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Deal in focus: MIG backs Ganymed in €45m series-E
MIG Verwaltungs has reinvested in biopharmaceutical company Ganymed Pharmaceuticals in a joint €45m series-E financing round, alongside family office ATS Beteiligungsverwaltung, in what marks the largest biotechnology early-stage investment in the DACH...
Index backs MetaPack with £20m
Index Ventures has injected £20m into MetaPack, a UK-based provider of a software-as-a-service (SaaS) delivery management platform for e-commerce.
Emeram Capital Partners buys Boards & More
Recently founded Emeram Capital Partners has acquired surfing equipment provider Boards & More for €39m via its maiden fund Emeram Fond I.
Deal in focus: Risk Capital buys Neilson from Thomas Cook
Risk Capital Partners' acquisition of Neilson Active Holidays from embattled holiday-operator Thomas Cook is a rare example of private equity being invited in.
Luxodo.com raises $2.4m from DN Capital and b-to-v
Online retail platform Luxodo.com has raised $2.4m from DN Capital and b-to-v Partners.
Seventure Partners backs fromAtoB
French VC Seventure Partners has backed public transport comparison platform fromAtoB with a seven-digit investment.
RITF backs Talentory with $1.7m
Russian Internet Technology Fund (RITF), managed by Black River Ventures, has invested $1.7m in Swiss online recruiting platform Talentory.
Gimv, UI Gestion acquire Almaviva
Gimv and UI Gestion have acquired French operator of private clinics Almaviva Santé from 21 Partners, with each of the firms contributing €40m towards the buyout.
Eurazeo to divest 12% stake in Moncler IPO
Eurazeo, one of the backers of Italian clothing manufacturer Moncler, will see its stake reduced to 19.7% following the company's upcoming IPO.
OpCapita acquires NKD from Daun & Cie
OpCapita has wholly acquired German textile discount retailer NKD from textile corporation Daun & Cie.
Prostor and Flint invest $3m in Federal Finance
Prostor Capital and Flint Capital have jointly invested $3m in Holding Federal Finance Group, a group of Russian providers of remote online financial services.
Deal in focus: Northstar's Graphene Materials lists on AIM
Venture-backed Applied Graphene Materials (AGM), a mass-producer of new wonder material graphene – which is set to revolutionise the technology, medical, aerospace and even condom markets – has listed on AIM.
Deal in focus: 3i invests €110m in Basic-Fit
3i has invested in Dutch discount gym chain Basic-Fit, joining the raft of private equity firms clamouring to support the low-cost gym craze currently sweeping across Europe.
Alchemy offloads InterGlobal
Alchemy Partners has divested international medical insurance provider InterGlobal to NYSE-listed Aetna.
Weinberg's Alliance Automotive in high-yield refinancing
Alliance Automotive, a French portfolio company of Weinberg Capital Partners (WCP), has issued a €185m private high-yield bond.
CEA Investissement et al. back Bioaxial
Paris-based medical equipment company Bioaxial has raised €1.9m from CEA Investissement, Viveris Management, Inserm Transfert Initiative (ITI) and several individual investors.
LDC’s Driver Hire picks up ISS Labour
LDC-backed The Driver Hire Group has purchased Infra Safety Services Labour (ISS Labour).
Nordic Capital and CVC exit Cloetta
Nordic Capital and CVC Capital Partners have sold their remaining 16.1% stake in listed confectionery manufacturer Cloetta.
Endless’s Liberata in double bolt-on
Endless-backed business processing services provider Liberata has acquired two companies in recent weeks.
Moncler sets IPO price range
Italian luxury down jacket maker Moncler, backed by Eurazeo, Carlyle Group and Progressio Investimenti, has priced its listing on the Mercato Telematico Azionario at €8.75-10.2 per share.
Novartis to offload assets
Swiss pharmaceutical giant Novartis has announced it is open to spinning out non-core assets as part of its strategic review and its plans for a $5bn share buy-back.
Naxicap et al. back Arenadour platform
Naxicap, Arkea Capital and Ouest Croissance have backed the merger of thermal spas Thermes Adour and Thermes des Arènes, creating the Arenadour group.
Riverstone’s Hestya to take Hes Beheer private
Riverstone Europe-owned Hestya Energy has entered exclusive negotiations with Dutch stevedoring and inland shipping group Hes Beheer regarding a potential take-private deal.
Warwick Audio secures £1.25m
UK-based loudspeaker developer Warwick Audio Technologies has secured £1.25m from a consortium including Midven, Mercia Fund Management (MFM) and Finance Wales.