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Coller buys Crédit Agricole PE unit and funds
Coller Capital has agreed to acquire fund manager Crédit Agricole Private Equity (CAPE) from Crédit Agricole, as well as the bank's interests in the funds it manages.
Aurora Capital acquires Alltub
US-based investor Aurora Capital Group has acquired Alltub, a French producer of collapsible aluminum tubing, from Naxicap in a transaction reportedly worth €55m.
Caledonia injects £24m into Bowers & Wilkins
Caledonia Investments has invested £24m for a 20% share in audio equipment company Bowers & Wilkins Group Limited.
Industrifonden invests in Zimpl
Industrifonden has invested SEK 4m in software company Zimpl.
August-backed Independent Vetcare makes bolt-on
August Equity-owned veterinary services platform Independent Vetcare has completed the acquisition of Berry House Group.
LDC-owned MB Aerospace buys Gentz
LDC-backed MB Aerospace (MBA) has completed the bolt-on acquisition of US-based Gentz Industries.
BaltCap exits Tallinna Pesumaja
BaltCap has exited textile rental and laundry service provider Tallinna Pesumaja.
HTGF and Bayern Kapital back GME
High-Tech Gründerfonds and Bayern Kapital have invested €750.000 in laser and light systems provider German Medical Engineering (GME).
Royalton acquires 70% stake in IUS
Royalton Partners is buying a 70% stake in Slovenian internet business IUS Software.
Apax and Nordic Capital-owned Capio acquires three clinics
Apax Partners and Nordic Capital's portfolio company Capio AB has acquired the French Aguilera, and Swedish CFTK and Avesina clinics.
Mid Europa buys Teresa Fryda Laboratory
Mid Europa Partners has acquired Dr. n. med. Teresa Fryda Laboratorium Medyczne Sp. Z o.o. (“Fryda”) as part of its plans to consolidate the Polish laboratory market.
Equistone exits Firstassist Legal Expenses
Equistone Partners Europe has sold insurance firm Firstassist Legal Expenses for approximately £28m to investment capital and risk solution firm Burford Capital.
Lyceum portfolio company acquires Drain Control
Lyceum Capital-backed UK Drainage Network (UKDN) has acquired commercial drainage company Drain Control.
ISIS buys DiGiCo from Matrix
ISIS Equity Partners has acquired digital sound-mixing console manufacturer DiGiCO from Matrix Private Equity Partners.
HTGF provides seed for Smartblue
High-Tech Gründerfonds has backed a seed financing round for photovoltaic service specialist Smartblue.
STAR buys ThyssenKrupp's marine systems business
STAR Capital Partners has signed an agreement to acquire Blohm & Voss's civil business from ThyssenKrupp.
Vorwerk and Piton back Dawanda
Venture capital firms Vorwerk Ventures and Piton Capital have led a €4m funding round for e-commerce platform DaWanda.
LDC backs MBO of PJD Group
LDC has backed the management buyout of mechanical engineering company PJD Group.
Sun European Partners buys EQT stake in Strauss
Sun European Partners has agreed to buy EQT Partner's shares in German retail chain Strauss Innovation.
Carlyle Group's Marle International acquires Deloro Stellite
Marle International, a French medical equipment business backed by The Carlyle Group, has acquired ATS Sferic, the non-core medical division of Deloro Stellite, owned by Duke Street Capital.
Duke Street’s partial exit reaps 9x EBITDA
Deloro Stellite, the specialist engineering group owned by Duke Street Capital, has sold its non-core medical division, ATS Sferic, to French medical products business Marle International, backed by The Carlyle Group.
Bridges Ventures et al. inject £2.6m in Historic Futures
Bridges Ventures has led a £2.6m funding round in UK-based supply chain traceability company Historic Futures (HF).
CAPE exits Proman in sponsorless OBO
Crédit Agricole Private Equity (CAPE) and Sofipaca have sold their minority stake in French temporary work agency Proman back to the group's owners.
Tengelmann Ventures leads funding for Neonga
Tengelmann Ventures has joined existing investors High-Tech Gründerfonds and IBB in a financing round for online games publisher Neonga.