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FII sells Switch Engineering
Finnish Industry Investment (FII), VNT Management and other shareholders have sold The Switch Engineering Oy to American Superconductor Corporation for €190m.
CCMP-backed Edwards to launch IPO
Edwards Group, a portfolio company of buyout and growth investor CCMP Capital Advisors, has announced its intention to list on the London Stock Exchange.
Gimv invests €60m in PinguinLutosa
Gimv has made a €60m PIPE investment in listed Belgian frozen food producer PinguinLutosa.
Gimv sells Scana Noliko to PinguinLutosa for €155m
Gimv has fully exited Belgian canned food producer Scana Noliko in a €155m trade sale to listed company PinguinLutosa.
BaltCap acquires stake in Runway
BaltCap has acquired a 40.82% stake in business process outsourcing service provider SIA Runway.
BDC backs C2S MBO
Bridgepoint Development Capital has acquired a 51% stake in French clinics operator Compagnie Stéphanoise de Santé (C2S) for an undisclosed amount.
Parcom buys Hobré Instruments
Parcom Capital has acquired Hobré Instruments, a major UK company in the design and manufacture of online analysers, sample systems and complete turnkey analyser systems.
Intel Capital leads $12m round in Altobridge
Intel Capital has lead a $12m series-C funding round in wireless network solutions provider Altobridge.
Industrifonden et al. invest in Airec
Industrifonden and RWE Innogy have invested SEK 25m in Malmö-based Airec AB.
IPW completes Altitude Software LBO
Spanish venture capital firm Investing Profit Wisely (IPW) has taken a 45% stake in Portuguese technology company Altitude Software as part of a management buyout.
Alven Capital injects €2.5m in Entropysoft
Alven Capital has provided French software company Entropysoft with €2.5m of growth capital funding.
CBPE backs HSBC Insurance buyout
Mid-market investor CBPE Capital has funded the acquisition of HSBC Insurance Management (HIM) for $27.5m.
Friesland Bank Investments acquires Brakel
The investment arm of Friesland Bank, Friesland Bank Investments, has acquired Brakel Interieurgroep together with the management from building material supplier CRH.
Altor acquires E.ON ES
Altor has acquired a 90.5% stake in E.ON ES, an engineering and contracting company for the energy industry, from E.ON Sverige AB.
Diana and Axis exit GG
Diana Capital and Axis Participaciones have exited their stakes in Spain’s Grupo Guascor (GG), in a deal that values the diesel and gas engines supplier at €500m.
EdRIP takes 25% of Inventia
Edmond de Rothschild Investment Partners has acquired 25% of Inventia, the holding company of French cosmetics and cleaning products manufacturer Novamex.
Herkules acquires Norsk Jernbanedrift
Herkules has acquired a majority stake in Norsk Jernbarnedrift (NJD), a company that specialises in maintenance, construction and projects for railway infrastructure in Norway.
Perceva Capital recapitalises Shark
Perceva Capital has recapitalised French motorcycle helmets manufacturer Shark.
First Reserve signs off AED buyout
First Reserve Corporation has acquired a 45% stake in Ansaldo Energia, a major Italian producer of thermoelectric power plants, as part of a management buyout transaction.
Investinor et al. inject NOK 25m in Smartfish
Investinor has led a NOK 25m investment in Smartfish, a Norwegian biotech company that offers synergistic omega-3 based emulsions.
Investcorp sells Moody International for £450m
Investcorp has exited technical services group Moody International to trade buyer Intertek for £450m.
Rutland acquires Gems International
Rutland Partners has acquired a majority stake in Belgium-based GEMS International NV, which provides subsea technical analysis and surveying.
Duke Street to buy Wagamama for £215m
Duke Street is about to acquire UK fast-food chain Wagamama from Lion Capital for around £215m, according to media reports.
Ysios et al. invest €18m in Cellerix
Existing investors have invested a further €18m in Spanish biopharma Cellerix, prior to its merger with Belgium-based TiGenix.