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Faraday participates in $1.9m round for PlaySpace
Spanish VC Faraday Venture Partners has participated in a $1.9m funding round for PlaySpace, a developer and operator of Spanish and Portuguese social games.
General Atlantic leads $44m round in Yemeksepeti.com
General Atlantic has acquired a minority stake in Turkish online food ordering business Yemeksepeti.com as part of a $44m funding round that also included Endeavor Catalyst.
FSI Régions invests in Altec MBI
FSI Régions and venture capital firm MPcroissance have backed the management buy-in of French agricultural equipment manufacturer Altec.
French PE-backed Ludendo buys Hamleys
Ludendo, a French toy store chain backed by NiXEN Partners and other French private equity players, has acquired iconic UK-based toys retailer Hamleys in a deal believed to be worth ТЃ60m.
ECI-backed Fourth buys Adaco
ECI Partners portfolio company Fourth, a software-as-a-service (SaaS) provider targeting the hospitality sector, has acquired Adaco, a global supplier of SaaS to the hotel sector.
HIG combines US and European metallised paper firms
HIG Capital has acquired Belgium-based ARMetallizing (ARM) and US-based Vacumet Paper from their corporate parents, and will merge the businesses following the transaction.
Initiative & Finance acquires Fil Rouge in BIMBO
Initiative & Finance (I&F) has taken a majority stake in the buy-in management buyout of French marketing group Fil Rouge.
Carlyle gets extension on Chemring bid talks
Carlyle has been granted an extension on its deadline to make an offer for British military supplier Chemring.
HIG acquires Rio Tinto's speciality alumina business
HIG Capital has completed the acquisition of the speciality alumina business of listed company Rio Tinto.
Kernel backs Kinesense
Kernel Capital has invested тЌ500,000 in Dublin-based software company Kinesense.
Second deal in a week for BGF with SkyDox investment
Scottish Equity Partners (SEP) and the Business Growth Fund (BGF) have taken part in a ТЃ20m round for UK-based business software developer SkyDox.
Ciclad takes majority stake in Inovelec SBO
Small- and mid-cap focused GP Ciclad has acquired French electronic equipment manufacturer Groupe Inovelec alongside the group's founders and managers.
Industrifonden backs Anyfi Networks
Industrifonden has invested SEK 9m in Swedish Wi-Fi technology developer Anyfi Networks, alongside the current owners' SEK 1m investment.
Synova backs Kinapse
Synova Capital has invested in UK-based consultancy services provider Kinapse.
AXA PE and Capzanine arrange mezz for Village Center buyout
AXA Private Equity and Capzanine have arranged a €37m mezzanine facility for the buyout of French outdoor accommodation company Village Center by 21 Centrale Partners.
Intel et al. in €10m round for Sigfox
Intel Capital has joined existing investors Elaia Partners, Partech Ventures International and iXO Private Equity in a €10m funding round for French technology company Sigfox.
SAM Private Equity invests $12m in Nujira
British semiconductor business Nujira has secured a $12m financing round from SAM Private Equity.
IK takes over AXA PE's Unipex
IK Investment Partners has acquired a majority stake in French speciality chemicals business Unipex Group from AXA Private Equity.
WHEB and Hermes GPE invest £13m in WEMS
WHEB Partners and Hermes GPE have invested ТЃ13m in smart energy company Wireless Energy Management Systems International Ltd (WEMS).
Sovereign's City & County in 10th acquisition
Sovereign Capital-backed City & County Healthcare Group has acquired Conard Care Services, a Northern Irish domiciliary care provider, in its 10th bolt-on since 2009.
SV Life Sciences et al. in $7.6m series-B for Karus
Karus Therapeutics has secured a $7.6m series-B financing round, led by SV Life Sciences, New Leaf Ventures, Novo A/S and International Biotechnology Trust.
BGF's Shuropody marks GP's third Midlands deal
The Business Growth Fund (BGF) has invested ТЃ3m in Midlands-based footcare provider Shuropody.
EdRIP backs Groupe DEFI spin-off
Edmond de Rothschild Investment Partners (EdRIP) has taken a minority stake in the management buyout of French advertisement technology specialist Groupe DEFI.
Industrifonden et al. back Actiwave
Industrifonden and SEB Venture Capital have invested SEK 15m in Swedish audio technology developer Actiwave.