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HIG acquires Rio Tinto's speciality alumina business
HIG Capital has completed the acquisition of the speciality alumina business of listed company Rio Tinto.
Kernel backs Kinesense
Kernel Capital has invested €500,000 in Dublin-based software company Kinesense.
Second deal in a week for BGF with SkyDox investment
Scottish Equity Partners (SEP) and the Business Growth Fund (BGF) have taken part in a £20m round for UK-based business software developer SkyDox.
Ciclad takes majority stake in Inovelec SBO
Small- and mid-cap focused GP Ciclad has acquired French electronic equipment manufacturer Groupe Inovelec alongside the group's founders and managers.
Industrifonden backs Anyfi Networks
Industrifonden has invested SEK 9m in Swedish Wi-Fi technology developer Anyfi Networks, alongside the current owners' SEK 1m investment.
Synova backs Kinapse
Synova Capital has invested in UK-based consultancy services provider Kinapse.
AXA PE and Capzanine arrange mezz for Village Center buyout
AXA Private Equity and Capzanine have arranged a €37m mezzanine facility for the buyout of French outdoor accommodation company Village Center by 21 Centrale Partners.
Intel et al. in €10m round for Sigfox
Intel Capital has joined existing investors Elaia Partners, Partech Ventures International and iXO Private Equity in a €10m funding round for French technology company Sigfox.
SAM Private Equity invests $12m in Nujira
British semiconductor business Nujira has secured a $12m financing round from SAM Private Equity.
IK takes over AXA PE's Unipex
IK Investment Partners has acquired a majority stake in French speciality chemicals business Unipex Group from AXA Private Equity.
WHEB and Hermes GPE invest £13m in WEMS
WHEB Partners and Hermes GPE have invested £13m in smart energy company Wireless Energy Management Systems International Ltd (WEMS).
Sovereign's City & County in 10th acquisition
Sovereign Capital-backed City & County Healthcare Group has acquired Conard Care Services, a Northern Irish domiciliary care provider, in its 10th bolt-on since 2009.
SV Life Sciences et al. in $7.6m series-B for Karus
Karus Therapeutics has secured a $7.6m series-B financing round, led by SV Life Sciences, New Leaf Ventures, Novo A/S and International Biotechnology Trust.
BGF's Shuropody marks GP's third Midlands deal
The Business Growth Fund (BGF) has invested £3m in Midlands-based footcare provider Shuropody.
EdRIP backs Groupe DEFI spin-off
Edmond de Rothschild Investment Partners (EdRIP) has taken a minority stake in the management buyout of French advertisement technology specialist Groupe DEFI.
Industrifonden et al. back Actiwave
Industrifonden and SEB Venture Capital have invested SEK 15m in Swedish audio technology developer Actiwave.
Blackstone closes $2.5bn energy fund
Blackstone has held a final close for its first energy-focused private equity fund, Blackstone Energy Partners (BEP), on $2.5bn.
Metric invests in Dutch hotel developer
Metric Capital Partners has committed €120m to Dutch hotel developer and operator TVGH.
North West Fund backs Connect Technology Group
The North West Fund for Digital & Creative has invested in Burnley-based systems developer Connect Technology Group.
TIME backs Transmedia Communications
TIME Equity Partners has invested €6m in Swiss digital media company Transmedia Communications, which operates the iConcerts brand.
Octopus injects £1.6m into LifeBook
Octopus Investments has provided UK-based autobiographies publisher LifeBook with £1.6m of early-stage funding.
TIME backs Brille24 with €7m
TIME Equity Partners has invested €7m in Brille24, a German online retailer of prescription glasses.
Polaris takes controlling stake in A-TEX
Polaris Private Equity has bought a controlling stake in Danish fashion branding solutions provider A-TEX from the business's founder Bent Fogh Povlsen.
Innova Capital backs Ujastek Hospital
Innova Capital has invested in Poland-based Ujastek Obstetrics and Gynaecological Hospital.