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WSA Avocats boosts team with six appointments
French law firm WSA Avocats has appointed six new associates, including three in its private equity team.
Permira acquires majority of Creganna-Tactx
Permira has acquired a majority stake in medical technology company Creganna-Tactx Medical.
Index et al give AlertMe £15m cash boost
Index Ventures has led a ТЃ15m round of funding for online energy management specialist AlertMe.
Mid Europa acquires Med-Sport
Mid Europa has wholly acquired Polish healthcare services provider Med-Sport for an undisclosed amount.
Naxicap invests in Laboratoire Gravier
Naxicap Partners has taken a minority stake in France-based Laboratoire Gravier, a manufacturer of organic cosmetics and cleaning products.
Intera acquires Polarica
Intera Equity Partners has acquired a 50% stake in berries and wild game supplier Polarica.
Lazard appoints two managing partners
Corporate finance specialist Lazard has appointed François Kayat and Pierre Tattevin as managing partners.
DFJ Esprit and DN Capital exit Lagan Technologies
Venture capital firms DFJ Esprit and DN Capital have agreed to sell Lagan Technologies to KANA Software.
Schultze & Braun opens Paris office
German law firm Schultze & Braun, specialising in business recovery, insolvency and restructuring, has announced the launch of a new Paris office.
Consortium sells BuyVIP to Amazon.com
A consortium of private equity investors is to sell Spanish e-commerce community BuyVIP to Amazon.com for around €75m.
Clessidra and Carlyle circle Coin
Private equity firms Clessidra and Carlyle Group have expressed an interest in purchasing PAI Partners’ 69% stake in Italian retailer Gruppo Coin.
LDC sells Omega Red to South Staffordshire
Lloyds TSB Development Capital (LDC) has sold its shareholding in lightning protection and electrical earthing company Omega Red to South Staffordshire Plc.
T-Venture invests in Intelligent Apps
T-Venture and e24 have invested the taxi booking system 1TouchTaxi, developed by Intelligent Apps GmbH.
ARGUS acquires Calucem in SBO
ARGUS Capital Partners has acquired the Croatian supplier of calcium aluminate cement Calucem from Mid Europa Partners.
Gimv invests €3m in DataContact
Gimv has provided Polish telemarketing services provider DataContact with €3m of growth capital funding.
Naxicap injects €1.5m into Diamoco
Naxicap Partners has invested €1.5m in French oil equipment and services group Diamoco.
Gala-backed Núcleo sells infrastructure division
Gala Capital portfolio company Núcleo has sold its infrastructure division to Construcciones y Auxiliar de Ferrocarriles (CAF).
Axcel lists Pandora at DKK 210 per share
Axcel portfolio company Pandora today listed on the NASDAQ OMX Copenhagen at a share price of DKK 210.
Catapult and Mercia inject £1.1m into nanoTherics
Catapult Venture Partners and Mercia Technology Seed Fund have led a ТЃ1.1m funding round for gene replacement therapy firm nanoTherics.
Foresight launches £40m fund
Alternative asset manager Foresight Group has launched a ТЃ40m fund, listed on the London Stock Exchange as Foresight Solar VCT.
123Venture injects €1.6m in Sorec
123Venture has provided French furnishings company Sorec with €1.6m of funding.
Consortium invests €4m in Zimory
A consortium led by Creathor Venture, High-Tech Gründerfonds and VC Fonds Technologie Berlin have invested €4m in cloud computing company Zimory.
Private equity-backed AZ Electronic plans $700m IPO
AZ Electronic Materials Group, the chemicals manufacturer co-owned by Carlyle Group and Vestar Capital Partners, is to be listed on the London stock market.
Investors pump €70m into private sales club Privalia
General Atlantic and Index Ventures have joined existing investor Highland Capital Partners to inject €70m into online sales company Privalia.