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Summa acquires eGain stake from Ceder Capital
Existing investors will roll over part of their equity and remain minority shareholders
MML’s Iqarus acquires Exmed
Deal marks the second bolt-on for Iqarus since it was acquired by MML in September 2015
Sovereign backs Dalepak BIMBO
Buy-and-build specialist's deal comes amid a flurry of PE activity for UK logistics firms
Norvestor exits Sortera to newcomer Summa Equity
Former Nordic Capital and Altor veterans make inaugural deal for new Nordic GP
Deal in Focus: Advent unlocks Spain's troubled housing market
An in-depth look at Advent’s €350m exit of Tinsa in the difficult Spanish property market
Genesis Capital exits Servodata to BDO Advisory
Exit comes nearly five years after the GP’s second fund acquired the Czech IT services company
RJD acquires Babington from Bridges in £22m deal
The vocational training company will invest in new facilities and expand its training remit
Innova Capital sells La Fântâna back to Oresa
Acquirers first exited Romanian beverage company to Innova Capital in 2007 SBO
Idinvest et al. in $25m series-B for Onfido
Automated background checking firm is to expand in the US after its rival's recent $40m round
Ardian in exclusive talks with IK to acquire Trigo Group
Parisian GP is looking to acquire IK's majority stake in the target group
LDC backs £17m MBO of Panther Logistics
Investment in UK courier business comes just two months after its SBO of CitySprint
Dunedin promotes Hoare and Rowan to partner
Davidson and Chung are also promoted following an active first quarter for the UK firm
Revo Capital and MV Holding take 24% stake in Cardtek
The investment will strengthen Turkey-based Cardtek's presence in North America
Axcel acquires Danish enterprise software company Lessor
Payroll and HR systems company is the 10th investment from the Axcel IV fund
BPM backs MarkIT MBO with mezzanine as ASI exits
Buy-back returns full control to the Estonian management team after a growth capital injection in 2007
Proventus acquires Polestar Group from administration
Swedish GP’s buyout comes after previous Polestar owner ceased support for the company under administration
HgCapital buys Raet from CVC
CVC Capital exits the HR services business after five-year holding period
Sentica Partners acquires BPO company Trust Kapital
The Finnish business process outsourcing company’s founder will retain a significant minority stake alongside the GP
Notion Capital leads $13m round for GoCardless
London-based direct debit provider GoCardless raises $13m from Notion, Balderton et al.
Siparex, Sodero invest in DMVP
Siparex deploys capital from Xpansion 2, Nord Ouest Entrepreneurs 4 and Entrepreneurs 1 funds
Avedon acquires Dutch HR agency Olympia from NIBC
Entrepreneur-focused merchant bank NIBC exits six years after acquiring the Hague-based company
Sponsor Capital exits Espotel to trade buyer
Exit for Finnish private equity firm comes three years after it acquired Espotel
Endless’s Enact backs Kesslers
Deal marks fourth transaction for Endless's SME-focused Enact fund
Livonia reaps 2x on exit of legacy asset Archyvų Sistemos
Baltic archiving services company was a legacy asset from a portfolio that pre-dated Livonia’s maiden fund