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AXA PE acquires 11% of Arismore
AXA Private Equity has taken an 11% stake in French IT services company Arismore for an undisclosed amount.
Citi looks to sell $500m of private equity holding
Citigroup is looking to sell $500m of private equity investments made with CVC Capital Partners, according to reports.
Morgan Stanley PE and Investcorp in race for Wagamama
Morgan Stanley Private Equity and Investcorp are among the final private equity bidders for Lion Capital-owned restaurant chain Wagamama, according to reports.
Kernel Capital and IIU inject €2m in Decawave
Kernel Capital and International Investment & Underwriting (IIU) have invested €2m in Irish semiconductor company Decawave.
Darwin backs MBO of Euroffice
Darwin Private Equity has backed the MBO of online office supplier Euroffice Ltd.
PAI buys Swissport for €654m
Private equity firm PAI Partners has bought passenger and cargo handling company Swissport from Spanish infrastructure group Ferrovial for €654m.
ARX invests in Bochemie Group
ARX Equity Partners has taken a minority stake in Czech chemicals company Bochemie Group.
Cognetas buys Arcaplanet from Credem
Cognetus has purchased Arcaplanet from Credem Private Equity in a deal which represents the private equity firm’s first investment for more than two years.
Suanfarma launches €30m biotech fund
Specialist investor Suanfarma is to launch its second private equity fund, which will target companies working within the biotechnology sector in Spain.
Sovereign Capital funds fifth add-on for NFA Partnerships
Buy-and-build specialist Sovereign Capital has committed new equity to fund a fifth add-on acquisition for its portfolio firm National Fostering Agency Partnerships (NFAP).
Caja Navarra invests in Nanobiomatters
The private equity arm of Corporación Caja Navarra has acquired a 17% stake in Nanobiomatters, a material science company specialising in nanoclay-based additives.
Waterland acquires Ranger in LBO
Waterland Private Equity has acquired Ranger Marketing & Vertriebs in an LBO designed to fund the company’s expansion into other countries and business areas.
ALMI and K-Svets invest SEK 6m in Bluetest
ALMI Invest and K-Svets Ventures have completed a SEK 6m funding round in Bluetest AB.
Baird Capital Partners acquires Nigel Wright Group
Baird Capital Partners Europe has acquired UK-based recruitment services provider Nigel Wright Group (NWG), for an estimated £15m.
Aescap Venture, De Hoge Dennen and Jeroen Cammeraat invest in i-Optics
Aescap Venture, De Hoge Dennen and private investor Jeroen Cammeraat have invested €4.2m in i-Optics.
Bridgepoint acquires Lumison
Bridgepoint Development Capital has acquired a majority stake in IT service provider Lumison.
Oaktree lifts Beluga Shipping with major investment
Oaktree Capital Management has committed €200m to support the German operator of heavy-lift vessels Beluga Shipping.
3i mulls sale of Fairlane
3i may be looking to sell boat manufacturer Fairlane, which it failed to offload two years ago, according to reports.
AXA PE invests €150m in KOS
AXA Private Equity is to invest €150m in KOS, the health services unit of Compagnie Industriali Riunite (CIR), increasing its stake in the firm to 47%.
Ares Life Sciences to take Stallergenes private
Ares Life Sciences has agreed to buy 45.6% of listed French biopharma Stallergenes from Wendel, and plans to file a mandatory takeover offer for all the remaining shares.
Vendis Capital invests in Eyes and More
Vendis Capital has reached an agreement to invest up to €12m in Dutch optical chain Eyes and More.
IKEA GreenTech invests €2m in Alelion
Corporate venture capital firm IKEA GreenTech, owned by the IKEA Group, has invested €2m in Alelion Batteries AB.
Private equity firms invest €10.5m in Cappella
Polytechnos Partners, ACT Venture Capital, Fountain Healthcare Partners and Mitsui & Co Venture Partners have invested €10.5m in medical device company Cappella.
Apax set to steam ahead with HIT Entertainment sale
Strong gains in China and the US, as well as significant interest from mainly US trade buyers, have prompted Apax Partners to commission a strategic review of HIT Entertainment with a view to a potential €1bn+ sale, according to press reports.