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Terra Firma buys Garden Centre for £276m
Terra Firma Capital Partners has acquired British garden centre operator The Garden Centre Group from Lloyds for a total of ТЃ276m in equity and debt.
PE-backed MBI for ACB
Europe et Croissance and Arkéa Capital Investissement have backed the management buy-in of Belgian circuit boards manufacturer Advanced Circuit Boards (ACB).
Fresh €1.5m round for Novapost
Existing investors including Alven Capital and Fa Dièse have contributed to a €1.5m funding round for French electronic HR solutions provider Novapost.
Panoramic Growth injects £1m in Dog Digital
Scottish venture capital firm, Panoramic Growth Equity, has invested ТЃ1m in digital communications agency Dog Digital Limited.
Imperial Innovations leads £3m funding round in Abingdon Health
Imperial Innovations Group has led a ТЃ3m funding round in Abingdon Health, a specialist medical diagnostics company, alongside other private investors.
CDC Entreprises et al. in €7m round for E-Blink
CDC Entreprises has joined existing shareholders 360 Capital Partners, Masseran Gestion, I-Source Gestion and Alven Capital Partners in a €7m round for French telecoms company E-Blink.
HIG Europe acquires Brand Addition
HIG Europe Capital Partners has acquired Brand Addition and its subsidiary, Kreyer Promotion Service, from 4imprint in a ТЃ24m deal.
LDC backs Airline Services MBO
LDC has backed the MBO of aircraft maintenance company Airline Services.
HTGF invests in MediaMetrics
High-Tech Gründerfonds has invested €500,000 in Berlin-based solution software provider MediaMetrics.
Seventure and Lundbeckfond inject €5m in Enterome
Seventure Partners and Lundbeckfond Ventures have provided French biotech company Enterome with a €5m series-A round of funding.
Wellington invests in BonusBox
Wellington Partners has invested in German social commerce provider BonusBox.
Percipient generates 18x on Milmega exit
Percipient Capital has exited EMC testing and RF microwave specialist Milmega Limited making 18x its original investment and a 50% IRR.
HTGF invests in hepatitis drug project
High-Tech Gründerfonds and Russian Government-backed Maxwell Biotech Venture Fund have invested in a joint project to develop a drug aimed at the treatment of chronic hepatitis B and D.
Altor exits SPT Group at 4-5x multiple
Altor Equity Partners has exited Scandpower Petroleum Technology (SPT) Group to NYSE-listed trade player Schlumberger.
YFM and MMC inject £1.5m into KnowledgeMill
YFM Equity Partners and MMC Ventures have co-invested ТЃ1.5m in London-based email management platform KnowledgeMill.
venBio leads CHF 37m funding round for Cytos
An international syndicate of investors comprised of venBio, Amgen, Aisling Capital and Abingworth has invested up to CHF 37m in equity and debt in Swiss biotech company Cytos Biotechnology Ltd.
XAnge PE and Creathor Venture in €2.5m round for Mobiles Republic
XAnge Private Equity and Creathor Venture have invested a joint €2.5m in French mobile apps developer Mobiles Republic.
Index Ventures closes life sciences fund at €150m
Index Ventures has closed its latest life sciences fund, raising тЌ150m from LPs and pharmaceutical companies.
Gimv leads €5.4m capital increase in NovoPolymers NV
Gimv, Capricorn Cleantech Fund and new investor SFPI-FPIM have joined forces to increase the capital base of cleantech firm NovoPolymers by €5.4m.
Sentica reaps 2.5x on Idesco exit
Sentica Partners has sold Finnish RFID specialist Idesco to Swedish trade player Lagercrantz Group.
Key Capital Partners invests £3.4m in Gear4music.com
Key Capital Partners has acquired a minority stake worth ТЃ3.4m in British online retailer Gear4music.com.
Iris leads myThings funding round
Iris Capital has led a $15m investment round for display ad company myThings, together with Accel Partners, Carmel Ventures and TтVenture.
Wellcome Trust launches £200m start-up fund
UK-based health charity the Wellcome Trust has launched a ТЃ200m fund to invest in emerging biotechnology businesses.
Vista to buy Misys for £1.27bn
Vista Equity Partners has agreed a ТЃ1.27bn bid for British banking software provider Misys.