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Ratos sells Camfil for SEK 1.3bn
Ratos has wholly sold its stake in Camfil for SEK 1.325bn, giving the investor and exit profit of approximately SEK 610m.
High-Tech Gründerfonds invests in meinprospekt.de
High Tech Gründerfonds has back a second round of investment for online price comparison business MeinProspekt GmbH.
LDC secures partial exit from Virgin Racing
LDC has reached an agreement with Marussia that will see the Russian supercar manufacturer take a shareholding in F1 team Virgin Racing.
Naxicap and SCR Provencale et Corse invest €1.15m in SolarQuest
Naxicap Partners and SCR Provençale et Corse have backed French energy equipment provider SolarQuest with €1.15m of growth capital funding.
HgCapital backs the buyout of ATC Group
HgCapital has agreed to acquire a majority stake in Dutch provider of corporate services to industrial and financial multinational ATC Group.
Finance Wales leads £400,000 G-volution round
Finance Wales has led a £400,000 funding round for G-volution, a Newport-based firm which has developed a clean teach multi-fuel system.
Altor accquires stake in Eltek
Altor Equity Partners has acquired a 16.5% stake in Eltek ASA, a Norwegian listed global power conversion and microwave transmission specialist.
IK acquires EPiServer from VC consortium
IK Investment Partners has acquired EPiServer Group AB from Amadeus Capital, Monterro Holding, Northzone Ventures and entrepreneurs.
Aheim back MBO of Ercos
Aheim Capital has backed the management buyout of Ercos S.A.'s German division for an undisclosed sum.
PAI-backed Yoplait sale underway
A PAI spokesperson has confirmed the upcoming start of the sale process, according to media reports.
Sun European acquires Maxeda departments
Sun European Partners has acquired the V&D stores and La Place restaurants from Maxeda Retail Group.
JC Flowers to inject €450m into Banca Cívica
American private equity firm JC Flowers is said to be in the final stages of an agreement with Spain's Banca Cívica to supply the firm with €450m of convertible debt securities.
PAI Partners in talks with SOS
PAI Partners could come to the rescue of SOS Corporación Alimentaria by providing the firm with the capital increase it requires to refinance its debt.
Big guns circle CVC-backed Mivisa
Five prominent buy-out houses are circling Mivisa, the portfolio company of their private equity rival CVC Capital Partners.
Sources: Lion Capital could buy Restauravia
British private equity firm Lion Capital has expressed an interest in buying restaurant chain Restauravia from current owners Corpfin, according to sources.
Ratos sells stake in Lindab
Ratos has sold 8.85m shares in Lindab International AB for SEK 867m, giving the investor an exit profit of approximately SEK 540m.
Augur Capital buys LRI Invest
Augur Capital has acquired the service-oriented investment and fund administration company LRI Invest from Landesbank Baden-Württemberg for an undisclosed amount.
Ibersuizas said to have sold MD Anderson
Ibersuizas is thought to have finalised its sale of MD Anderson España, the Spanish subsidiary of the MD Anderson Cancer Centre of Houston, according to reports.
Rhea Venture acquires DentIstanbul
Rhea Venture Capital Investment Trust has wholly acquired Turkish dental care provider DentIstanbul from Global Environment Fund (GEF).
Permira and AXA P.E. circle private equity-backed Opodo
Permira and AXA Private Equity are among the potential buyers of Opodo, the online travel unit of Amadeus IT Holding, according to sources.
BC-backed Fitness First sells off Dutch arm
BC Partners-backed gym chain Fitness First has sold the Dutch arm of its business to fitness club operator HealthCity International.
Eqvitec sells Frends Technology
Eqvitec has sold its stake in Frends Technology Oy to HiQ, a Nordic consulting company, for тЌ3.5m.
Industry Investment et al. invest in Valmet
Finnish Industry Investment and Pontos Group have provided тЌ20m of expansion capital for electric vehicle developer and manufacturer Valmet Automotive.
Naxicap backs Groupe MJA
Naxicap has provided French communication agency Groupe MJA with growth capital funding of an undisclosed amount.