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BPE sells remaining shares in LSL
Barclays Private Equity has announced the sale of its remaining 12.6% stake in LSL Property Services plc for £27m.
Palamon and G Square-backed Sar buys Mapfre Quavitae
A portfolio company of Palamon Capital Partners and G Square has purchased care home provider Mapfre Quavitae from Mapfre and Caja Madrid for €30m.
Ratos acquires KVD Kvarndammen
Ratos has agreed to wholly acquire auction house and valuation company KVD Kvarndammen AB from the Sixth AP-fund and founders.
Bure Equity sells Energo for SEK 230m
Bure Equity AB has agreed to sell its 94.5% stake in engineering consulting company Energo to ÅF AB for SEK 230m.
3i acquires Stork subsidiary for €150m
3i has acquired Dutch engineering company Stork Materials Technology, a subsidiary of Stork BV, for €150m.
Via Venture invests in Miroi
Via Venture Partners has invested in Swedish adult education and job matching services provider Miroi AB.
Private equity firms interested in ISS
Private equity firms are looking to acquire Danish cleaning services provider ISS as the deadline for the first round of the sales process nears, according to reports.
CapMan Life Science invests in Swereco
CapMan has invested in Swereco AB through its CapMan Life Science IV fund.
Blackstone-backed ICS acquires Pulse
Blackstone Group portfolio company Independent Clinical Services (ICS) has acquired Pulse Staffing Ltd from HgCapital.
Apax sells IFCO Systems to Brambles
Apax has agreed to sell its majority stake in listed German logistics company IFCO Systems to Australian trade buyer Brambles.
AAC Capital Partners acquires Orangefield
AAC Capital Partners has acquired a majority stake in independent trust service provider Orangefield Trust.
Accent acquires stake in new aviation group
Accent Equity has acquired a 50% stake in Aviator Airport Alliance, a newly formed group of Nordic aviation service providers.
Accent Equity acquires Troax
Accent Equity has acquired Swedish security provider Troax from the Gunnebo group.
Penta-backed SpiriTel acquired by Daisy plc
Daisy Group plc has wholly acquired listed communication services company Spiritel, owned by Penta Capital, for an enterprise value of £37m.
HgCapital backs the buyout of ATC Group
HgCapital has agreed to acquire a majority stake in Dutch provider of corporate services to industrial and financial multinational ATC Group.
Matrix acquires stake in RDL
Matrix Private Equity Partners has invested £5m in recruitment specialist RDL, according to reports.
Naxicap backs Groupe MJA
Naxicap has provided French communication agency Groupe MJA with growth capital funding of an undisclosed amount.
Vaaka Partners exits Nab Labs
Vaaka Partners, formerly Pohjola Capital Partners, and Inveni Capital have sold their stakes in Nab Labs.
AXA PE acquires 11% of Arismore
AXA Private Equity has taken an 11% stake in French IT services company Arismore for an undisclosed amount.
PAI buys Swissport for €654m
Private equity firm PAI Partners has bought passenger and cargo handling company Swissport from Spanish infrastructure group Ferrovial for €654m.
Sovereign Capital funds fifth add-on for NFA Partnerships
Buy-and-build specialist Sovereign Capital has committed new equity to fund a fifth add-on acquisition for its portfolio firm National Fostering Agency Partnerships (NFAP).
Waterland acquires Ranger in LBO
Waterland Private Equity has acquired Ranger Marketing & Vertriebs in an LBO designed to fund the company’s expansion into other countries and business areas.
Baird Capital Partners acquires Nigel Wright Group
Baird Capital Partners Europe has acquired UK-based recruitment services provider Nigel Wright Group (NWG), for an estimated £15m.
HIG Capital invests in 7(S) Personal
HIG Capital has backed German staffing agency 7(S) Personal with growth capital funding.