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OpCapita acquires GAME Iberia
OpCapita has acquired the Iberian operations of distressed videogames retailer GAME Group.
Better Capital acquires 90% of Jaeger Group
Better Capital has bought a majority stake in UK fashion house Jaeger Group for £19.5m.
OpenGate adds Réponse à Tout! to Fleurus Presse
OpenGate Capital has acquired French consumer publication Réponse à Tout! as a bolt-on to its portfolio company Fleurus Presse.
Broadlake acquires Jede UK
Broadlake Capital has acquired Manchester-based coffee company Jede UK from Jede, a subsidiary of Nestle.
Stirling Square acquires SAR
Stirling Square Capital Partners has acquired Norwegian oil and gas services provider SAR from previous owners AR Incoronato and Westco.
La Caixa and Cabiedes back Deskidea
Caixa Capital Risc and Cabiedes & Partners have participated in a €350,000 funding round for Deskidea, a Spanish online retailer of office equipment.
YFM takes 30% stake in Zutux
YFM Equity Partners has invested £950,000 for a 30% stake in British furniture maker Zutux.
Duke Street sells Adelie Food Holding for $350m
Duke Street has sold Adelie Food Holding to India Hospitality Corp for $350m, according to reports.
FSI leads €24m round for Viadeo
Fonds Stratégique d’Investissement (FSI) has led a €24m funding round for Paris-based professional social network Viadeo.
Amadeus exits oneDrum
Amadeus Capital Partners has exited software company oneDrum to American trade player Yammer.
Tax breaks "not enough" to boost creative investments
George Osborne recently announced tax breaks for UK-based gaming, animation and high-end TV production as part of his latest budget. The move has been well-received by the creative industries, but one VC professional questions the impact its narrow focus...
LDC exits Cranswick Pet Products
LDC has sold its majority stake in Cranswick Pet Products to Westland Horticulture for £18m.
Karmijn Kapitaal makes first investment
Karmijn Kapitaal, formerly Juneau Private Equity, has made its first investment in Dutch Mediterranean food company Enrico BV.
BaltCap commits €1m to Clusterpoint
BaltCap has invested €1m in Latvian data management company Clusterpoint.
SGCP invests €800,000 in Materiel-Velo
Société Générale Capital Partenaires (SGCP), the growth capital arm of Société Générale, has invested €800,000 in French cycling equipment distributor Materiel-Velo.
Foresight et al invest £2.1m in Biofortuna
Foresight has led a £2.1m round for medical diagnostics company Biofortuna.
CapMan's Eastavab merges with Swedish Starlight
CapMan audiovisual equipment rental and event organising company Eastavab will merge with Swedish trade player Starlight.
DST Global and Kinnevik increase investment in Zalando
Russian investor DST Global and Swedish Kinnevik have increased their stake in German online retailer Zalando.
CDC Innovation et al. in €4.7m round for ASK
Historical backer CDC Innovation has led a €4.7m round for French contactless technology company ASK, alongside new investors.
Seventure leads €3.5m round in LNC
Seventure Partners has led a €3.5m funding round for French medical nutrition specialist Laboratoires Nutrition et Cardiométabolisme (LNC), alongside a pool of new investors and historical backer EPI.
Duke Street leads £37.5m SBO of LM Funerals
Duke Street, Babson Capital Europe and Metric Capital Partners have acquired LM Funerals from Sovereign Capital.
Piper backs Loungers
Piper Private Equity has injected £16m into UK café-bar chain operator Loungers in exchange for a significant minority stake.
Comecer acquires Veenstra
Fondo Italiano portfolio company Comecer SpA has acquired Dutch nuclear medicine technology and software firm Veenstra Instruments BV.
EQT exits Leybold Optics
EQT has sold thin film technology company Leybold Optics to German industrial company Bühler.