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Cofides supports Agrovin with €3m
Cofides has injected €3m into Agrovin, a Spanish manufacturer and distributor of wine products.
Verdane acquires Nordic Venture Partners I portfolio
Verdane Capital has wholly acquired the LP interests of Nordic Venture Partners I through its Verdane Capital VII fund.
KKR and Permira looking to exit ProSiebenSat.1
KKR and Permira are looking to sell their stakes in German private broadcaster ProSiebenSat.1 to a trade buyer, according to reports.
BGF backs Bullitt with £3.5m
The Business Growth Fund (BGF) has injected ТЃ3.5m into Bullitt Group, a UK-based service provider to the telecommunications industry.
Mid Europa-backed Bitė refinances debt
Mid Europa's Lithuanian telecoms company Bitė has refinanced its existing debt with €200m of senior secured floating rate notes at a 7.5% margin.
HTGF et al. back Sopat
High-Tech Gründerfonds (HTGF) and Steelhouse Ventures Ltd have invested in a first round of funding for Berlin-based Sopat, a digital image analysis business.
Palatine invests in Chase Templeton
Palatine Private Equity has invested in British private medical insurance broker Chase Templeton.
Project A Ventures backs Glow
Project A Ventures and Avonmore Developments have backed Glow Digital Media, a London-based provider of Facebook ad technology solutions, with $1.3m of funding.
Via Venture Partners acquires UVdata
Via Venture Partners has, together with several key employees, acquired a majority stake in Danish IT company UVdata AS.
N+1 buys Probos from Explorer
N+1 Private Equity has acquired Portuguese plastic band manufacturer Probos in a €75m SBO from Explorer.
Primary nets 5x on sale of Napier to Wabtec
Primary Capital has sold British turbochargers manufacturer Napier Turbochargers to US trade player Wabtec Corporation.
The North West Fund backs Loksys
The North West Fund, managed by Enterprise Ventures, has invested ТЃ500,000 in Manchester-based freight containers company Loksys Solutions Ltd.
Abry backs Thomsons Online Benefits
Abry Partners has invested in UK-based employee benefits specialist Thomsons Online Benefits, in a deal that values the firm at ТЃ100m.
PE houses circle Côte Brasserie
Private equity firms including LDC, Bridgepoint and Equistone are due to bid for UK-based restaurants chain CУДte Brasserie next week, according to media reports.
Halder exits Alukon
Halder Beteiligungsberatung has sold Alukon, a German manufacturer of aluminium roller shutters and door systems, to trade buyer Hörmann Group.
Cinven-backed Spire Healthcare pays down debt
Cinven-backed Spire Healthcare has sold off 12 of its 38 hospitals in a bid to raise cash to reduce the large bank debt on its books.
HgCapital exits RidgeWind to Blue Energy
HgCapital has sold its 177MW wind portfolio, including the developer RidgeWind, to UK-based renewable energy investor and developer Blue Energy for ТЃ250m.
Summit Partners sells Ogone to Ingenico for €360m
Summit Partners has exited Belgian payment solutions provider Ogone in a €360m trade sale to listed company Ingenico.
Banexi Ventures Partners backs Adyoulike
Banexi Ventures Partners has led a €1.2m series-A round funding for French online advertising start-up Adyoulike.
Kernel Capital leads €1.2m funding round for Amartus
Kernal Capital, Enterprise Ireland and other corporate and angel investors have injected тЌ1.2m in Dublin-based technology company Amartus Ltd.
Capiton buys Kautex Maschinenbau from Steadfast
Capiton AG has acquired German manufacturer Kautex Maschinenbau in an SBO from Steadfast Capital valued at €50-100m.
Baxter Ventures invests €2m in Zytoprotec
Baxter Ventures has invested €2m as part of a €4m series-A round for Vienna-based biotech company Zytoprotec.
CVC to lead €1.8bn restructuring of SNS Reaal
CVC Capital Partners will lead a consortium to restructure SNS Reaal, a Dutch insurer and the country's fourth largest bank, according to local press.
Hamilton Portfolio exits Global Expense
Hamilton Portfolio has sold UK-based expenses management firm Global Expense to US trade buyer Concur for ТЃ14m.