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21 Centrale acquires Vacances Directes
21 Centrale Partners has bought French mobile home rental business Vacances Directes, formerly backed by Acto Capital, in a deal understood to be worth around €70m.
Albion backs Hilson Moran MBO
Albion Ventures has invested in Hilson Moran Holdings Limited to back the £5m management buyout of engineering and environmental consultancy company Hilson Moran Partnership Limited from Altran Technologies S.A.
Investor Growth Capital et al. invest $12m in Maxymiser
Investor Growth Capital and Pentech Ventures have backed a series-B funding round of $12m in UK website specialist Maxymiser.
LDC completes MBO of Benson Group
LDC has backed the management buy-out of printing and packaging business, Benson Group, facilitating the exit of the two principal family shareholders. Financial details of the transaction remain undisclosed.
Tyrol Equity acquires RSN Sihn
Tyrol Equity has taken a 50.1% stake in automotive industry supplier RSN Sihn for an undisclosed amount.
IDI buys Emeraude from CM-CIC LBO Partners
Listed fund IDI has acquired French polymers distributor Emeraude International from CM-CIC LBO Partners, alongside management.
AXA PE buys Ouvêo group
AXA Private Equity has acquired French window manufacturer Ouvêo from Alliance Entreprendre and FSI Régions (formerly Avenir Entreprises), in a transaction valued at less than €50m.
Amadeus et al. in $25m round for Unruly
Amadeus Capital Partners, Van den Ende & Deitmers and the Business Growth Fund (BGF) have invested $25m in UK-based social media business Unruly.
Fondo Italiano invests €20m in Zeis Excelsa
Fondo Italiano di Investimento has invested €20m in footwear and clothing supplier and manufacturer Zeis Excelsa SpA.
Fondo Italiano backs Rigoni di Asiago
Fondo Italiano di Investimento has completed its 16th transaction to date with a €14m investment in organic fruit confectionery and spreadable goods producer Rigoni di Asiago.
Fondo Italiano makes €20m investment in TBS
Fondo Italiano di Investimento has invested €20m in integrated clinical engineering and health services provider TBS Group. The public-private government-backed vehicle has acquired a 13.17% stake in the listed company through a capital injection of...
Soundcloud raises $50m in Series-C funding round
German online music platform Soundcloud has received an estimated amount of $50m in a funding round led by Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers.
Carlyle acquires Turkish education provider
The Carlyle Group has acquired a 48% stake in Bahcesehir Koleji Education Group.
GCP invests in World Trade Group
GCP Capital Partners has backed the MBO of World Trade Group for £27.5m.
Fondo Italiano injects €12m into Sira Group
Government-backed vehicle Fondo Italiano di Investimento has backed steel, aluminium and die-cast radiator producer Sira Group SpA with €12m in exchange for a minority stake.
PE-backed Savena and Sfinc to merge
Food ingredients manufacturers Savena (owned by IK Investment Partners) and Sfinc (owned by AXA Private Equity) have announced their merger.
Fondo Italiano invests in Gruppo La Patria
Fondo Italiano di Investimento and PM & Partners have made an equity investment in security services provider Gruppo La Patria.
Gimv increases majority stake in VCST
Gimv has acquired LRM's stake in VCST and increased its majority holding to 79.8% of the company.
Norvestor backs Marine Aluminium
Norvestor has acquired a majority stake in aluminium structure engineering company Marine Aluminium.
ACE Management injects €7m into Le Piston Français
ACE Management has invested €7m in French aerospace parts supplier Le Piston Français (LPF).
Apax Partners acquires Orange Switzerland for €1.6bn
Apax Partners has wholly acquired telecommunications firm Orange Switzerland from France Telecom Orange for approximately CHF 2bn (€1.6bn).
Maven exits Applied Language Solutions
Maven Capital Partners, manager of the Capital for Enterprise Fund A (CfE Fund), has realised its £1.5m mezzanine investment in Applied Language Solutions (ALS) following its sale to the Capita Group.
Sun European Partners acquires Elix
Sun European Partners has acquired plastics business Elix Polymers for an undisclosed amount.
ACE Management's Mecachrome buys Mecahers
Mecachrome, a portfolio company of ACE Management, has wholly acquired aerospace supplier Mecahers.