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RIT partners with Rockefeller Financial Services
Investment trust RIT Capital Partners and asset manager Rockefeller Financial Services have announced the creation of a strategic partnership between the two entities.
Priveq backs MBO of Office Management
Priveq Partners has taken a majority stake in Swedish office supplier Office Management.
HTGF invests in AudioCure Pharma
High-Tech Gründerfonds (HTGF) and business angel Dr Schumacher have provided German drugs candidate developer AudioCure Pharma with seed funding.
Comecer acquires Brita Trade
Fondo Italiano portfolio company Comecer has acquired Brita Trade, a Czech glass processing firm.
Sator backs Extrabanca
Sator private equity has made an initial €15m investment in independent bank Extrabanca, securing a 38.9% stake.
Seventure injects €2m into Netino
Seventure Partners has invested €2m in French online content moderation platform Netino.
Sentica acquires Silta
Sentica Partners has taken a majority stake in payroll consultancy Silta.
Finance Wales backs QPC with £2.3m
Finance Wales has invested ТЃ2.3m in Welsh information technology company QPC.
Inveready leads €1.5m round for Wineissocial
Inveready has led a series-A funding round of more than €1.5m for Spanish wine e-tail and recommendation site Wineissocial.
Idinvest et al. back Sensee with €17.5m
Idinvest Partners, Partech International, Orkos Capital and several business angels have provided French online optician Sensee with a €17.5m funding round.
Fondations Capital grabs 60% of Sepur
Fondations Capital has acquired a 60% stake in French waste collector Sepur from its founder, in a deal that values the business at €124m.
Bain Capital sells FCI division for €765m
Bain Capital Europe has sold the motorised vehicles division of FCI, an automotive and electronics connector company, to NYSE-listed Delphi for €765m on a cash and debt-free basis.
Terra Firma denies plans to float Infinis (update)
Terra Firma has met banks to discuss a potential ТЃ1bn IPO for its energy portfolio company Infinis.
De Persgroep Netherlands acquires 80% of PE-backed VNU Media
The Dutch arm of Belgian media company De Persgroep has acquired an 80% stake in Netherlands-based VNU Media, which is jointly held by 3i and HIG Capital.
CVC-backed Evonik announces IPO
CVC Capital Partners-backed German chemicals maker, Evonik Industries, has confirmed plans to float in the Prime Standard segment of the Frankfurt stock exchange.
Viking Venture exits myVR
Viking Venture has exited Norwegian software company myVR to Swedish trade player Hexagon.
Rutland Partners' Notemachine completes £63m refinancing
GE Capital, Barclays and European Capital have provided a ТЃ63m senior debt refinancing package for Rutland Partners' UK portfolio company Notemachine.
Equistone in €1bn Global Blue exit
Equistone Partners Europe (formerly Barclays Private Equity) has sold travel payment service provider Global Blue to Silver Lake Partners and Partners Group in a €1bn deal.
Nordic Capital acquires Tokmanni from CapMan
Nordic Capital has acquired Finnish discount retailer Tokmanni Group from CapMan.
Gimv invests £5.7m in series-B round for Prosonix
Gimv has committed ТЃ5.7m to the second closing of a series-B financing round, now totalling ТЃ17.1m, for UK-based pharma Prosonix.
LDC-backed Avelo acquires TrigoldCrystal
LDC portfolio company Avelo has completed the strategic acquisition of London-based mortgage solutions provider TrigoldCrystal.
Bridgepoint mulls Aenova exit
Bridgepoint is reviewing options for its German vitamins and generic prescription drugs portfolio company Aenova, the GP has confirmed.
Carlyle backs Avail-TVN with $100m for On Demand acquisition
The Carlyle Group has provided $100m in growth capital to US video provider Avail-TVN to acquire UK-based On Demand Group.
Nauta subscribes to €4.5m Yuilop round
Nauta Capital has participated in a €4.5m series-A funding round for portfolio company Yuilop, a Spanish smartphone software developer.