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Neuhaus Partners et al. invests in 1000jobboersen.de
Neuhaus Partners, HTGF and Hamburg FOR Mobile have invested an undisclosed amount in 1000jobboersen.de.
Equita exits Stromag in €195m trade sale
Equita has sold power management components provider Stromag Group to global engineering group GKN for €195m.
Parcom exits See Tickets to Vivendi
Private equity house Parcom Capital has sold ticketing vendor See Tickets to French media conglomerate Vivendi for around £80m.
IK sells Idex to infrastructure fund Cube
IK Investment Partners has sold French energy and environmental services company Idex to Cube Infrastructure.
Barclays acquires IN tIME Express Logistik from ECM
Barclays Private Equity has bought IN tIME Express Logistik from ECM Equity Capital Management.
Phoenix prepares to sell ASCO
Phoenix Equity Partners has hired Lexicon Partners to advise on a possible sale or part sale of ASCO Group.
FII and Etera invest in Academica
Finnish Industry Investment (FII) and Etera Mutual Pension Insurance Company have invested in Finnish ICT service provider Academica.
NVM sells Promanex to Costain for £18.8m
NVM Private Equity has sold UK-based engineering services company Promanex to trade buyer Costain for £18.8m.
Sponsor Capital et al. sell Lujapalvelut
Sponsor Capital, Varma and other shareholders have sold Finnish facility management company Lujapalvelut Oy to Coor Service Management.
Perusa Partners buys Bactec
Private equity house Perusa Partners has acquired explosive ordnance contamination service provider Bactec.
Creathor Venture invests in Shopgate
Creathor Venture has invested in online retail platform Shopgate with an undisclosed amount between €1-5m.
Bridgepoint exits Protocol Education
Bridgepoint has sold Protocol Education, part of its portfolio company Protocol Associates, to Graphite Capital.
DuMont and Seventure exit Tradoria
DuMont Venture and Seventure have sold their stake in shopping portal Tradoria to Japan-based internet service Rakuten.
Reiten-backed QuestBack acquires Globalpark
Reiten & Co’s portfolio company QuestBack AS has acquired and merged with German social CRM vendor Globalpark AG.
Acton invests in Bueroservice24
Acton Capital Partners has invested an undisclosed amount in online company Bueroservice24 AG.
MCH and Corpfin invest in Segur Ibérica
MCH Private Equity and Corpfin Capital have acquired N+1 Private Equity’s stake in Spanish security firms Segur Ibérica and Hortus Mundi for €26m.
GMT acquires MeetingZone for £38.5m
GMT Communications Partners has teamed up with management to acquire UK-based conference and collaboration service provider MeetingZone for a total consideration of £38.5m.
Valedo acquires Corbel from Sentica
Valedo Partners has acquired real estate management services provider Corbel Oy from Sentica Partners.
YFM-backed Fishawack acquires Phocus
YFM Equity Partners’ portfolio company Fishawack has acquired Swiss medical communication service provider Phocus Services GmbH.
N+1 et al. exit Serventa
N+1 Private Equity, Dinamia and Nmás1 Private Equity Fund LP, have sold their shareholding in vending machine operator Servicio de Venta Automatica SA (Serventa) to Autobar Group for €6.24m.
3i-backed Enterprise in potential restructuring
3i’s portfolio company Enterprise is considering a full-scale restructuring, according to reports.
Litorina-backed Semantix acquires Done Information
Litorina’s portfolio company Semantix has acquired Finnish-based translation service provider Done Information Oy for €2.5m.
Lead Equities acquires Weidinger & Partner
Lead Equities has acquired a 60% stake in Weidinger & Partner Wirtschaftstraining und Organisationsentwicklung for an undisclosed amount.
Enterprise Ventures backs MBO of IMC
Enterprise Ventures has backed the £3.7m management buyout of London-based management consulting services provider IMC Worldwide.