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Teachers' Private Capital buys Busy Bees
Teachers' Private Capital (TPC), the private equity arm of pension fund Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan, has acquired UK-based nursery group Busy Bees.
Trustev raises $3m
Irish anti-fraud solutions provider Trustev has raised $3m in a seed funding round.
HgCapital exits Epyx, reaps 2.7x return
HgCapital has sold UK-based Epyx to NYSE-listed fuel payment processing company Fleetcor, making 2.7x its original investment and a gross IRR of around 27%.
Wendel-backed Stahl to take over Clariant subsidiary
Chemicals producer Stahl, backed by listed investment holding Wendel, has entered talks to acquire the leather services business of Clariant for CHF 85m.
Graphite makes 3.5x on Alexander Mann Solutions sale
Graphite Capital has sold Alexander Mann Solutions (AMS) for £260m to New York-based New Mountain Capital, reaping a 3.5x return on its initial investment.
Dinamia sells Nicolás Correa on secondary market
Listed private equity fund Dinamia, managed by N+1 Mercapital, has sold its stake in Nicolás Correa, a listed manufacturer of milling machines, through the sale of shares on the continuous market.
N+1 Mercapital avoids write-off with Hoteles Tecnológicos sale
N+1 Mercapital has sold Hoteles Tecnológicos in a partial exit from hotel group High Tech Hoteles & Resorts.
Enterprise Ventures backs ChargePoint with £1.625m
Enterprise Ventures has committed £1.625m to Merseyside-based ChargePoint Technology, a manufacturer of precision containment valves.
VC-backed Criteo raises $250m in IPO
French advertisement targeting company Criteo, backed by several venture capital firms, has raised $250m in its IPO on Nasdaq.
HTGF backs laser scanner p3d in seed round
High-Tech Gründerfonds (HTGF) has backed laser scanner manufacturer p3d Systems in a seed financing round.
Passion Capital backs Coinfloor
Passion Capital has invested in Coinfloor, a UK-based bitcoin currency exchange, alongside angel investor and Transferwise founder Taavet Hinrikus.
Saga expected to raise £3bn in IPO
Saga, part of Acromas, backed by CVC, Charterhouse and Permira, has hired STJ Advisors in advance of an expected £3bn public offering.
Total Capital acquires Meter Provida
Total Capital Partners has backed the buy-in management buyout (BIMBO) of Meter Provida, a UK-based supplier of gas meters.
Lonsdale acquires Oteac
Lonsdale Capital Partners has bought a majority stake in fire and safety services provider Oteac from the firm's private owners.
Rabobank spinout Anterra makes €5m maiden investment
Anterra Capital (formerly Rabobank Ventures) has made its maiden investment by injecting €5m into waste-saving technology provider Food Freshness Technology (FFT).
SE Blue Equity backs Eltronic
SE Blue Equity has acquired a 50% stake in Eltronic, a Danish company providing technology and development expertise to manufacturing companies.
Notion Capital et al. back Rockabox
Notion Capital, Frog Capital and fourteen17 have invested £3m in a series-A funding round for Rockabox, a UK-based video advertising platform developer.
Cinven's Host Europe buys domainfactory
Cinven portfolio company Host Europe Group has acquired domainfactory, a German web hosting company.
LDC reaps 2.4x in JCC Lighting exit
LDC has sold lighting manufacturer JCC Lighting (JCC) to US electrical manufacturer Leviton, reaping a 2.4x money multiple.
Ergon’s Nicotra-Gebhardt secures €115m refinancing
Ergon Capital-backed Nicotra-Gebhardt has secured €115m of senior unitranche facilities to refinance existing debt and support its acquisition of Industrie CBI.
Isis reaps 4.8x on sale of CableCom to Inflexion
Isis Equity Partners has sold CableCom Networking, a UK-based internet and digital media services provider, to Inflexion Private Equity, reaping a 4.8x return.
G4S rejects £1.55bn offer for subsidiary from Charterhouse
The board of G4S has rejected a "highly opportunistic" £1.55bn offer from Charterhouse for its cash solutions unit.
RDIF et al. invest in Alrosa IPO
The Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) has backed the IPO of Alrosa, a diamond sourcing company, which listed on Moscow exchange subsidiary CJSC MICEX Stock Exchange, valuing the company at $8.135bn.
Cinven looking to offload Gondola
Cinven is appointing advisers to review its options for restaurant group Gondola Holdings, the parent company of PizzaExpress, Ask and Zizzi.