based big data platform import.io with a ТЃ600,000 seed funding round.
PVP closes €3m series-A for CryoTherapeutics
Peppermint Venture Partners (PVP) has joined an investor consortium including High-Tech Gründerfonds (HTGF) in a €3m series-A round for German biotech company CryoTherapeutics.
Next Wave backs expansion of Secured Mail
Next Wave Partners has invested in UK postal operator Secured Mail in a follow-on financing round.
Enterprise takes stake in Nu-Med
Enterprise Investors has backed Polish radiotherapy centre operator Nu-Med, taking a minority stake.
MMC and m8 back $2.8m round for Masabi
MMC Ventures, m8 Capital and Fontinalis Partners have invested $2.8m in UK-based mobile ticketing company Masabi.
Platinum sells Contego to FIL International
Platinum Equity has sold packaging manufacturer Contego Healthcare Ltd to FIL International Ltd for around ТЃ160m.