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Gimv divests L&C to Nasdaq-listed Nuance
Gimv has sold its stake in technology business Language & Computing (L&C) to Nasdaq-listed Nuance Communications, a provider of speech and imaging solutions for businesses and consumers around the world.
Foresight boosts European solar team
Foresight Group, a dedicated environmental investor, has appointed Federico Giannandrea as investment director.
Endless reaps 10.5x on DavyMarkham exit; second exit in month
Turnaround investor Endless has completed its second exit in the span of one month, Deborah Sterescu reports.
T-Venture invests in Lantiq
T-Venture has made a strategic investment in access and home networking technologies company Lantiq.
Catapult et al. invest in Zinwave
Catapult Venture Managers (CVM) has made an undisclosed investment in Zinwave, developers of an active wideband in-building antenna system.
Carlyle-backed Bigmouthmedia to merge with LBi
Carlyle-owned marketing specialist Bigmouthmedia is set to merge with Stockholm-listed digital marketing and technology agency, LBi International.
SICI and FidiToscana back Montalbano Technology
Sviluppo Imprese Centro Italia (SICI) and the Tuscan financial agency FidiToscana have invested €2m in Montalbano Technology, taking a 24% stake in the business.
LGV-backed Jeyes secures £20m credit facility
LGV-backed hygiene product manufacturer, Jeyes Holdings has completed a refinancing agreement, securing a revolving asset-based lending facility in excess of £20m provided by RBS.
Lion exits Kettle in $615m trade sale
UK-based private equity firm Lion Capital has agreed the sale of Kettle Foods to trade buyer Diamond Foods for $615m in cash.
3i's British Seafood falls into administration
3i-backed British Seafood, the fish importer and distributor, is understood to have gone into adminstration, wiping out the private equity firm's £81m investment in the company.
GCRPV invests €3.5m in Notro Televisión
Gestión de Capital Riesgo del País Vasco (GCRPV), the private equity arm of the Basque country, has invested €3.5m in broadcasting firm Notro Televisión taking a 9.94% stake in the business.
Q&A: Environmental sector opportunities and challenges
Nino Tronchetti, co-founder and CEO of environmental investor Ambienta talks to unquote" about opportunities in the sector.
Atlas sells 34.4% Sporever stake
Atlas Venture has sold its 34.4% stake in Alternext-listed Groupe Sporever, an online content publisher, back to the founder and company president, Patrick Chêne.
H.I.G acquires Synseal
H.I.G. Europe, the European affiliate of H.I.G. Capital, has acquired UK-based building materials specialist Synseal by investing £30.5m in equity.
gamma capital partners in partial exit of Siesta Group
gamma capital partners has sold part of medical services company Siesta Group to Royal Philips Electronic.
CapVis sells Ticketcorner Holding AG
CapVis and the other shareholders have sold ticketing company Ticketcorner to strategic investor CTS EVENTIM AG.
Consortium sells VisuMotion to 3D International
High-Tech Gruenderfonds, Mountain Super Angel and Beteiligungsmanagement Thueringen have sold 3D company VisuMotion GmbH to strategic investor 3D International Sd Bhd in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
360 Capital Partners invests in Leetchi
Franco-Italian investor 360 Capital Partners has invested under €1m in Leetchi.com, an online payment company, alongside Kima Ventures.
Rabo Capital sells stake in Itho Group BV
Rabo Capital, part of Rabo Private Equity (the captive private equity division of Rabobank Group), has sold its majority stake in Itho Group BV to Bencis Capital Partners.
Longbow et al. invest in Domainex
Longbow, The Capital Fund and Takeda Research Investment have invested an undisclosed amount of capital in biotechnology company Domainex.
Mercapital takes stake in Mercurio Credit Partners
Spanish mid-market investor Mercapital has acquired a stake in distressed debt specialist Mercurio Credit Partners.
3i gains control of Mosaicon
UK-based private equity firm 3i has gained control of Mosaicon (formerly Antichi Pellettieri Bags), following the debt restructuring of the parent company Antichi Pelletieri.
Siemens hearing aids sale might be cancelled
According to reports, the sale of Siemens Audiologische Technik, the hearing aids business of Siemens AG, might not go through.
Doughty Hanson hands ATU to KKR
According to reports, Doughty Hanson has sold its 18.5 percent stake in car servicing chain Auto-Teile Unger to KKR, which holds the majority.