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Doughty Hanson acquires Grupo Hospitalario Quirón
Doughty Hanson has agreed to acquire a stake of around 40% in Spanish hospital group Grupo Hospitalario Quirón from current owners the Cordón Muro family, who will retain the remaining shares.
Caird Capital exits Bifold to LDC for £85m
Caird Capital has exited gas pumps manufacturer Bifold Group to LDC in a ТЃ85m deal yielding a 3x return for the seller, according to a source close to the deal.
Palamon concludes £23m refinancing of Cambridge Education Group
Palamon Capital Partners has completed a ТЃ23m refinancing deal for its portfolio company Cambridge Education Group (CEG) with Royal Bank of Scotland.
Vitruvian leads $64m round for Just-Eat
Vitruvian Partners has led a $64m funding round for London-based online takeaway ordering service Just-Eat.
Vesalius Biocapital leads €2.7m financing round for Trinean
Vesalius Biocapital, Capital-E, Baekeland II Fund and Fidimec have invested €2.7m in Belgian biotechnology business Trinean.
Terra Firma buys Four Seasons for £825m
Terra Firma has acquired British elderly and specialist care provider Four Seasons for ТЃ825m.
Reiten & Co exits Ellipse Klinikken
Reiten & Co Capital Partners has exited cosmetic treatments provider Ellipse Klinikken to Swedish private clinic chain Akademikliniken.
Accell Group buys Perseus's Raleigh Cycle for $100m
Perseus Capital and Raleigh Cycle's management have sold the British bicycle business for $100m to Dutch trade player Accell.
HTGF invests in futalis
High-Tech Gründerfonds has provided German dog food business futalis with seed financing of €500,000.
Vendis Capital invests in Yarrah Organic Petfood
Vendis Capital has backed Dutch organic pet food producer Yarrah Organic Petfood.
Incitia backs Campadre
Incitia Ventures has taken a minority stake in Swedish online private sales company Campadre Scandinavia.
CVC acquires AlixPartners
CVC Capital Partners has acquired a majority stake in corporate advisory firm AlixPartners from private equity owner Hellman & Friedman.
Enterprise Investors injects €5.5m into BLStream
Enterprise Investors has injected тЌ5.5m into Finland-based software company BLStream in exchange for a 35% stake.
Naxos Capital et al. back P2i
French GP Naxos Capital Partners has taken part in a ТЃ12m funding round for British liquid repellent coating firm P2i.
Idinvest-backed Altema acquires Bagnères Industries
Aeronautical systems producer Altema France SAS, an Idinvest Partners portfolio company, has wholly acquired Bagnères Industries, an assembly company for the aerospace industry.
Gresham exits Olaer
Gresham Private Equity has exited fluid management solutions provider, Olaer Group, to US-based Parker Hannifin in an undisclosed deal.
IMI Fondi Chiusi backs Svas Biosana
IMI Fondi Chiusi has invested €6m in exchange for a minority stake in Italian medical devices and infusion solutions company Svas Biosana.
Industrifonden and SEB VC sell Coresonic
Industrifonden and SEB Venture Capital have divested their stakes in Swedish technology company Coresonic to Gaintech, a subsidiary of Taiwanese trade player MediaTek.
Synova Capital's CloudXL completes debt refinancing
Synova Capital's portfolio company CloudXL, a UK provider of cloud-based infrastructure services, has completed its debt refinancing operation.
HTGF et al. back first round for start-up enercast
High-Tech Gründerfonds (HTGF) and Innogy Venture Capital have agreed to provide German electricity generation forecaster enercast with up to €2.25m of funding.
FSI backs Forsitec
FSI Régions (formerly Avenir Entreprises) has invested €300,000 in French IT services provider Forsitec.
Fondo Italiano backs Angelantoni Test Technologies
Fondo Italiano di Investimento has made an €8m equity investment in exchange for a minority stake in Angelantoni Test Technologies, which provides testing equipment and services for use on mechanical and electrical systems and products.
TA takes minority stake in Zadig & Voltaire
TA Associates has taken a 30% stake in French clothing and accessories retailer Zadig & Voltaire.
Alven leads SoCloz funding round
Alven Capital, Fa Dièse and a consortium of business angels have provided French pre-shopping platform SoCloz with a first round of financing.