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Capvis and HgCapital partially exit KVT
Capvis and HgCapital have sold KVT Verbindungstechnik, a division of their Swiss portfolio company KVT Koenig Group (KVT), to trade player Bossard Group for CHF 200m.
Tikehau acquires 51% of Salvepar
Tikehau Participations et Investissements has acquired 51.42% of the capital and voting rights of French investment company Salvepar from Société Générale.
Bridgepoint halves stake in Dorna Sports
Bridgepoint has halved its stake in Spanish sports management company Dorna Sports, according to reports.
Axis and Baring inject €20m into Avanza
Axis Participaciones Empresariales and Baring Private Equity Partners have injected €20m into Spanish services and processes outsourcing firm Avanza.
Exponent buys HSS in SBO
Exponent Private Equity has bought UK-based tools and services supplier HSS Hire Services Group from its owners Och-Ziff and Perry Capital.
CDC Entreprises et al. back Biom'Up with €6.8m
CDC Entreprises, Viveris Management, OTC Asset Management and exisitng investors have backed French manufacturer of medical devices Biom’Up with €6.8m.
Intel Capital leads $4m financing round for Eruditor
Intel Capital and Runa Capital have invested $4m in Russian e-commerce business Eruditor Group.
Advent takes Eko private
Advent International has secured subscriptions for 97.98% of Polish supermarket chain Eko Holding Group in its bid to take the company private.
Ratos sells broadband operator Stofa for DKK 1.9bn
Ratos has agreed to sell Danish broadband and telephony operator Stofa to trade buyer SE for DKK 1.9bn (тЌ255m) after a two-year holding period.
Principia backs 4W Marketplace with €2.5m
Italian VC Principia has injected €2.5m into online advertising network 4W MarketPlace.
DFJ Esprit backs Datahug with $3.2m
DFJ Esprit has injected $3.2m into Datahug, an Irish business networking automation company.
Quadriga buys Hedrich Group
Quadriga Capital has backed the management buyout of Hedrich Group, a German manufacturer of electrical machinery.
Equita makes 10x money on Barat Ceramics exit
Equita Management has sold its majority stake in German oxide-ceramics maker Barat Ceramics to Steadfast Capital.
Perusa-backed PPG buys Sharples & Grant
Perusa Partners-backed PPG Pet Products Group has bought UK-based pet product retailer Sharples & Grant.
Gilde looking to acquire TMC for €69.2m
Gilde Buy Out Partners has reached a conditional agreement on a public offer for project and human resources management business TMC Group (NYSE:ALTMC).
Abris Capital buys Cargus
The Romanian division of Abris Capital has bought Romanian parcel service company Cargus from Deutsche Post (DHL).
VCs in €25m round for Spartoo
Existing investors, including CM-CIC Capital Privé and Highland Partners, have taken part in a €25m series-C funding round for Spartoo, an online retailer of shoes and bags.
NVM-backed Wear Inns makes further acquisitions
Wear Inns - backed by NVM Private Equity and the British Growth Fund (BGF)- has acquired two pubs in the North of England from the Orchid Pub Group.
Finance Wales backs Channel Fisheries with £750,000
Finance Wales has made a ТЃ750,000 investment comprising both equity and debt into Welsh fresh fish merchant Channel Fisheries.
Astorg Partners set to acquire Areva's radiation unit
Astorg Partners has entered negotiations with French energy company Areva over the acquisition of its radiation measurement unit Canberra.
Triton to exit Ruetgers
Triton has sold German chemicals business Ruetgers to Indian industrial group Rain Commodities (Rain CII) for €702m.
Octopus leads $3m round for Faction
Octopus Investments has led a $3m funding round for ski equipment and apparel retailer The Faction Collective.
Holtzbrinck Ventures backs Musicplayr
Holtzbrinck Ventures is said to have invested €500,000 in German music platform start-up Musicplayr.
XAnge invests £1.2m in The Currency Cloud
XAnge Private Equity has invested ТЃ1.2m in UK foreign exchange capital services provider The Currency Cloud.