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3i in bid for National Air Traffic Services
3i has started the bidding process for a 12% stake in the UK's National Air Traffic Services (NATS), according to reports.
Nordic's SiC Processing loses half of equity
Nordic Capital-backed SiC Processing GmbH (SiC), a German recycler serving the solar and semiconductor industries, has lost more than half of its equity and has applied for protective shield.
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Principia backs Simplicissimus with €2m
Italian venture investor Principia has injected €2m into Simplicissimus Book Farm, a digital solutions provider for the publishing sector.
Palatine in Selection Services bolt-on
Palatine Private Equity and Beechbrook Capital have backed the management of IT managed services provider Selection Services in the acquisition of Aggregated Telecom Ltd, which trades as 8el.
Doughty Hanson set to sell 20:20 Mobile Group
Doughty Hanson is in the process of selling mobile phone accessories business 20:20 Mobile Group to trade buyer Brightstar, according to reports.
Sigma Gestion invests €1.5m in Sogemed
Sigma Gestion has provided French second-hand medical equipment dealer Sogemed with €1.5m of funding.
Electra hires Rothschild over Allflex options
Electra Partners has hired Rothschild to advise on the future of animal identification tags business Allflex, according to reports.
Inflexion's NPW refinanced with £10m Clydesdale package
The February 2012 buyout of London-based impulse giftware retailer Natural Products Worldwide (NPW) saw Inflexion bridge the initial deal with a view to refinancing later.
Darwin merges Plum Baby with Plum Organics
Darwin Private Equity has sold portfolio company Plum Baby, a baby food producer, to Plum Organics.
GMG shelves Trader Media Group deal
Guardian Media Group (GMG) has ended talks to sell its stake in car classifieds business Trader Media Group (TMG) т a deal that could have seen Apax Partners take full control of the company т according to reports.
Gresham exits 7city Learning
Gresham Private Equity has sold British financial training business 7city Learning to Fitch Group.
Mountain Cleantech backs Gruenspar
Mountain Cleantech has invested in Gruenspar, a German distributor of resource- and energy-efficient products.
Ace Management et al. inject €5m into Kalray
Previous backers Ace Management, InoCap, Expansinvest and Rhône-Dauphiné Développement have invested a further €5m in French fabless semiconductor company Kalray.
Indufin takes 40% stake in SecureLink
Indufin has acquired a 40% stake in Belgian IT networking and security solutions provider SecureLink.
European Capital provides acquisition finance to Flexitallic
European Capital has invested $7m in unitranche bonds to provide financing for The Flexitallic Group's acquisition of US-based Custom Rubber Products.
Unilever and FF&P exit BAC BV
Unilever Ventures and FF&P Private Equity have sold BAC BV, which specialises in affinity purification of biological materials, to Life Technologies Corporation.
Caledonia makes 3.5x on Celerant Consulting exit
Caledonia Investments has reaped a 3.5x money multiple on its exit from UK-based management consultancy business Celerant Consulting.
Pentech Ventures in £3m round for Musimetric
Pentech Ventures and Imperial Innovations Group have invested ТЃ3m in data analytics company Semetric Ltd, trading under the name Musimetric.
Midven in second round for Fertility Focus
Midven has joined angel investors in a seven-figure funding round for fertility diagnosis and treatment firm Fertility Focus.
Alliance Entreprendre takes majority stake in Marline
Alliance Entreprendre is believed to have taken a majority stake in the SBO of French motor fuel producer Marline from Initiative & Finance.
Mitsui invests in Globalturk-backed Tempo
Japanese investment company Mitsui has taken a minority stake in Turkey-based Tempo Call Center Company.
Iris and Midi inject €1.7m into BuyBox
Iris Capital and Midi Capital have injected €1.7m into BuyBox, a French software-as-a-service (SaaS) provider for the e-commerce market.
CDC Entreprises et al. in €3m round for Geolid
CDC Entreprises, A Plus Finance and investment holding Hi Inov have provided French online advertisement solution Geolid with €3m of funding, according to local reports.