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3i exits Panreac via trade sale
3i has completed the exit of its Spanish chemicals business Panreac via a trade sale to Illinois Tool Works Inc (ITW).
Valbart sale brings first exit for 21 Investimenti II
21 Investimenti, the Franco-Italian mid-market later stage investor, has sold Italian oil and gas engineering firm Valbart to listed US business Flowserve.
Next Wave-backed Future Thinking merges with SPA
Next Wave Partners has backed the merger of its portfolio company Future Thinking (formerly known as TORA) with another market research company SPA.
DN Capital et al. invest €7m in Mister Spex
DN Capital has led a €7m funding round in Mister Spex, a German online retailer of eyewear.
XAnge and CIC back ITL buyout
French investors XAnge and CIC Capital Privé have backed the management buyout of ITL from Initiative & Finance.
Graphite Capital leads U-POL MBO
Graphite Capital has completed the £130m tertiary buyout of automotive care products U-POL from AAC Capital Partners.
Alto Invest backs TXCOM with €1m
French private equity house Alto Invest has injected €1m into logistics information chain specialist TXCOM.
Lion Capital meets lenders for Picard buyout
Lion Capital plans to meet lenders to secure a €675m debt package for the acquisition of Picard Surgelés, according to media reports.
Bridges Ventures exits The Office Group
Bridges Ventures has sold office space provider The Office Group in a £43.3m management buy-back.
Seventure and CM-CIC invest €4.2m in EffiCity
Seventure and CM-CIC Capital Privé have invested €4.2m in French estate agent EffiCity.
SEP et al. invest in Elonics
Scottish Equity Partners (SEP), Octopus Ventures and existing investors have injected £6.1m into fabless semiconductor company Elonics.
Dunedin to sell OSS
Dunedin has put UK waste lubricant and oils recycler OSS up for sale after receiving a number of unsolicited approaches.
AXA Private Equity backs JIT Solaire with €3m
AXA Private Equity has provided French photovoltaic energy specialist JIT Solaire with €3m of funding.
Private equity funds linked to €4bn Polkomtel sale
Several private equity bidders have been linked to a possible buyout of Polish mobile phone operator Polkomtel.
Altor and Bure backed Carnegie acquires HQ Bank
Altor Equity Partners and Bure Equity-backed investment bank Carnegie has acquired the troubled Swedish bank HQ Bank.
GIMV backs Onedirect MBO
GIMV has invested €15m to back the management buyout of French e-commerce company Onedirect.
Alliance and Investinor provide NOK 16.2m for bMenu
Alliance Venture and Investinor have invested NOK 16.2m in Internet navigation technology provider bMenu.
Cinven finally scents deal with Spice
Cinven's revised offer of 70p per share for Leeds-based utility support services group Spice is likely to be recommended by the company's management.
Norvestor invests in Apsis
Norvestor Equity has invested in software provider Asis Sweden AB, becoming the largest shareholder.
Siparex and Cogerfi back JST Transformateurs MBO
Siparex and Cogerfi have backed the management buyout of French electric transformers specialist JST Transformateurs (JST) from AIAC.
SEED invests DKK 7.6m in Reapplix
Danish venture capital firm SEED Capital has invested DKK 7.6m in biotech company Reapplix.
LDC acquires stake in Mountain Warehouse
LDC has acquired a significant minority stake in the outdoor specialist Mountain Warehouse valuing the company at over £50m.
Sixth AP Fund sells Sportex
The Sixth Swedish National Pension Fund has sold its stake in bicycle retailer Sportex to Team Sportia.
Prime Technology Ventures exits Nedstat
Prime Technology Ventures has sold its 43% stake in web analytics specialist Nedstat to comScore, in a deal that values the company at €28.6m.