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TowerBrook buys majority stake in Kaporal 5
TowerBrook Capital Partners has acquired a majority stake in French clothing retailer Kaporal 5.
Cloetta acquires Goody Good Stuff
Nordic Capital- and Cidron-backed Cloetta AB has acquired UK-based candy company Goody Good Stuff.
Ace invests €8m in Asquini-Sofop Aero
Ace Management has made an €8m investment to back the merger of French aerospace parts manufacturers Asquini and Sofop.
3i reaps 2.3x on Xellia exit
3i has agreed to sell Xellia Pharmaceuticals AS, a Norwegian speciality pharmaceutical group, to Novo AS for £460m.
Kick Sport receives additional investment from Catapult
Midlands-based Catapult Venture Managers has invested £250,000 in UK online martial arts retailer Kick Sport.
NPM buys 25% of FibreMax
NPM Capital has acquired a 25% stake in Dutch lightweight precision cable manufacturer FibreMax.
Infinity partially exits Positive Cashflow Finance
Infinity Asset Management has partially exited its 2007 investment in invoice finance provider Positive Cashflow Finance through a funding line from RBS Invoice Finance (RBSIF) and NatWest.
Cross Equity Partners divests Schwab
Swiss GP Cross Equity Partners has sold its majority stake in shock absorption systems firm Schwab Verkehrstechnik AG to Parisian rail systems company Faveley.
L Capital and LDC show interest in Joules
LDC and L Capital, the private equity fund of luxury goods giant LVMH, are among investors interested in acquiring a stake in British fashion retailer Joules, according to the Independent.
Oxford Capital et al. in $3m Celoxica round
Oxford Capital Partners has led a $3m funding round for London-based ultra-low latency market data provider Celoxica.
Idinvest backs Forsee Power Solutions
Idinvest Partners has provided growth capital to rechargeable industry-grade battery specialist Forsee Power Solutions.
Merck increases MS Ventures commitment
Merck Group has topped up its strategic venture capital fund MS Ventures with an additional €60m commitment and created an investment affiliate to specifically manage the vehicle.
DN Capital leads series-A round for Scarosso
DN Capital, IBB, Perikles Ventures and local angel investors have provided German footwear business Scarosso with a series-A round of funding.
Iris and Elaia invest €1.3m in Adomik
Iris Capital and Elaia Partners have injected €1.3m in a series-A funding round for Paris-based ad-exchange adviser and analysis platform provider Adomik.
Ventech leads €3.1m round for Sticky Ads TV
Ventech and previous backer Isai have provided French online advertising agency Sticky Ads TV with €3.1m of growth capital.
BonitaSoft raises $13m in series-C round
CDC Entreprises, investing via the state-backed FSN PME vehicle, has led a $13m series-C funding round for French software firm BonitaSoft.
Sun-backed Atmosphere goes into administration
Atmosphere Bars and Clubs, a UK-based portfolio company of Sun European Partners, has gone into administration.
GMT and Veronis buy IT-Ernity from Nedvest
GMT Communications Partners and Veronis Suhler Stevenson have bought a majority stake in IT-Ernity from Nedvest Capital.
NBGI appoints food & drink industry veteran as senior adviser
UK-based NBGI Private Equity has announced the appointment of Tim Kelly – who has previously worked for Hovis, Coca-Cola Enterprises and Guinness Bass Import – as a senior adviser.
Earlybird Venture et al. invest $2.8m in Versus IO
Earlybird Venture Capital, 500 Startups, High-Tech Gründerfonds (HTGF) and two angel investors have backed product comparison platform Versus IO in a $2.8m series-A funding round.
Sofina leads €25m round for Privalia
Belgian investor Sofina has led a €25m funding round for Spanish clothing sales club Privalia Venta Directa.
AnaCap sells Cabot to JC Flowers
AnaCap Financial Partners has sold Cabot Credit Management (CCM) to JC Flowers in a secondary buyout worth a reported £800m.
BlackFin backs finanzen.de
BlackFin Capital Partners has invested in finanzen.de AG, taking a majority stake in the business.
HIG kicks off Nordic activity with Freedom Finance buyout
HIG Europe has completed its first investment in the Nordic region with the acquisition of consumer loan broker Freedom Finance Nordic.