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Ratos-backed Bisnode acquires Vendemore Nordic
Business intelligence firm in second bolt-on this month
MMC leads follow-on round for Invenias
Follows on from $1.5m MMC-led funding round in July 2013
Charterhouse buys Skillsoft in SBO
Sale reportedly valued at more than $2bn
IPO to value ISS at nearly €4bn
One million shares placed by EQT and Goldman Sachs
MML’s Optionis bolts on Wheatley Pearce
Accountancy practice to become part of ClearSky brand
Ratos refinances HL Display
GP receives SEK 345m dividend
Linkfluence raises further €3m from French VCs
Latest investment completes earlier €3.5m funding round
Dunedin-backed Hawksford buys Janus
Hawksford completes fifth acquisition since Dunedin MBO in 2008
Ratos-backed Bisnode acquires Grufman Reje
Swedish business information business Bisnode, a portfolio company of Ratos, has acquired Grufman Reje, an analytics company specialising in trade and industry analysis.
VC-backed Just-Eat bolts on Meal2Go
Just-Eat to infuse electronic point-of-sale technology
Corpfin Capital buys FCC logistics division for €32m
Business to be renamed Logisters
Duedil raises $17m series-B
Company claims it has doubled in size since series-A
GMT’s Karnov Group secures DKK 510m refinancing
GMT Communication Partners portfolio company Karnov Group, a Scandinavian information and business intelligence provider, has received a DKK 510m refinancing package.
BGF dials in £7m investment to Mono Consultants
The Business Growth Fund (BGF) has provided network support services provider Mono Consultants with a £7m growth capital injection, securing a minority stake.
GCP backs Chaucer MBO
Growth Capital Partners (GCP) has supported the management buyout of management consultancy Chaucer Group.
Sovereign-backed Cordium acquires Zodiac
Cordium, a Sovereign Capital-backed regulatory compliance consultancy, has picked up Maltese asset management industry advisory firm Zodiac Advisory Services.
Arle floats DX Group
Arle Capital Partners-backed DX Group has priced its IPO on AIM and will start trading this week.
Calculus Capital backs Quai with £2m
Calculus Capital has made a £2m capital injection into Quai, a digital administration services provider.
Mentha acquires Etiket
Dutch GP Mentha Capital has acquired Dutch producer of self-adhesive labels Etiket Nederland via its fourth mid-market buyout fund, which recently held its first close on €51m.
Wheb exits AMCS
Wheb Partners has sold its stake in Advanced Manufacturing Control Systems (AMCS), an Irish provider of technology solutions to the waste and recycling sector.
BGF invests £3.4m in Jumpstart
The Business Growth Fund (BGF) has injected £3.4m into tax consultancy business Jumpstart.
GTCR picks up Vitruvian’s Callcredit
US-based private equity firm GTCR has acquired Leeds-based Callcredit Information Group from Vitruvian Partners.
LBO France exits Sonovision in trade sale
LBO France has reaped a 2.1x money multiple on the sale of Sonovision Group, a Paris-based provider of logistics and document engineering services for the space industry, to French industrial firm Ortec Group.
Kebek acquires Belgian business Mifratel
Belgian buyout firm Kebek Private Equity has acquired Mifratel, a Belgian contact centre operator, alongside the company’s management.