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Venture-backed Groupalia sells Latin American subsidiaries
Daily deals company Groupalia, owned by Nauta Capital, Caixa Capital Risc, General Atlantic, Index Ventures and Insight Venture Partners has sold its Latin American subsidiaries to local Brazilian daily deals site Pez Urbano.
Trade player considering rival bid for TPG target GlobeOp
Financial software and services company SS&C Technologies is set to outbid TPG Capital's offer for fund hedge fund specialist GlobeOp.
Nord Capital and Turenne back Kap Verre MBI
Nord Capital Partenaires, Turenne Capital and Alliance Entreprendre have backed the management buy-in of French glass specialist Kap Verre from its co-founders.
Denham Capital leads $190m FRV deal
Energy-focused private equity firm Denham Capital has led a funding round of more than $190m for Madrid-based solar company Fotowatio Renewable Ventures (FRV).
Main Capital sells Dutch software firm Tedopres to Etteplan
Main Capital has exited Dutch software company Tedopres after a six year holding period, completing its second exit in 2012.
Gimv leads €6m funding round in GreenWatt
Gimv, Innogy Venture Capital, SRIW and existing investors have committed €6m of capital to fund the expansion of Belgian alternative energy company GreenWatt.
Zurmont Madison acquires majority stake in AKAtech
Zurmont Madison Private Equity has acquired a 55% stake in Austrian electromechanical assembly and manufacture firm AKAtech Produktions.
Colony Capital completes PSG exit
Colony Capital has sold its remaining 30% stake in French football club Paris St Germain (PSG) to Qatar Sports Investments (QSI) in a deal that reportedly values the club at €100m.
Alven et al. in $5m round for Commerce Guys
Alven Capital and Open Ocean Capital have joined existing investor ISAI in a $5m round of funding for French e-commerce solutions provider Commerce Guys.
General Atlantic and Axel Springer set up €1.25bn joint venture
General Atlantic has invested €237m for a 30% stake in Axel Springer Digital Classifieds GmbH, a joint venture with German publisher Axel Springer.
Gresham-backed TTG bolts on Red-M
Gresham Private Equity portfolio company Team Telecom Group (TTG) has acquired wireless technology company Red-M.
KKR near final exit from Legrand
KKR has sold a further 12.7 million shares in listed French electrical equipment group Legrand, according to reports.
AAC Capital UK sells Amtico to Mannington Mills
AAC Capital UK has sold Amtico Group, an international designer and manufacturer of high end flooring, to Mannington Mills, a US-based provider of branded flooring products.
Chamonix and Electra acquire Peverel from administrators
Chamonix Private Equity and Electra Partners have announced a £62m acquisition of property management services company Peverel Group from administrators Zolfo Cooper.
FF&P backs MBO of British company CreditCall
FF&P and Bestport Ventures have taken a majority stake in British payment technology business CreditCall.
OEP buys Linpac Allibert
One Equity Partners (OEP) has wholly acquired Linpac Allibert, the returnable transport packaging business of Linpac Group.
Business services keeps UK mid-market ticking
The UK's hugely important services sector remained key to the private equity market in the £5-150m segment. The 45 deals recorded in 2011 makes it easily the most important in volume terms, while its lower average deal size leaves it number two behind...
Apposite reaps 45% IRR on SureCalm exit
Specialist healthcare investor Apposite Capital has sold homecare services provider SureCalm Healthcare to medical technologies developer Amcare Ltd, reaping a 45% IRR.
HTGF leads series-A funding for Bonayou
High-Tech Gründerfonds and "make a startup angel fund" GmbH have invested in PL Gutscheinsysteme's non-cash-gift-voucher card Bonayou.
Blackstone refinances Center Parcs
Blackstone has refinanced holiday provider Center Parcs, injecting a further £100m of equity
Arle Capital's Parques Reunidos buys Noah's Ark
Arle Capital portfolio company Parques Reunidos has acquired Noah's Ark, the US's largest water park.
L Capital closes latest vehicle on €400m
French mid-cap investor L Capital Management has closed its L Capital 3 FCPR fund on €400m, above the initial €350m target.
Idinvest leads $5.5m round for Leetchi.com
Idinvest Partners has joined existing investor 360° Capital Partners in a $5.5m series-B round for French online payment business Leetchi.com.
Accel Partners in $7m series-A for ForgeRock
Accel Partners has invested $7m in a series-A round for Norwegian software company ForgeRock.