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CapMan Russia buys minority stake in Top League
CapMan Russia has acquired a minority stake in Russian sporting goods retail chain Top League.
Fondo Italiano backs Farmol
Fondo Italiano di Investimento has invested €11.25m in Bergamo-based aerosol company Farmol in exchange for a minority stake.
Vanguard Atlantic invests in Clinithink
Vanguard Atlantic has led a funding round in UK healthcare software business Clinithink.
HTGF et al. invest in Cuciniale
High-tech Gründerfonds (HTGF) and business angels consortium BAC1 have backed start-up Cuciniale GmbH with an undisclosed sum.
BlackFin acquires Chiarezza
BlackFin Capital Partners has wholly acquired Italian insurance aggregator Chiarezza from motor insurance firm Admiral Group.
GCP-backed Killby & Gayford goes into administration
Former 3i portfolio company Killby & Gayford – currently backed by Growth Capital Partners (GCP) – has gone into administration, according to reports.
Lyceum's Access acquires DHC Finance
Lyceum Capital's portfolio company Access UK has acquired business support software provider DHC Finance Ltd.
Investindustrial reaps 3x on Ducati exit
Investindustrial has sold Italian motorcycle designer and manufacturer Ducati to Audi AG, a deal believed to be worth slightly less than €900m.
Enterprise Investors backs United Oilfield Services
Polish private equity firm Enterprise Investors (EI) has taken a minority stake in Polish oil services company United Oilfield Services for $28m.
Innovacom seed fund Technocom 2 closes on €30m
Seed fund Technocom 2 has held a final close on €30m, after receiving a €18.7m commitment from Fonds National d'Amorçage (FNA).
Auriga and Omnes inject €7m into Eptica
Auriga Partners has joined existing investor Omnes Capital (formerly Crédit Agricole Private Equity) in a €7m round for French CRM software editor Eptica.
ISIS invests in Happy Days
ISIS Equity Partners has invested £3.7m in day nursery operator Happy Days.
HTGF backs KonTEM
High-Tech Gründerfonds (HTGF) has made an investment in German healthcare technology start-up KonTEM GmbH.
Advent International’s GFKL sells GENEVA-ID
Advent International’s portfolio company GFKL Financial Services AG has sold its subsidiary GENEVA-ID GmbH to SUBITO AG.
Montagu acquires College of Law
Montagu Private Equity has acquired the legal education and training business of The College of Law.
YFM backs Seven Technologies
YFM Equity Partners has invested £6.6m in Northern Irish engineering firm Seven Technologies.
Lyceum's Adapt makes £13m acquisition
Lyceum Capital has invested an undisclosed sum of fresh equity to support the £13m add-on acquisition of eLINIA by its portfolio company Adapt.
Notion Capital holds a $100m first close
Notion Capital has announced a $100m first close for Notion Capital Fund 2, its second fund focused on emerging cloud computing and software-as-a-service (SaaS) companies in the UK and Europe.
MTI leads £3.8m round for Manchester Uni spinout Arvia
MTI Partners, Sustainable Technology Investors Limited, Park Walk Advisors and other investors have backed technology company Arvia Technology with £3.8m.
Assietta acquires Pamfood
Assietta Private Equity has acquired a 90% stake in Ligurian speciality food producer Pamfood from the Maggiali family.
Sofinnova Partners exits BlueKiwi
Sofinnova Partners has sold its entire stake in social networking software editor BlueKiwi to IT services firm Atos SA Group.
Sofimac et al. in €2.5m round for Jet Metal Technologies
Sofimac has joined existing investors Viveris Management, Aster Capital, Naxicap Partners and Rhône-Alpes Création in a €2.5m funding round for French surface treatment specialist Jet Metal Technologies (JMT).
HTGF at al. provide seed funding for Oncgnostics
High-Tech Gründerfonds (HTGF) has invested €500,000 in a seed round for molecular diagnostic start-up Oncgnostics GmbH.
Industrifonden and SEB Venture back Clavister
Industrifonden and SEB Venture Capital have backed Swedish IT security firm Clavister with a SEK 40m investment.