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EdRIP invests in secondary OBO of Itesa
Edmond de Rothschild Investment Partners (EdRIP) has taken a minority stake in the owner buyout of French security equipment distributor Itesa, allowing existing backer MBO Partners to exit the business.
Key Capital et al. back Wells Plastics with £1.5m
Key Capital Partners and current shareholders have injected ТЃ1.5m as a follow-on investment in UK plastics specialist Wells Plastics.
NBGI's Horizon Care acquires Educare
NBGI Private Equity-backed specialist care provider Horizon Care has acquired care and education business Educare Adolescent Services Ltd.
Axa PE exits Phönix/Strack Group to Curtiss-Wright
Axa Private Equity has sold its entire stake in German specialist valves provider Phönix/Strack Group to the Curtiss-Wright Corporation for €82m.
Vermeer injects €7m into Compagnie de Bel Air
Vermeer Capital Partners has invested €7m in French campsites operator Compagnie de Bel Air in exchange for a minority stake, according to local media reports.
Naxicap set for Thermocompact P2P
Naxicap Partners is set to take French metallic surface coating specialist Thermocompact private in a transaction that would value the business at nearly €50m.
CDC Entreprises et al. invest $10.5m in DelfMems
CDC Enterprises, Iris Capital, Vives, Capitalaria and other investors have provided French technology company DelfMems with a $10.5m series-B round of funding.
Point Nine Capital et al. back ePetWorld
Point Nine Capital, Mountain Super Angel and Blumberg Capital have invested in German online pet products retailer ePetWorld.
Orlando Italy buys struggling Fnac division
Orlando Italy has acquired FI Holding, the holding company of music and book retailer Fnac Italia, from parent company PPR.
Ingenious invests £750,000 in Digital Theatre
Ingenious Ventures has injected ТЃ750,000 into Digital Theatre, a London-based filming company for theatrical productions.
Ingenious Ventures backs Property Network
Ingenious Ventures has made an equity investment in Property Network, an online accommodation platform.
Telefónica backs Taskhub
TelefУГnica Ventures has invested a six-figure sum in London-based task outsourcing start-up Taskhub.
Altor increases Åkers Group stake
Altor Equity Partners has increased its stake in Swedish steel and aluminium company Уkers Group.
Balderton Capital backs Rentify
Balderton Capital has invested in a ТЃ2m series-A round for UK-based online letting service Rentify.
Axa PE to arrange unitranche for IPH buyout
PAI partners is believed to be looking to raise a €180m unitranche facility from Axa Private Equity to finance its buyout of industrial supplies distribution company IPH.
SK Capital acquires three businesses from Clariant
US-based SK Capital Partners has acquired three businesses from Swiss listed specialty chemicals company Clariant for an equity value of $500m.
Gimv et al. invest €5m in biotech startup AgroSavfe
Gimv has led a €5m investment in Belgian green crop protection products business AgroSavfe, alongside regional funds PMV, Sofi, QBIC and VIB.
Dutch GPs eye Belgian printing company Xeikon
Gilde and Waterland Private Equity are said to be circling Belgian digital printing company Xeikon, according to local press.
IBB invests in seed round for food.de
IBB Beteiligungsgesellschaft has taken part in a €500,000-1m seed round for German online food retailer food.de.
YFM reaps 5.7x on Winder sale to Enterprise Ventures
YFM Equity Partners has sold Leeds power distribution and generation equipment manufacturer Winder Power in a ТЃ6m secondary buyout to Enterprise Ventures.
Elaia backs Sensorly with €1m
Elaia Partners has provided French wireless coverage maps developer Sensorly with a €1m series-A round of funding.
Galena Asset Management holds first close on $275m
Trafigura's asset management arm Galena has held a first close of its Private Equity Resource Fund on $275m.
East Capital exits Elko Grupa
Swedish investor East Capital has sold its stake in Latvian IT product wholesaler Elko Grupa to the company's existing shareholders, including investment fund Amber Trust.
ADM Capital et al. looking to exit Turkish hospital
An investor group including ADM Capital, Dutch pension fund PGGM and the International Finance Corporation (IFC) are looking to exit Turkish hospital chain Universal Saglik Yatirimlari, according to reports.