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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 £260m 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.
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 £28m.
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.
Venturecapital.de backs Ingenious Technologies
Venturecapital.de and other investors have backed Ingenious Technologies, an online marketing solutions provider, with a joint seven-figure capital injection.
Ardian-backed Diana acquires Confoco International
Diana Ingrédients, 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 £20m funding round alongside the company’s 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 £3.5m 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.