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Nord Holding buys WEMAS
Nord Holding has acquired WEMAS Absperrtechnik, a provider of safety equipment for construction sites.
HTGF backs MeinProspekt
High-Tech Gründerfonds (HTGF) has, together with Mountain Super Angel and TheMediaLab, invested up to €10m in online marketing service MeinProspekt.
IK sells Idex to infrastructure fund Cube
IK Investment Partners has sold French energy and environmental services company Idex to Cube Infrastructure.
Invercaria boosts Gptech with €4m
Invercaria, the private equity arm of the Junta de Andalucía, has invested €4m in Spanish electronics firm Green Power Technologies (Gptech).
August-backed Lifeways acquires SLC
Lifeways Community Care, a portfolio company of August Equity, has bought SLC Group, thus completing its eighth bolt-on acquisition since 2007.
ISIS exits SLC via trade sale
ISIS Equity Partners has sold UK-based SLC Group, a provider of supported living and domiciliary care services.
CEE buys Solarpark Richelbach Ost
Hamburger Beteiligungsgesellschaft CEE has acquired solarpark Richelbach Ost from ecolutions.
Consortium invests SEK 7.25m in Antrad Medical
A consortium, consisting of STING Capital, Innovationsbron and business angels, has invested SEK 7.25m in Swedish medical technology company Antrad Medical.
GE overcomes hurdle in Converteam trade sale
General Electric (GE) has reached an agreement with the US Justice Department (DoJ) allowing it to acquire French engineering group Converteam from Barclays Private Equity and LBO France.
Barclays acquires IN tIME Express Logistik from ECM
Barclays Private Equity has bought IN tIME Express Logistik from ECM Equity Capital Management.
Clyde Blowers Capital sells Clyde Union Pumps for £750m
Industrial investment company Clyde Blowers Capital has sold its Scottish portfolio company Clyde Union Pumps to American Fortune 500 company SPX Corporation for £750m.
Bridgepoint acquires four businesses from Hampson
Bridgepoint Development Capital (BDC) has acquired four businesses from Hampson Industries’ Aerospace Components & Structures division for $84m.
Gimv acquires Studiekring
Gimv has acquired a majority stake in Dutch tutoring service provider Studiekring.
Sofinnova leads £6m investment in Mission Therapeutics
Sofinnova Partners has led a £6m funding round for Cambridge-based drug development company Mission Therapeutics.
TPG invests in Saxo Bank
TPG Capital has bought a 30% stake in Danish online investment banking platform Saxo Bank from existing investors.
Phoenix prepares to sell ASCO
Phoenix Equity Partners has hired Lexicon Partners to advise on a possible sale or part sale of ASCO Group.
HIG Europe signs off Bezier MBO
HIG Europe, the European arm of private equity firm HIG Capital, has acquired a majority stake in UK marketing services provider Bezier as part of a management buyout.
CFH backs DMB buy-in
CFH Beteiligungsgesellschaft has acquired a 50% stake in metal manufacturer DMB Metallverarbeitung GmBH in a management buy-in.
Ersel nabs Arbo from Quadrivio
Italian SME investor Gruppo Ersel has acquired an 80% stake in Accessori Ricambi Bonazzoli (ARBO) from fund manager Quadrivio in a secondary buyout.
FII and Etera invest in Academica
Finnish Industry Investment (FII) and Etera Mutual Pension Insurance Company have invested in Finnish ICT service provider Academica.
Darwin in £50m Attenda SBO
Darwin Private Equity has backed the £50m management buyout of UK-based hosting services business Attenda from M/C Partners.
IK sells Magotteaux for €550m, reaps 6x money
IK Investment Partners has sold Belgian industrial supplier Magotteaux to Chilean group Sigdo Koppers for €550m.
Ludgate and Novusmodus invest £2m in Lumicity
Cleantech investors Ludgate Investments and Novusmodus have led a new £2m funding round for UK-based photovoltaic (PV) solar developer Lumicity.
Astorg leads FCI unit auction
French mid-cap firm Astorg Partners has entered into exclusive negotiations to acquire FCI's microconnections division from Bain Capital, according to sources close to the transaction.