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HTGF et al. invest in Conceptboard
High-Tech Gründerfonds and Seedfonds Baden-Württemberg have provided funding for cloud software provider Conceptboard.
Rutland in €180m Attends Healthcare exit
Rutland Partners has sold UK-based healthcare product manufacturer Attends Healthcare (formerly known as PaperPak) to Domtar Corporation for €180m.
Advent Life Sciences leads series-A for CN Creative
Advent Life Sciences has injected £2m of series-A funding into British healthcare equipment developer CN Creative.
Main Capital sells Actuera to Waterland Private Equity
Main Capital has sold its majority stake in Dutch business software developer Actuera to Waterland Private Equity.
Altor buys Haarslev Industries from Odin Equity
Altor Equity Partners has acquired a majority stake in cleantech equipment producer Haarslev Industries from Odin Equity.
Reiten's StormGeo acquires Met Consultancy
Reiten & Co-backed StormGeo has acquired Dubai-based weather forecasting company Met Consultancy.
BayBG invests in Prevero
BayBG has backed software company Prevero with a mezzanine structure in the form of a silent partnership.
KBC exits Dynaco
KBC Private Equity has sold door-manufacturer Dynaco to Assa Abloy in a deal valued at €75-125m.
BayBG invests in Rosner Fashion
BayBG has taken a 43.5% stake in clothing retailer Rosner Fashion as part of a capital increase.
Altima and Finance Wales back Acuitas with €1m+
Welsh medical company Acuitas Medical Limited has secured a funding round of just more than €1m from private and institutional investors including Altima Partners and Finance Wales. According to Acuitas, the funding round was oversubscribed.
Entrepreneur Venture injects €1m in TBS Group
French growth capital investor Entrepreneur Venture has injected €1m into marketing software developer TBS Group.
Primary Capital rescues Hawkin's Bazaar
Primary Capital has backed the management of Hawkin’s Bazaar to bring the firm out of administration.
2011 exits: trade sales almost triple in value
As the graph shows, the proportion of trade sales, the most common exit route, has not changed significantly between 2010 and 2011.
FSI Régions backs MBI of EBH from RJD
FSI Régions, previously known as Avenir Entreprise, has backed an MBI of European Boating Holidays (EBH) from RJD Partners.
Sun European Partners buys Bonmarché Stores
Sun European Partners has acquired UK clothing retailer Bonmarché Stores.
ISIS backs £46m Autologic MBO
ISIS Equity Partners has invested in the £46m MBO of UK-based automotive diagnostic software business Autologic.
Ade Gestion exits Jamones Burgaleses
Ade Gestion Sodical has exited processed meats producer Jamones Burgaleses, selling its 20% stake to Campofrio Food Group (CFG).
La Caixa backs vLex
La Caixa has led a €4m investment in online legal research platform vLex alongside reinvestment from shareholders, public money from the Spanish government’s Plan Avanza initiative and the European Network and Information Security Agency. La Caixa...
Axis invests in Industrias Hidráulicas Pardo
Axis Participaciones Empresariales has invested an undisclosed amount in hospital equipment manufacturer Industrias Hidráulicas Pardo, part of the Grupo HCS and a portfolio company of MCH Private Equity.
Reiten-backed NEAS divests consulting business
Reiten & Co listed portfolio company NEAS has divested its consulting engineering business to trade player Sweco Norway.
Graphite backs MBO of National Fostering Agency
Graphite Capital has acquired childcare service National Fostering Agency (NFA) from Sovereign Capital in a deal reported to be worth around £130m.
Gestión de Capital Riesgo backs Kondia Me Taldea
Gestión de Capital Riesgo del País Vasco (GCRPV), the venture arm of the Basque Country government, has injected €750,000 into machine tools manufacturer Kondia Me Taldea in exchange for a 22.5% stake.
Baring exits Centro Inmunológico de Cataluna
Baring Private Equity Partners has completed the exit of medical diagnostics company Centro Inmunológico de Cataluna (CIC) through a trade sale to French medical diagnostics company Labco.
EQT exits Lundhags
EQT has exited outdoor clothing company Lundhags to Norwegian trade player Swix.