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IRELAND - Montagu looks to sell Survitec Group
Reports suggest that Montagu Private Equity is seeking a buyer for Ireland-based survival technology manufacturer Survitec Group, with the price tag estimated at around ТЃ200m.
GERMANY - Seventure leads EUR 7m investment into Retailo
Seventure has led a EUR 7m funding round for gift cards retailer Retailo AG, alongside existing investors Wellington Partners and Endeavour Vision.
UK - Carlyle Group ends Innovation talks
British software company Innovation Group plc has confirmed that takeover talks with private equity firm Carlyle Group have been terminated, according to reports.
GERMANY - bmp backs second mando funding round
A consortium of investors led by incumbent backer bmp and including existing investor VC Fonds Technologie and new investor ERP-Startfonds has supported Mando, a mobile television service provider, with an undisclosed a second round of funding.
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GLOBAL - Google launches $100m venture fund
Search engine Google has set up Google Ventures, a $100m venture capital fund designed to invest in early-stage companies.
ITALY - Freshfields names new managing partner
International law firm Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has appointed Marzio Longo as managing partner of the firms Italian operations.
BELGIUM - Gimv invests in Bananas BC
Belgian private equity house Gimv has made an undisclosed investment into marketing business Bananas BC.
UK - Baugur to offload Debenhams stake
Islandic investor Baugur Group has mandated HSBC to sell its 13% stake in retailer Debenhams through a placing priced at 40-45 pence per share.
FRANCE - AXA PE takes 25% stake in Goto Software
AXA Private Equity has acquired 25% of software producer Goto Software.
FRANCE - AXA PE et al. exit B3G in EUR 40m deal
AXA Private Equity, BNP Paribas subsidiary Orkos Capital and Partech International have wholly exited their respective interests in B3G Telecom, an IP Centrex specialist, in a EUR 40m sale to Completel, a corporate telecommunications service business...
RUSSIA - Russia Partners raises $800m
According to reports, Russia Partners is set to close its third fund, Russia Partners III, on $800m.