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VC-backed Klarna acquires Sofort
Online payment provider Klarna, backed by DST and General Atlantic among other VCs, has acquired Sofort for $150m.
Ardian sells Cegos stake
Ardian has divested its minority stake in French vocational training services business Cegos Group to management and existing shareholder Cegos Association.
Norvestor's Apsis picks up ProspectEye
Email marketing business Apsis Group, owned by Norvestor, has acquired ProspectEye.
Kester doubles money on Chiltern sale
Kester Capital has sold its stake in clinical services business Chiltern, reaping a 2x money multiple and a 25% IRR.
HIG divests Europa to Bilfinger
HIG Europe has sold facilities management company Europa Support Services to German trade buyer Bilfinger, reaping a 4x multiple on its original investment.
Axcel acquires Silkeborg Data from Jyske Bank
Danish GP Axcel has agreed to acquire IT company Silkeborg Data, which specialises in IT-based payroll and HR systems, from Jyske Bank.
Notion and NEA back Move Guides
Notion Capital and New Enterprise Associates (NEA) have invested $1.8m in Move Guides, a London-based employee relocation platform provider, alongside several angel investors.
Enterprise Ventures backs £3.8m Granby MBO
Enterprise Ventures and NatWest have supported the £3.8m management buyout of Granby Marketing Services.
Silverfleet acquires Competence Call Center from Ardian
Silverfleet Capital has purchased Competence Call Center Holding (CCC) from Ardian in a secondary buyout, four years after the vendor took the business’s reins.
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.
LDC’s Driver Hire picks up ISS Labour
LDC-backed The Driver Hire Group has purchased Infra Safety Services Labour (ISS Labour).
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 €3m in series-A funding for Walkbase, a Finland-based marketing optimisation platform.
Project A Ventures backs Tictail
Project A Ventures has invested €600,000 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 £15-20m.
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.