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Isis invests £18m in YSC buyout
Isis Equity Partners has invested £18m in the £38m MBO of YSC, a global business psychology firm.
BGF invests £10m in York Mailing
The Business Growth Fund (BGF) has invested £10m in UK printing business York Mailing, a producer of retail flyers, media inserts and catalogues.
LDC's TD Travel acquires booking agent Hotelscene
TD Travel, supported by private equity house LDC, has bought Hotelscene, an independent corporate travel and hotel agency.
Isis picks up 35% stake in Nigel Frank
Isis Equity Partners has acquired a 35% stake in recruitment agency Nigel Frank International alongside HSBC Bank in a £22m investment.
MPVenture sells Sempla to GFT Technologies
MPVenture has divested its 80% stake in IT consultancy company Sempla to GFT Technologies, reaping a money multiple in excess of 2x.
Axa PE ups stake in Genesi Uno
AXA Private Equity is to acquire Unicredit’s 40% stake in Holding di Investimenti in Sanità e Infrastrutture (HISI), the holding company of hospital construction firm Genesi Uno, increasing its overall shareholding to 80%.
Northzone backs £9.5m Ocapo series-A round
Northzone Ventures has led a £9.5m series-A funding round for online performance marketing and technology company Ocapo.
EdRip injects €5m into Prozone-Amisco
Edmond de Rothschild Investment Partners (EdRip) has invested €5m in Prozone-Amisco, a French sports data business that is also backed by XAnge Private Equity and Midi Capital.
SEP in £1.25m round for Cyberhawk
Scottish Equity Partners (SEP) has led a £1.25m investment in remote aerial industrial inspection company Cyberhawk Innovations.
İş Private Equity offloads Aras Kargo stake
Turkey-based İş Private Equity has sold its 20% holding in parcel delivery group Aras Kargo to Austrian Post in a deal worth €50m.
Amadeus backs Covestor
Amadeus Capital Partners has invested $12.75m in a series-B funding round for Covestor, a UK online investment marketplace, alongside existing investors.
Axa PE buys Trescal in €250m SBO
3i stands to double its money in a little less than three years after agreeing to sell French measurement services specialist Trescal to Axa Private Equity for around €250m.
MML-backed Arena makes Asian bolt-on
MML Capital-backed Arena has acquired Malaysia-based Asia Tent International.
Agilitas buys ISS division in maiden investment
Mid-cap GP Agilitas Partners has backed the management buyout of ISS Damage Control from EQT-backed ISS Group.
Vermeer Capital buys RLD from Sagard
Vermeer Capital has acquired a majority stake in RLD, a French business specialising in the rental and laundering of workwear, from fellow GP Sagard.
GCP in £6m Fishawack bolt-on
Fishawack, a medical communications agency backed by Growth Capital Partners (GCP), has acquired Switzerland-based Archimed Medical Communications for £6m.
Bill Gates, Tenaya et al. invest $35m in ResearchGate
Bill Gates, Tenaya Capital and other investors have completed a series-A financing round for ResearchGate, a professional network for scientists.
Mir Capital buys stake in Packer Service Group
Mir Capital has made its first investment with the acquisition of a non-controlling stake in Russian oil and gas solutions firm Packer Service Group.
Major refinancing underway for Eurazeo's Elis
Elis, a French professional clothing business owned by Eurazeo, has placed a €450m high-yield bond as part of a significant refinancing effort.
CD&R in potential Balfour and Rentokil deal
Clayton Dubilier & Rice is in talks over a potential merging of the office maintenance business of Balfour Beatty and Rentokil Initial.
HgCapital sells ATC to Intertrust for €303m
HgCapital has sold Dutch fiduciary services firm ATC to corporate services business Intertrust for €303m, reaping a 2.2x money multiple.
Beringea exits Fjord
Beringea has sold service design consultancy Fjord to management technology outsourcing and consulting service provider Accenture Interactive.
Catalyst Investors backs Reputation Institute
Catalyst Investors has completed a minority equity investment in Danish corporate reputation measurement firm Reputation Institute.
Industrifonden et al. back Flexenclosure
Industrifonden, Andra AP-fonden (AP2) and International Finance Corporation (IFC) have invested SEK 160m in Swedish information and communications technology infrastructure provider Flexenclosure.