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Deal in focus: Seafort buys three firms from Auctus
Newly founded private equity house Seafort Advisers has kicked things off with a hat-trick of secondary buyouts from Auctus Capital Partners via a dedicated vehicle.
RITF backs Talentory with $1.7m
Russian Internet Technology Fund (RITF), managed by Black River Ventures, has invested $1.7m in Swiss online recruiting platform Talentory.
Endless's Liberata in double bolt-on
Endless-backed business processing services provider Liberata has acquired two companies in recent weeks.
Argantis divests WIS Group
German private equity house Argantis has sold WIS Group, a provider of security services, to private investors.
Seafort Advisers buys three businesses from Auctus
Newly founded private equity house Seafort Advisers has bought packaging recycling company Noventiz, business services provider DialogFeld Communication and lighting manufacturer Dieter Braun from Auctus Capital Partners via a dedicated vehicle.
Isis reaps 2.4x on CSC sale
Isis Equity Partners has sold its stake in structural engineering software company CSC World to Nasdaq-listed Trimble.
Alven injects €3m into Bime
French VC Alven Capital has invested €3m in business intelligence software Bime.
Carlyle sells P&I to HgCapital in SBO
The Carlyle Group has sold German human resources software company P&I Personal & Informatik to HgCapital in a secondary buyout.
Elaia leads series-A for 1001 Menus
Elaia Partners has led a €1.35m series-A funding round for 1001 Menus, a French start-up catering to the restaurant industry, alongside several angel investors.
SBT Venture Capital et al. back Walkbase
SBT Venture Capital and Olli-Pekka Kallasvuo have provided тЌ3m in series-A funding for Walkbase, a Finland-based marketing optimisation platform.
Project A Ventures backs Tictail
Project A Ventures has invested тЌ600,000 in Stockholm-based e-commerce start-up Tictail.
Beringea divests Espresso Group
Beringea has sold Espresso Group, a UK publisher of educational digital content, to US media company Discovery Communications for an estimated ТЃ15-20m.
Bencis to take Xeikon private
Bencis Capital Partners has made a mandatory public offer to acquire all issued shares of Xeikon for €5.85 per share, giving the company an enterprise value of €168m.
3i-backed Everis sold to NTT Data
Japanese IT services company NTT Data has wholly acquired Spanish business consultancy firm Everis, giving an exit to 3i, Hutton Collins, Grupo Landon and Ariadne.
Gresham divests Swift
Gresham Private Equity has sold oil & gas recruitment company Swift Technical Group to Wellspring Capital Management.
Terra Firma to refinance Tank & Rast's €2.1bn debt
Terra Firma is currently considering a refinancing of motorway service operator Tank & Rast's €2.1bn debt load.
Bridgepoint Development Capital invests in LOC
Bridgepoint Development Capital (BDC) has purchased a minority stake in offshore marine and engineering consultancy LOC.
Elbrus Capital acquires Intercomp
Russian private equity firm Elbrus Capital has acquired business support services provider Intercomp.
HgCapital exits Epyx, reaps 2.7x return
HgCapital has sold UK-based Epyx to NYSE-listed fuel payment processing company Fleetcor, making 2.7x its original investment and a gross IRR of around 27%.
Graphite makes 3.5x on Alexander Mann Solutions sale
Graphite Capital has sold Alexander Mann Solutions (AMS) for ТЃ260m to New York-based New Mountain Capital, reaping a 3.5x return on its initial investment.
Total Capital acquires Meter Provida
Total Capital Partners has backed the buy-in management buyout (BIMBO) of Meter Provida, a UK-based supplier of gas meters.
Lonsdale acquires Oteac
Lonsdale Capital Partners has bought a majority stake in fire and safety services provider Oteac from the firm's private owners.
SE Blue Equity backs Eltronic
SE Blue Equity has acquired a 50% stake in Eltronic, a Danish company providing technology and development expertise to manufacturing companies.
G4S rejects £1.55bn offer for subsidiary from Charterhouse
The board of G4S has rejected a "highly opportunistic" £1.55bn offer from Charterhouse for its cash solutions unit.