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Nova Capital sells ABSL to Enersys
Nova Capital Management has exited British power solutions designer ABSL in a trade sale to US corporation Enersys.
Vitruvian Partners back MBO of IMD
Lausanne Acquisitions, a bid vehicle funded by Vitruvian Partners, have backed the MBO of Independent Media Distribution.
Accent Equity acquires Autotube
Accent Equity has wholly acquired Autotube AB from Specma Hydraulic AB, a unit of Investment AB Latour.
SLS Invest and SEB sell Sanos
SLS Invest and SEB have sold their stakes in Danish biotech company Sanos Bioscience A/S to Nordic Bioscience A/S.
Idea Capital invests £7.5m in Telit Communications
Idea Capital has invested £7.5m in listed Italian telecoms business Telit Communications, as part of a wider £19m capital increase for the company.
HTGF et al. back SAW Instruments
HTGF, KfW and KI Kapital have invested €1m in SAW Instruments in a second round of financing.
Barclays Private Equity exits Siteco
Barclays Private Equity has sold Siteco Lighting GmbH to Osram, a subsidiary of the Siemens Group, for an undisclosed amount.
EQT makes SEK 12bn bid for Dometic
EQT has made a SEK 12bn offer to acquire Dometic Group from a consortium of lenders, members of the board and employees.
Vector Capital backs Efectivox
Vector Capital has participated in the €4.5m capital increase carried out by its Spanish portfolio company, Efectivox.
Warburg Pincus invested in United Internet
Private equity investor Warburg Pincus has acquired 5.29% of the shares in United Internet AG.
Inveready invests €1m in Spanish media firm
Inveready has invested more than €1m in Adman Interactive, leading the first round of investment into the Catalan start-up.
Prime Ventures and Intel Capital exit Silicon Hive
Prime Ventures and Intel Capital have sold their stakes in Dutch multimedia solutions provider Silicon Hive to Intel Corporation.
NBGI backs MBO of Facilities Services Group
NBGI Private Equity has acquired a majority stake in UK-based Facilities Service Group (FSG) for £9m.
Oaktree considers Nueva Rumasa investment
Turnaround fund Oaktree Capital is in negotiations with Spain’s Ruiz-Mateos family about a possible investment in food group Nueva Rumasa.
Socadif backs SPAS MBI
Socadif has backed the management buy-in of French events organiser SPAS.
Riva y García backs steel manufacturer
Spanish private equity firm Riva y García has backed the creation of Madrid-based steel manufacturing business Bloqmarine International.
Atomico invests €10m in FON
Early-stage technology investor Atomico has invested 10m in wifi telecommunications firm FON.
ICG acquires Gerflor from AXA PE
Intermediate Capital Group (ICG) has agreed to acquire French flooring business Gerflor from AXA Private Equity, for an undisclosed amount.
Privet Capital acquires HWA Group Ltd
Privet Capital has acquired specialist building contractor HWA Group Ltd for an undisclosed sum.
Silverfleet exits Sterigenics
Silverfleet Capital has sold contract sterilisation and ionisation services provider Sterigenics International for $675m to US-based private equity firm GTCR.
Invercaria leads €1m Ingeniatrics round
Invercaria and Caixa Capital Risc have participated in a €1m funding round for Seville-based technology company Ingeniatrics.
OpenGate Capital acquires Norampac-Avot-Vallée
OpenGate Capital has acquired French specialty paper manufacturer Norampac-Avot-Vallée from parent company Cascades, for an undisclosed amount.
Octopus invests in Curlet
Venture capital company Octopus investments has backed commerce content management platform Curlet Ltd with £1.6m.
Latest round values Spotify at $1bn
The latest round of fundraising for Spotify could value the digital jukebox service at up to $1bn according to reports.