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LDC backs bolt-on for Microlease
LDC has provided capital to portfolio company Microlease for the acquisition of US-based test equipment rental provider MetricTest.
Cinven and BC exit final Amadeus shares and reap 7x
Cinven has exited its remaining 3.4% stake in Amadeus IT Holding, bringing the total proceeds from the travel reservation specialist's IPO to more than €1.6bn.
Earlybird and Target Partners fund Crowdpark
Earlybird and Target Partners have invested $6m in social betting games provider crowdpark.
Enterprise Investors injects €10m in Profi Rom Food
Enterprise Investors has made a €10m follow-on investment in Profi Rom Food, one of its portfolio companies in Romania.
Weinberg buys Climater off Industries & Finances
Weinberg Capital Parners (WCP) had acquired a majority stake in French climate engineering group Climater from Industries & Finances (I&F).
Advent International backs American Heart Poland
Advent International has invested an undisclosed amount in health care provider American Heart of Poland (AHP).
BaltCap backs Impuls
BaltCap has invested in Lithuanian health and fitness club chain Impuls.
ProA-backed Ambuibérica bolts on Ambulancias Reus
Grupo Ambuibérica, a company owned by Spanish private equity firm ProA Capital, has acquired fellow ambulance business Ambulancias Reus.
Eurazeo backs 3S Photonics MBO
Eurazeo has acquired a majority stake in French opto-electronic components manufacturer 3S Photonics.
Blackstone acquires Leica
Blackstone Group has acquired a 44% stake in German camera equipment producer Leica Camera.
Ersel invests in Zoom Torino
Gruppo Ersel has invested in Italian zoological park Zoom Torino.
NVM-owned Kerridge acquires TIS
NVM-backed Kerridge Commercial Systems (KCS) has acquired ERP solutions provider TIS Software.
Carlyle buys Telecable for €400m
The Carlyle Group has won the bidding war for Spanish telecommunications provider Telecable de Asturias, beating CVC at the last hurdle with its offer, which values the company at €400m.
Lyceum's UKDN buys Waterflow
UK Drainage Network (UKDN), a portfolio company of Lyceum Capital, has acquired Slough-based Waterflow Holdings.
Fidelity backs £3.5m round for Wahanda
Fidelity Growth Partners Europe has led a ТЃ3.5m series-B round for online health and beauty specialist Wahanda.
Octopus backs second round of funding for Secret Escapes
Octopus has invested in a second round of financing for travel website Sweet Escapes.
Sullivan Street acquires Taylor Continental for £15m
Sullivan Street Partners, alongside Oakfield Capital, has acquired Taylor Continental Group for ТЃ15m from ECI Partners.
ISIS acquires Onyx in management buyout
ISIS Equity Partners has acquired technology provider Onyx Group alongside its management team led by CEO Neil Stephenson.
Sun European carves out Kobusch-Sengenwald
Sun European Partners has acquired German packaging business Kobusch-Sengewald from its parent Pregis.
JC Flowers acquires Belgium's Fidea for €243.6m
KBC Group has signed an agreement to sell Belgian insurance provider Fidea to JC Flowers, in a deal worth a total of €243.6m.
Europe et Croissance invests in Cellutec
Europe et Croissance has backed French foam manufacturer Cellutec.
Disruptive Capital lead investment in Lysanda
Disruptive Capital Finance has led a ТЃ10m round for vehicle technology developer Lysanda.
Argos Soditic acquires BMF
Argos Soditic has acquired industrial company Bartholet Maschinenbau.
CIC LBO Partners leads Lefebvre Software MBO
CIC LBO Partners has backed the management buyout of French software business Lefebvre Software, alongside Women Equity Partners.