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Linpac offloads five assets to Chamonix
Direct secondaries specialist Chamonix Private Equity has completed the institutional buyout of five non-core businesses from Linpac Group.
Norvestor acquires stake in Aptilo
Norvestor Equity has acquired a majority stake in Aptilo Networks AB.
CapMan invests in Eastway
CapMan has acquired a majority stake in Eastway through its CapMan Buyout IX fund.
FSI and Euromezzanine take minority stake in Carso
FSI and Euromezzanine have taken a minority stake in French analytical services providers Carso, while 3i and Siparex fully exited the company.
Northzone invests €7m in X5 Music
Northzone Ventures has invested тЌ7m in X5 Music Group, a Swedish digital record label.
CapMan partially exits Lumene Oy
CapMan has agreed to sell 48% of Finnish cosmetics company Lumene Oy to Langholm Capital, an other major shareholder in the company.
Norvestor invests in Cegal
Norvestor Equity has taken a majority stake in Norwegian IT services provider Cegal for an undisclosed amount.
Süd Beteiligungen exits CS Consulting
Süd Beteiligungen has sold its stake in CS Consulting to French IT services provider Capgemini.
BaltCap backs start-up Oobelisk
BaltCap has invested in Oobelisk, a start-up corporate media production company.
Deutsche PE backs DID Industrieleistungen and Sonesto
Parcom Deutsche Private Equity has made two investments through its fund Parcom Deutschland I in temporary staffing providers DID Industrieleistungen GmbH and Sonesto.
SEED Capital invests in Endomondo
SEED Capital has invested in Danish sports community Endomondo.
Argos Soditic closes latest fund on €400m hard cap
Argos Soditic has closed the Euroknights VI buyout fund at its тЌ400m hardcap, following a relatively short formal fundraising period.
NorthStar backs Recite Me
NorthStar Equity Investors Ltd has invested £100,000 from its Proof of Concept Fund into Recite Me Ltd.
HTGF backs 6 Wunderkinder
High-Tech Gründerfonds has backed a first institutional round of finance for start-up 6 Wunderkinder with an investment of €500,000.
Cobalt acquires Barat Group
Cobalt Capital has acquired French commercial labels producer Barat Group from the Letellier family for an undisclosed amount.
EQT acquires Hafslund Fibernett
EQT has acquired Norwegian optical fibre network operator Hafslund Fibernett AS (HFN) from Hafslund Venture.
Montagu reaches €2bn first close on new fund
Montagu Private Equity is to tell its investors it has reached a тЌ2bn first close on its new fund, according to media reports.
Nordic Capital wins tax case
The tax board has rejected the claims of the tax agency regarding Nordic Capitalтs taxing of profit sharing between 2006 and 2007.
Altor and LD Equity sell Aalborg Industries
Altor Equity Partners and LD Equity have sold Aalborg Industries, a marine and land-based energy and environmental solutions provider, to Alfa Laval for a total cash consideration of SEK 5bn.
FTAB invests in Applied Nano Surfaces
Fouriertransform AB (FTAB) has invested approximately SEK 9m in Applied Nano Surfaces Sweden AB.
Vækstfonden invests DKK 15m in TK Energi
VУІkstfonden has invested DKK 15m in Danish developer of gasifiers TK Energi A/S.
ING Parcom exits Sogec in trade sale
ING Parcom Private Equity has sold French customer relations services provider Sogec to Mediapost, in a trade sale of an undisclosed amount.
Industrifonden exits Ultra Fog in trade sale
Industrifonden and other shareholders have sold Swedish developer of sprinkler systems Ultra Fog AB to CATEF.
CRM exits Nupcial Novissima through bankruptcy
Private equity firm Capital Riesgo Madrid (CRM) looks set to make a loss on its 2008 investment in wedding gown designer and manufacturer Grupo Nupcial Novissima.