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SPAIN - Kennet leads EUR 14.9m BuyVIP funding
Kennet Partners has led a EUR 14.9m financing round for online retailer BuyVIP, alongside existing investors Bertelsmann Digital Media Investments (BDMI), 3i Group and Active Capital Partners.
GERMANY - Lemper leaves Aurelia Private Equity
Stefan Lemper, a partner at venture firm Aurelia Private Equity, has left the firm to join 3D chat world messengers club cooee GmbH as CEO.
FRANCE - Sofinnova leads EUR 4m investment into Neosens
Sofinnova Partners has led a EUR 4m investment into technology company Neosens, alongside Belgian investor Capricorn Ventures, GALIA Gestion, ICSO Private Equity and IRDI.
GERMANY - Pamplona backs all-equity buyout of automotive supplier
Pamplona Capital Management has, alongside the senior management team of the business, acquired automotive supplier TMD Friction from insolvency in an all-equity transaction.
GERMANY - T-Online Venture Fund invests in sones
T-Online Venture Fund has invested a single digit million euro sum into software company sones GmbH in a second round of financing.
UK - BPE to buy Kaboose's UK operations in £54m deal
Barclays Private Equity has agreed to acquire Canadian family-focused online media company Kaboose's UK business, Bounty Group Ltd, in a deal valued at £54m.
UK/US - GTCR- backed Boomerang buys Entertainment Rights
Boomerang Media, a media solutions company backed by chicago-based private equity firm GTCR, has acquired the US and UK operations of Entertainment Rights, the company that owns the licensing rights to children characters such as Postman Pat and George...
UK - EQT-backed SSP in danger of breaching covenants
Reports suggest that rail station caterer Select Service Partner (SSP) is in talks with its lenders, as falling commuter numbers have led to concerns that the company will breach the covenants on its £1bn debt.
UK - MML Capital backs £31m Vanguard MBO
MML Capital Partners has backed the £31m management buyout of surgical and diagnostic facility provider Vanguard Healthcare Solutions, providing a mezzanine loan alongside a significant equity investment.
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 £200m.
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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