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ECI sells Harmoni to CareUK
ECI Partners has made a final exit from WCI Group after selling UK-based outsourced healthcare services business Harmoni to CareUK.
FSI Régions et al. back Groupe SAF
FSI Régions, CDC Entreprises, BNP Paribas Développement, Amundi Private Equity, Crédit Agricole des Savoie Capital and Portuguese trade player United Helicopter Service (UHS) have invested in French helicopter rescue business Groupe SAF.
August Equity's SecureData acquires Quadrant
August Equity portfolio company SecureData has completed the bolt-on acquisition of UK online security company Quadrant Networks Ltd.
Supremum leads €2m financing round in Atosho
Supremum Capital has joined existing investors in a €2m financing round for Danish e-commerce business Atosho.
HTGF et al. invest in Synapticon
High-Tech Gründerfonds (HTGF), Seedfonds Baden-Wuerttemberg (SFBW) and private investor Günter Lang have invested €1m in German robotics company Synapticon.
Avedon Capital Partners backs Seebach MBO
Avedon Capital Partners has acquired German filtration specialist Seebach together with the company's management.
Caixa Capital Risc backs Xtraice with €800,000
Caixa Capital Risc has injected €800,000 into Xtraice, a manufacturer and distributor of ecological synthetic ice.
DFJ Esprit exits Redkite
VC firm DFJ Esprit has exited its minority holding in UK-based financial markets surveillance specialist Redkite Financial Markets.
Incitia sell T-VIPS stake in merger with Nevion
Incitia Ventures has sold its 26% share of Norwegian video transport company T-VIPS through merging the business with Herkules Capital portfolio company Nevion.
Investindustrial in €439m PortAventura deal
Investindustrial has acquired the remaining 50% stake of its existing portfolio company PortAventura, a destination resort in Spain.
Amadeus and Archimedia pump £1.6m into Qinec
Amadeus Capital Partners and Archimedia Investments have jointly backed medical technology company Qinec.
AXA-backed Bravofly buys Rumbo
AXA Private Equity has injected €20m into Swiss portfolio company Bravofly, an online travel agency, to fund the acquisition of Spanish travel agency Rumbo.
Ambienta buys Tattile
Italian environmental investor Ambienta has acquired a 70% stake in machine vision and automation solutions firm Tattile.
Investcorp buys Georg Jensen for $140m
Investcorp has agreed to buy Danish luxury jewellery and silverware manufacturer Georg Jensen for $140m from Axcel Capital Partners.
SEP exits IndigoVision
Scottish Equity Partners (SEP) has sold its stake in Scottish video security business IndigoVision, following a number of unsuccessful MBO attempts.
LDC backs Keoghs
LDC has invested in Keoghs, a UK legal services provider recently approved as an Alternative Business Structure.
Duke Street's Marlin secures £80m senior credit line
Duke Street's UK portfolio company Marlin has secured an £80m revolving credit facility from RBS and Investec.
Waterland buys SENIOcare from Akina
Waterland has bought Swiss long-term care group SENIOcare in an SBO from Akina.
Neo Capital exits Alain Mikli in trade sale
UK-based GP Neo Capital has sold French eyewear brand Alain Mikli International (AMI) to listed Italian trade buyer Luxottica Group.
GTCR acquires Premium Credit
Chicago-based GTCR has acquired UK payment facilitation company Premium Credit from MBNA Europe for £900m.
Comet to go into administration
Private equity owner OpCapita – which bought troubled electronic goods retailer Comet earlier this year for a nominal £2 - has reportedly called in Deloitte to handle the administration process for the UK-based company.
Spark backs Zilico with additional £750,000
Spark Impact has injected a further £750,000 into cancer diagnostics company Zilico Ltd.
Horizon invests $40m in bank TCS
Horizon Capital has invested $40m in Russian online bank Tinkoff Credit Systems Bank (TCS).
Elaia Partners launches seed fund
French growth capital specialist Elaia Partners is understood to have secured €45m of commitments for its new seed vehicle Elaia Alpha.