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VC-backed GetYourGuide acquires Gidsy
GetYourGuide, a portfolio company of Profounders Capital, Spark Capital and Highland Capital Partners Europe, has acquired Berlin-based Gidsy, a peer-to-peer platform backed by Sunstone Capital, Index Ventures and private investors.
DBAG invests in Inexio
Deutsche Beteiligungs AG (DBAG) has invested €10.6m of growth capital in German broadband connections provider Inexio Informationstechnologie und Telekommunikation KGaA.
UK government considers private equity route for Royal Mail
CVC, Carlyle and KKR are among the firms that have been approached by government advisers regarding a potential buyout of Royal Mail, according to media reports.
Inveready enjoys 50% IRR on 3Scale partial exit
Spanish investor Inveready has partially exited 3Scale, a technology solutions provider, following a $4.2m capital injection into the firm from US investors.
H2 Equity Partners sells Sator to LKQ
H2 Equity Partners has sold Dutch portfolio company Sator Holding to UK-based auto parts distributor Euro Car Parts for £176m.
Eurazeo cashes in on early Danone exit
French listed private equity player Eurazeo will part ways with dairy products giant Danone as €700m's worth of exchangeable Danone bonds, issued in 2009, are set to be converted to equity.
Yellow&Blue et al. back Romo Wind
Yellow&Blue Investment Management, ABB Technology Ventures and b-to-v Partners have invested €4.8m in Swiss wind farm optimisation company Romo Wind, alongside the business's founders.
Nauta leads €1.6m round for Marfeel
Nauta Capital has led a €1.6m round for Marfeel, a solutions provider to the web publishing industry.
Argos Soditic buys Natural Distribution
Argos Soditic has backed the buy-in management buyout (BIMBO) of UK-based food supplements specialist Natural Distribution.
Wellington invests €4m in €18.2m Genticel series-C
Wellington Partners has injected €4m into French vaccine developer Genticel as part of an €18.2m series-C funding round alongside existing shareholders.
Main Capital acquires Connexys
Main Capital Partners has acquired a majority stake in Dutch software company Connexys.
ICG buys Euro Cater from Altor
Intermediate Capital Group (ICG) has bought Danish food service company Euro Cater in a secondary buyout from Altor Equity Partners and inco Amba.
BayBG joins HTGF and Bayern Kapital in €1m GME series-A
BayBG has joined existing investors High-Tech Gründerfonds (HTGF) and Bayern Kapital in a €1m series-A round for German laser and light systems provider German Medical Engineering (GME), alongside private investors.
Intel Capital et al. back $12m Gengo funding round
Intel Capital, Iris Capital, Infocomm Investments, NTT Docomo Innovation Ventures, ST Ventures and Atomico have invested in a $12m series-B funding round for Tokyo-based translation platform Gengo.
Warburg Pincus buys stake in Inea
Global private equity firm Warburg Pincus has acquired a minority stake in Polish cable operator Inea SA.
Seventure Partners invests €2.5m in Personal MedSystems
Seventure Partners has invested in German mobile medical equipment company Personal MedSystems, alongside High-Tech Gründerfonds, as part of a €2.5m series-A financing.
Mobeus finances ATG Media's acquisition of BidSpotter
Mobeus has financed its portfolio company ATG Media's bolt-on of US-based online auctions business BidSpotter for £4.5m.
Beringea exits Tossed
Beringea has sold UK-based restaurant group Tossed to the business's management and Gemini Restaurants Ltd.
Aquiline buys Equity Insurance Group
US investor Aquiline Capital Partners has acquired Brentwood-based motor insurer Equity Insurance Group from Insurance Australia Group.
Blumberg et al. in new funding for Kreditech
Blumberg Capital, Point Nine Capital and H2 Investments have been joined by the new Samwer brothers' start-up fund Global Founders Capital in a new funding round for German business Kreditech.
NorthEdge acquires Help-Link
NorthEdge Capital has acquired a stake in Leeds-based central heating specialist Help-Link UK Ltd.
Betfair rejects CVC-led £912m takeover bid
A £912m takeover offer led by CVC Capital Partners has been rejected by UK–based online gambling business Betfair.
LDC backs £50m MBO of D&D
UK-based LDC has acquired restaurant group D&D London in a £50m management buyout.
Phoenix sells Letts Filofax
Phoenix Equity Partners has sold stationery products firm Letts Filofax to HSGP Investments, a holding company set up by the firm’s CEO Gordon Presly and Canadian stationery entrepreneur Harolde Savoy.