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Baird acquires Alpha for £28m
Baird Capital has purchased a majority stake in international management consultancy business Alpha Financial Markets Consulting (Alpha) in a deal valuing the company at ТЃ28m.
HTGF et al. invest in Inventorum
High-Tech Gründerfonds (HTGF), Klingel New Media and Vogel Ventures have backed retail managing solutions provider Inventorum in an undisclosed seed round.
FF&P Private Equity reaps 2.2x return on OB10 sale
FF&P Private Equity has sold OB10, a UK-based e-invoice network operator, to new holding company Tungsten Corporation, reaping a blended 2.2x its money.
Ardian-backed Diana acquires Confoco International
Diana IngrУЉdients, backed by Ardian (formerly Axa Private Equity), has acquired sales and marketing services provider Confoco International.
CoBe Capital buys Printing Systems Division from Staples
CoBe Capital has acquired the printing systems division of listed firm Staples.
LDC backs £20m round for The Training Room
LDC has backed The Training Room (TTR), a UK-based provider of vocational training courses for gym instructors, in a ТЃ20m funding round alongside the companyтs CEO.
Sovereign invests in Kindertons
Sovereign Capital has invested in Kindertons, a UK-based specialist provider of outsourced accident management services.
Ardian's Trescal bolts on SE Laboratories
Trescal, a portfolio company of Ardian (formerly Axa Private Equity), has acquired SE Laboratories, a Silicon Valley-based provider of calibration services.
Albion Ventures backs Relayware
Albion Ventures has invested ТЃ3.5m in Relayware, a UK-based provider of B2B collaboration and multi-channel communication solutions.
Latour backs MBO of Risk & Co
Latour Capital has acquired French consulting firm Risk & Co in a management buyout that sees the company management retain a 40% stake.
HTGF et al. invest €1m in Minubo
High-Tech Gründerfonds (HTGF), US venture firm Tola Capital and pan-European accelerator Seedcamp have invested €1m in Minubo, a business intelligence services provider.
BDC buys KHG from Procuritas
Bridgepoint Development Capital (BDC) has agreed to acquire a majority stake in Swedish customs services provider KHG Customs from Procuritas.
BayBG buys minority stake in impacore
Bayerische Beteiligungsgesellschaft (BayBG) has bought a 11.3% stake in impacore, a performance-rating service provider.
Isatis injects €2.4m into Ispa MBO
Isatis Capital has invested €2.4m in the leveraged management buyout of French project management consultancy Ispa Consulting, in what marks the GP's last deal under the BNP Paribas Private Equity moniker.
3i invests €77m in GIF
3i has invested €77m in the management buyout of Gesellschaft für Industrieforschung (GIF), a transmission testing specialist, alongside the firm’s CEO.
Target Partners backs So1 in series-A round
Target Partners has backed So1, a German provider of marketing services, in a series-A funding round.
Redalpine invests in Trekksoft
Swiss venture firm Redalpine has invested $800,000 in Trekksoft, an online tour and activity marketplace.
CVC acquires Skrill in €600m SBO
CVC Capital Partners has acquired a majority stake in global payments provider Skrill from Investcorp for тЌ600m, which reaped an 8x return on its investment.
Banc Sabadell sells Grafos after 11 years
Spanish banking group Banc Sabadell has divested the stake in graphic products firm Grafos it held via its private equity arm Aurica XXI.
BGF's York Mailing in bolt-on
BGF-backed York Mailing has acquired The Lettershop Group (TLG), a UK print marketing and mailing solutions provider.
Lyceum acquires Johnson's FM division for £32.2m
Lyceum Capital has acquired the facilities management (FM) division of AIM-listed Johnson Service Group for ТЃ32.2m.
Isis invests £9m in Key Travel MBO
Isis Equity Partners has invested ТЃ9m as part of a management buyout for travel management company Key Travel.
Axa Private Equity exits Arkadin
NTT Communications Corporation (NTT Com) has agreed to acquire a stake of up to 91.2% in Axa Private Equity-backed collaboration service provider Arkadin International.
Dunedin's CitySprint buys The Courier Service
CitySprint, backed by private equity house Dunedin, has bought parcel delivery service business The Courier Service.