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XAnge and CIC back ITL buyout
French investors XAnge and CIC Capital Privé have backed the management buyout of ITL from Initiative & Finance.
Bridges Ventures exits The Office Group
Bridges Ventures has sold office space provider The Office Group in a £43.3m management buy-back.
Cinven finally scents deal with Spice
Cinven's revised offer of 70p per share for Leeds-based utility support services group Spice is likely to be recommended by the company's management.
Norvestor invests in Apsis
Norvestor Equity has invested in software provider Asis Sweden AB, becoming the largest shareholder.
Newfund et al. invest in TCMC
Newfund and three private investors have provided French eCRM specialist CRM Mobile Corp (TCMC) with growth capital funding.
Auctus backs two add-ons for Career Partner Group
Auctus Capital Partners portfolio company Career Partner Group has acquired majority stakes in further education providers Horst Rückle Team GmbH and Proaktiv Management.
ALMI Invest provide funding for EcoBag
ALMI Invest and business angels have invested approximately SEK 2.2m in waste separation specialist EcoBag AB.
Foresight invests in Vertal and Closed Loop
Foresight Group has injected further funding into London recycling specialists Vertal and Closed Loop Recycling.
LDC exits Vision Security Group
FTSE 100 company Compass Group has acquired LDC-backed security services specialist Vision Security Group (VSG) for £64m.
Scope portfolio company Wright Trafikkskole expands
Scope-backed Wright Trafikkskole has acquired Norwegian Transportfagskolen and Sikkerhetshallen and Swedish Kul pand Swedish Kul på Hjul Trafikskola.
Scope-backed Brand Factory acquires Kariplast
Scope Capital’s portfolio company Brand Factory has wholly acquired the Finnish producer and supplier of in-store communication Kariplast Oy.
EQT and Goldman Sachs considering IPO of ISS
EQT Partners and GS Capital Partners are considering an IPO of Danish cleaning, catering and security provider ISS A/S, according to reports.
Ratos in possible exit of Bisnode
Ratos AB has entered negotiations regarding the sale of its portfolio company Bisnode, according to reports.
Rutland acquires Brandon Hire for £43m
Turnaround specialist Rutland Partners has acquired UK equipment hire business Brandon Hire from Wolseley, in a £43m deal.
Morgan Stanley acquires Zenith Vehicle Contracts
Morgan Stanley Private Equity has acquired a 60% stake in fleet management specialist Zenith Vehicle Contracts Group from Barclays Private Equity.
Consortium invests in TimeTemp
A consortium led by Investinor has provided NOK 36m for Norway's TimeTemp AS.
Private equity eyes Tribal Group
Private equity companies are reportedly circling Tribal Group, an AIM-listed UK company focussed on providing consulting and advisory services to the public sector.
Norvestor exits Secode in trade sale
Norvestor Equity has agreed to sell its shares in the security service provider Secode AB to NTT Communications Corporation.
AAC Partners in talks with 3i over £110m deal
AAC Capital Partners is in talks about the potential acquisition of 3i portfolio company NSL Services, according to reports.
LDC-backed Green Sky Energy buys DWEC
LDC-backed energy management company Green Sky Energy has acquired DWEC and DWEC Europe, as part of its buy-and-build strategy.
Primary Capital supports bolt-on for Esteem
Primary Capital-backed Esteem Systems has acquired Woking-based IT service and support provider SiRViS IT.
Atlas Capital completes second investment
Madrid-based Atlas Capital has completed the second investment from its inaugural fund, committing €6m of growth capital to back the Spanish audiovisual services firm Uveauve.
AC Desarollo takes majority stake in Vaughan Systems
AC Desarollo, the private equity investment arm of Ahorro Corporación, has acquired a controlling stake in Vaughan Systems, a Spanish provider of commercial English language training services.
Permira acquires eDreams from TA Associates
Permira has acquired a majority stake in the Spanish online travel agent eDreams in a deal valued between €250-300m.