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Private equity firms circle NHS staffing arm
Soon-to-be privatised NHS Professionals is set to attract private equity attention, according to media reports.
LDC to be spun out
The private equity arm of Lloyds Bank, LDC, is to be spun out from its parent, according to reports.
KKR sells recycling company DSD
British private equity group Solidus Partners has backed the acquisition of Duales System Deutschland (DSD) for an undisclosed amount.
Advent sells Sophis to Misys
Advent International has agreed to sell Sophis to Misys for an equity value of €273m.
STING invests in SEEC
STING Capital has invested in SEEC AB, a provider of energy storage devices for heating and cooling large buildings.
Accent acquires stake in new aviation group
Accent Equity has acquired a 50% stake in Aviator Airport Alliance, a newly formed group of Nordic aviation service providers.
Accent Equity acquires Troax
Accent Equity has acquired Swedish security provider Troax from the Gunnebo group.
Syntaxin receives £18m investment
Lundbeckfond Ventures, Seventure and Ipsen have taken part in a series-C round of financing for biopharmaceutical company Syntaxin.
Ratos sells Camfil for SEK 1.3bn
Ratos has wholly sold its stake in Camfil for SEK 1.325bn, giving the investor and exit profit of approximately SEK 610m.
High-Tech Gründerfonds invests in meinprospekt.de
High Tech Gründerfonds has back a second round of investment for online price comparison business MeinProspekt GmbH.
Permira-backed New Look "open-minded" on flotation
Fashion retailer New Look - backed by Permira and Apax - said it remained "open-minded" on IPO prospects following the holiday season.
LDC secures partial exit from Virgin Racing
LDC has reached an agreement with Marussia that will see the Russian supercar manufacturer take a shareholding in F1 team Virgin Racing.
Penta-backed SpiriTel acquired by Daisy plc
Daisy Group plc has wholly acquired listed communication services company Spiritel, owned by Penta Capital, for an enterprise value of £37m.
Naxicap and SCR Provencale et Corse invest €1.15m in SolarQuest
Naxicap Partners and SCR Provençale et Corse have backed French energy equipment provider SolarQuest with €1.15m of growth capital funding.
HgCapital backs the buyout of ATC Group
HgCapital has agreed to acquire a majority stake in Dutch provider of corporate services to industrial and financial multinational ATC Group.
Finance Wales leads £400,000 G-volution round
Finance Wales has led a £400,000 funding round for G-volution, a Newport-based firm which has developed a clean teach multi-fuel system.
Altor accquires stake in Eltek
Altor Equity Partners has acquired a 16.5% stake in Eltek ASA, a Norwegian listed global power conversion and microwave transmission specialist.
Balderton-backed Hut Group acquires Lookfantastic
Online retailer The Hut Group has raised £18.5m from existing investors to finance the £19.4m acquisition of the Lookfantastic Group.
Consortium invests £4m in Vivacta
A consortium, consisting of HBM BioVentures, IDInvest Partners, Spark Ventures and Viking, has invested £4m in medical diagnostics company Vivacta Limited.
IK acquires EPiServer from VC consortium
IK Investment Partners has acquired EPiServer Group AB from Amadeus Capital, Monterro Holding, Northzone Ventures and entrepreneurs.
Aheim back MBO of Ercos
Aheim Capital has backed the management buyout of Ercos S.A.'s German division for an undisclosed sum.
PAI-backed Yoplait sale underway
A PAI spokesperson has confirmed the upcoming start of the sale process, according to media reports.
Sun European acquires Maxeda departments
Sun European Partners has acquired the V&D stores and La Place restaurants from Maxeda Retail Group.
JC Flowers to inject €450m into Banca Cívica
American private equity firm JC Flowers is said to be in the final stages of an agreement with Spain's Banca Cívica to supply the firm with €450m of convertible debt securities.