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YFM Private Equity et al. invest £1.1m in B2 Group
YFM Private Equity has invested £1.1m in marketing agency B2 Group, along with management and private investors.
Graphite Capital buys Teaching Personnel from RJD Partners
Graphite Capital has backed the £45m secondary buyout of teacher recruitment specialist Teaching Personnel from RJD Partners.
The Carlyle Group acquires Companeo
The Carlyle Group will acquire a majority stake in B2B online lead generator Companeo SA.
Activa Capital to buy Selpro Sélection Professionnelle
Activa Capital has agreed to acquire French HR services provider Selpro Sélection Professionnelle from Randstad.
Ibersuizas closes in on Multiasistencia
Press reports suggest that the Madrid-based later stage investor Ibersuizas has signed heads of agreement over the buyout of Multiasistencia, Spain's leading provider of business process outsourcing services to the financial and corporate sector.
Lead Equities backs German IT outsourcer SOLCOM
Lead Equities, has backed the buyout of German IT freelance agency SOLCOM, acquiring a 75% stake. No financial details have been disclosed.
BPEP backs Spanish security firm with €10m growth funding
Baring Private Equity Partners España has supported the rapidly-growing security business Castellana de Seguridad SA (CASESA) with a substantial package of expansion capital funding.
Midven backs budget PR company pr2go
Midven has invested £263,000 in budget public relations company pr2go, marking the first investment from its recently launched Exceed - Midlands Advantage Fund.
LDC backs Computer Recognition Systems
LDC has bought UK traffic management company, Computer Recognition Systems (CRS), as a bolt-on to Vysionic, the portfolio company it set up in February this year.
Naxicap-backed GSM Consulting acquires Subventium
GSM Consulting has wholly acquired financial consulting firm Subventium, with the support of Naxicap Partners.
Argos Soditic backs Groupe Mertz in bolt-on acquisition
Argos-backed Groupe Mertz has acquired a majority stake in transport specialist Transport Roullé.
Karnell acquires Iris
Karnell has acquired Iris Invest AB from Synskadades Stiftelse, a Swedish foundation for the visually impaired.
HTGF et al. in €2m evocatal series-B
Three years after receiving a round of seed finance, Düsseldorf-based industrial biotech group evocatal GmbH has raised a €2m round of early-stage funding.
MB Funds invests in Suomen Transval
MB Funds has invested in Suomen Transval Oy, making the investor the main shareholder in the company.
Gresham-backed JGG buys Addis & Co
Gresham-backed James Grant Group (JGG) has acquired specialist accountancy company, Addis & Co - its latest acquisition in its buy-and-build strategy.
Litorina-backed Semantix acquires Tamarind
Litorina’s portfolio company Semantix has acquired translation service provider Tamarind.
Sovereign Capital backs Paragon acquisition of Platinum
Sovereign Capital portfolio company, Paragon, has acquired Platinum Training & Development.
Octopus Ventures invests £1.9m in Semafone
Octopus Ventures has invested £1.9m in UK call centre support services provider Semafone.
3i exits business support specialist KNEIP
3i has exited its minority stake in KNEIP, a Luxembourg-based provider of specialist business support services to the asset management industry.
CVC to buy TNT
CVC is reportedly in talks to acquire a significant stake in Dutch post and logistics company, TNT, for €1.5bn.
Spice rejects Cinven takeover offer
UK infrastruce support services provider Spice has reportedly spurned a take-over offer from Cinven, saying the private equity investor's bid undervalues the company.
Sale of Complinet provides exit for Canter Equity
Complinet, the global information and solutions provider has been sold to Thomson Reuters for an undisclosed sum.
Horwath Clark Whitehill adds to its corporate team
Horwath Clark Whitehill has appointed four new partners to its corporate team.
HitecVision Asset Solutions closes on $420m
HitecVision has closed its latest fund at $420, more than $100 over its original target after four months of fundraising.