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Gimv et al. invest CHF 42m in Covagen
Swiss biotech business Covagen has secured CHF 42m for its series-B funding round from a consortium of venture capital firms led by Gimv.
Addquity backs EzzingSolar
Spanish private equity firm Addquity has made a capital injection into photovoltaic software provider EzzingSolar.
Kinnevik exits BillerudKorsnäs
Investment AB Kinnevik has sold its stake in renewable packaging material company BillerudKorsnäs to a number of Swedish institutions for SEK 3.7bn.
ECI picks up Encore from Isis
ECI Partners has acquired West End ticket agency Encore Tickets from Isis Equity Partners, in a deal thought to be worth £60m.
Deal in Focus: Astorg to buy Kerneos for €600m
The background work has finally paid off for Astorg Partners: after looking at a raft of deals in the past 12 months to no avail, the French GP has entered exclusive negotiations to acquire chemicals company Kerneos for €600m.
MMC Ventures leads $2m round for Gousto
MMC Ventures has led a $2m series-A round for recipe box delivery business Gousto, with co-investment from the Angel CoFund, an existing backer of the company.
Electra’s Davies Group acquires Garwyn
Electra Partners has supported the acquisition of liability loss adjuster Garwyn Group by its portfolio company Davies Group.
ICG refinances capiton's nora systems
Intermediate Capital Group (ICG) has refinanced nora systems, a building material manufacturer backed by private equity house capiton.
Omnes et al. invest €8m in Gecko Biomedical
Omnes Capital, CM-CIC Capital Finance and CapDecisif Management have backed an €8m series-A round for Paris-based medical devices company Gecko Biomedical.
EmCap buys stake in Moretti
Newly launched investor EmCap has acquired a minority stake in Italian luxury shoemaker Alberto Moretti, marking the GP’s maiden investment.
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Kima launches new start-up initiative
Kima Ventures has launched its new Kima15 initiative, which aims to invest in more than 50 start-ups over the next 12 months.
LDC exits Leasedrive to HgCapital
LDC has sold a majority stake in vehicle management group Leasedrive to HgCapital in a secondary buyout.
NoorderHuys exits Paylogic
NoorderHuys Participaties has sold Netherlands-based ticketing company Paylogic to trade player SFX Entertainment, in a deal valuing the company at $22m.
Cipio et al. in $7m series-B for wywy
Multi-screen technology company wywy has raised $7m in a series-B financing round from previous investors, including Cipio Partners.
Cinven's Amco in bolt-on
Cinven portfolio company Amdipharm Mercury (Amco) has acquired Abcur, a Swedish pharmaceutical business.
Graphite purchases Sovereign’s City & County
Graphite Capital has acquired home care provider City & County Healthcare Group from Sovereign Capital.
TDR reaps £145.2m on Phoenix share sale
TDR Capital has sold 22 million shares of listed insurance consolidator Phoenix Group Holdings, raising £145.2m through the partial exit.
TCR acquires GEC in MBI
TCR Capital has acquired Générale d’Etanchéité et de Couverture Ile-de-France (GEC) in a management buy-in, bringing in Jean-Christophe Blot to succeed the company’s current president.
Palatine-backed MoneyPlus buys Richardson Mail
Palatine Private Equity’s MoneyPlus Group has purchased Manchester-based Richardson Mail.
IBB invests in Paper & Tea
IBB Beteiligungsgesellschaft has backed tea retailer Paper & Tea in a seven-digit seed financing round.
Carlyle’s Applus one step closer to IPO
Spanish industrial testing company Applus, backed by Carlyle and Investindustrial, is understood to have appointed Morgan Stanley and UBS to run its IPO.
Insight leads $42m round for Datasift
Insight Venture Partners has led a $42m series-C funding round for Datasift, a UK- and US-based social data platform provider, alongside several existing investors.
BGF invests £5m in Exchange Lab
The Business Growth Fund has invested £5m in global digital media business The Exchange Lab.