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Leonardo Venture backs Cartago Software GmbH
Leonardo Venture has invested in online document solutions provider Cartago Software GmbH.
HTGF et al. make follow on investment in m2p-labs
High-Tech-Gründerfonds, KfW, the Seed Fund for the Region of Aachen and the ERP Start-UP Fund have backed biotechnology company m2p-labs with a third round of funding.
Amadeus et al. list Transmode
Amadeus Capital Partners has listed portfolio company Transmode on the NASDAQ OMX Stockholm with a market cap of SEK 1.427bn.
THL buys Sword Insurance unit
Thomas H Lee Partners has agreed to acquire the insurance unit of Paris-based Sword Group in a deal thought to be worth around $150m.
Highland leads $24m round for wooga
Highland Capital Partners has led a $24m series-B funding round for social games developer wooga.
TCR buys Européenne from Industries & Finances
TCR Capital has bought a majority stake in French food distributor Européenne Food from Industries & Finances Partenaires and Défi Gestion.
PAI sells SPIE in €2.1bn SBO
A private equity consortium led by Clayton Dubilier & Rice (CD&R) has acquired French engineering group SPIE from PAI partners for a total consideration of €2.1bn.
CapMan invests in B&B Tools
CapMan has invested in Nordic industrial tools producer B&B Tools AB to hold 6% of the outstanding shares.
Azulis Capital buys Lagarrigue from iXO
Azulis Capital has taken a majority stake in the secondary buyout of French medical equipment business Lagarrigue from iXO Private Equity.
S-Refit invests in TM3 Software
S-Refit has funded software developer TM3 Software with an undisclosed amount.
Blackstone et al consider BMN investment
Blackstone, Lone Star and Cerberus are among the private equity firms which have offered to invest in major Spanish financial group BMN.
21 Partners exits Interflora in €148m tertiary buyout
21 Centrale Partners has sold flower business Interflora to investment companies Chevrillon & Associés and HLD Associés for €148m.
BC Partners further exits Médica
TBU-3 International, a holding owned by BC Partners, has sold a 28.1% stake in listed French homecare company Médica.
Accel et al. invest $12m in Supercell
Accel Partners, alongside existing investor London Venture Partners and Klaas Kersting, has invested $12m in Finnish game developer Supercell.
CVC to take Delachaux private for €1.08bn
CVC has agreed to acquire a stake in French industrial group Delachaux, with a view to delist the company at a later date.
Colony and Butler Capital to exit PSG
Colony Capital and Butler Capital are about to sell French football club Paris St Germain (PSG) to the Qatar Investment Authority (QIA), according to French daily Le Parisien.
BaltCap exits Adam Auto
Hansa Auto, the Latvian subsidiary of Baltic car dealer Amserv Group, has acquired 100% of Adam Auto SIA's shares from BaltCap and minority shareholders.
PE firms team up for Spie auction
Axa Private Equity and Clayton Dubilier & Rice will make a joint bid for PAI's engineering company Spie, according to media reports.
Vision Capital acquires portfolio from Banco Popolare
Vision Capital has acquired a portfolio of assets from Italian retail bank Banco Popolare.
Apollo offers €400m for Ascometal
US firm Apollo is looking to acquire French steel producer Ascometal from its parent company Lucchini, according to media reports.
PE-backed AES Laboratoire sold for €183m
Abénex Capital, EPF Partners, Fortis PE and BNP Paribas have exited French microbiology company AES Laboratoire in a €183m trade sale to bioMérieux.
KKR makes takeover bid for Versatel
Global private equity house KKR has made a voluntary public takeover offer worth €242m for telecommunication service provider Versatel.
AXA invests in Ticket Surf International
AXA Private Equity has acquired a 25% stake in French provider of e-money services Ticket Surf International (TSI) as part of an owner buyout.
Blackfin et al invest €57m in Kepler
BlackFin Capital Partners has led a €57m investment in Kepler Capital Markers, a pan-European equity and fixed income broker.