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Segulah acquires Balco from 3i
Segulah Advisor AB has acquired Swedish-based balcony specialist Balco AB in an SBO from 3i and management.
Sofinnova's STENTYS IPO raises €22.7m
Sofinnova Partners' portfolio company STENTYS has raised up to €22.7m through an IPO.
Lyceum invests £17m into Compact Media
Investment firm Lyceum Capital has injected ТЃ17m into Compact Media Group, an independent rights administrator and royalties distributor for TV, film and music.
3i sells MWM Holding GmbH to Caterpillar Inc
Two months after announcing its intention to sell MWM Holding GmbH, 3i has agreed a price for the gas and diesel engine manufacturer.
Naxicap invests €1m in Xynergy
Naxicap has invested €1m in newly-created French healthfood company Xynergy.
Augur Capital buys Aura Finanz GmbH
Augur Capital has acquired German insurance broker Aura Finanz.
Going gives cash boost to GIM
Going Investment Gestión has invested in Gestión Integral de Marcas (GIM) in exchange for a minority stake in its cleaning business for hotels, restaurants and cafés.
Potential AlpInvest sale gains momentum
The potential sale of ABP- and PGGM-owned AlpInvest Partners, which surfaced earlier this year, is said to be reaching its final stages.
Cabiedes and angels invest in Club Santa Monica
Cabiedes and Partners has participated in a €500,000 funding round for Spanish company Santa Monica, alongside several business angels.
IK Investment Partners acquires Snacks International
IK Investment Partners has taken a majority stake in French food company Snacks International, for an undisclosed amount.
LFPI et al. acquire Aurénis
LFPI, Edmond de Rothschild Investment Partners (EdRIP) and Barclays Private Equity (BPE) have backed the management buyout of French publisher Aurénis.
Videogames: private equity plays to win
Web-based and mobile games have seen a rapid rise in popularity in recent years, with popular products such as Farmville even making mainstream news headlines. Private equity has kept a keen eye on the industry, and a number of firms operating in the...
Dansk Kapitalanlæg invests in Secunia
Dansk KapitalanlУІg has acquired a 31% stake in IT security provider Secunia.
TA Associates buys Amann Girrbach
TA Associates has acquired Austrian dental specialist Amann Girrbach in a secondary buyout from Alpine Equity.
Candover to pull out of Parques Reunidos sale
Candover looks set to drop its plans to exit amusement park operator Parques Reunidos via a secondary buyout or IPO.
High-Tech Gründerfonds et al. back Curefab
A consortium of venture investors led by High-Tech Gründerfonds and Bayern Kapital have provided German medical equipment company Curefab with early-stage funding.
Segulah-backed eTRAVELi acquires TravelPartner
Segulahтs portfolio company European Travel Interactive (eTRAVELi) has acquired TravelPartner in a SEK 227m public-to-private transaction.
SES Iberia exits Neumáticos Andrés
SES Iberia Private Equity has exited Neumáticos Andrés via a management buy-back to original owners the Andrés family.
BayBG backs noris network AG
BayBG Bayerische Beteiligugnsgesellschaft has invested an undisclosed amount in IT outsourcing service provider noris network AG.
Caixa Capital Risc boosts biotech spin-offs
Caixa Capital Risc, the venture capital arm of La Caixa, has invested in two spin-off companies from the same sector: Sagetis Biotech and Chronobiotech.
Tallwood injects €5m into Accent
Silicon Valley investor Tallwood Venture Capital has given Italian semiconductor specialist Accent a €5m cash boost.
Inveready launches €5m IT fund
Venture capital specialist Grupo Inveready has launched Inveready First Capital I, a €5m fund to be invested in Spain-based IT firms, mainly in Madrid and Catalonia.
Ingenious invests £2m in Jongleurs
Ingenious Ventures, the private equity arm of investment company Ingenious, has invested ТЃ2m in comedy club chain Jongleurs.
HTGF invests in two companies
High-Tech Gründerfonds (HTGF) has announced two further investments.