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Alven injects €1m into iAdvize
Alven Capital has invested €1m in French online customer relations services provider iAdvize.
Alven injects €1m into iAdvize
Alven Capital has invested €1m in French online customer relations services provider iAdvize.
Bain buys Telefónica unit for €1bn
Bain Capital has agreed to the acquisition of Atento, the call-centre unit of Spanish telecommunications giant Telefónica, for €1.04bn.
FSI Régions and SGCP back WC Loc OBO
FSI Régions and Société Générale Capital Partenaires (SGCP) have taken a minority stake in the owner buyout of WC Loc, a French sanitation fixtures rental business.
Sunstone et al. back Freespee
Sunstone Capital and existing investor Inventure have invested €3.3m in Swedish mobile advertising services company Freespee.
EdRIP and Iris back ProwebCE take-private
Edmond de Rothschild Investment Partners (EdRIP) and Iris Capital have backed the take-private of French support services business ProwebCE, alongside trade player Edenred.
LGV buys Air Energi from Palatine
LGV Capital has completed the secondary buyout of energy consultancy Air Energi Group from Palatine Private Equity.
Investindustrial and Trilantic buy Euskaltel
Investindustrial and Trilantic Capital Partners have acquired 48% of Basque telecommunications provider Euskaltel through the holding company International Cable Holdings.
AEA buys NES from Graphite for £234m
AEA Investors has acquired technical recruitment group NES Global Talent from Graphite Capital for £234m.
ECI backs rhubarb MBO
ECI Partners has backed the MBO of luxury catering brand rhubarb, investing £12m in exchange for a minority stake.
Gresham PE acquires Investis
Gresham Private Equity has acquired a majority stake in digital corporate communications company Investis in a £25m MBO.
FSI Régions backs Axonal OBO
FSI Régions has taken a minority stake in the owner buyout of French clinical research business Axonal.
FF&P Private Equity invests £8m in David Phillips MBO
The private equity business of Fleming Family & Partners has acquired a majority stake in British property services provider David Phillips Furniture for £8m.
GMT buys Seagull AS
GMT Communications Partners has acquired Seagull AS, a Norwegian provider of training systems for seafarers, in a management buyout.
LDC exits Direct Group in trade sale
LDC has sold UK-based outsourced insurance services provider Direct Group to Ryan Specialty Group.
Initiative & Finance acquires Fil Rouge in BIMBO
Initiative & Finance (I&F) has taken a majority stake in the buy-in management buyout of French marketing group Fil Rouge.
WHEB and Hermes GPE invest £13m in WEMS
WHEB Partners and Hermes GPE have invested £13m in smart energy company Wireless Energy Management Systems International Ltd (WEMS).
North West Fund backs Connect Technology Group
The North West Fund for Digital & Creative has invested in Burnley-based systems developer Connect Technology Group.
Finance Wales sells Unite Technologies
Finance Wales has exited data centre solutions provider Unite Technologies in a trade sale to US infrastructure solutions manufacturer Panduit Corporation.
Arle loses ETG in debt-for-equity swap
Arle Capital Partners' portfolio company EurotaxGlass (ETG) has been seized by its lenders, as an agreement on the reduction of its debt pile couldn't be reached.
ISIS backs MBO of Impetus Automotive
ISIS Equity Partners has supported the MBO of consultancy firm Impetus Automotive.
CT Investment Partners leads £1m round for SenseLogix
CT Investment Partners has led a £1m series-B funding round for UK-based energy solutions firm SenseLogix.
EQT's ISS receives €500m investment
EQT-backed cleaning firm ISS has received a €500m investment from Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan and KIRKBI Invest A/S.
North East Accelerator provides £120,000 for Deminos
Finance for Business North East Accelerator Fund, managed by Northstar Ventures, has provided £120,000 to HR outsourcing company Deminos in a third funding round.