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Northzone invests €7m in X5 Music
Northzone Ventures has invested €7m 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.
Providence calls off Phones4U sale
Providence Equity has postponed plans to sell mobile phone retailer Phones4U, according to media reports.
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 €400m 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 €2bn 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 Capital’s 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
Vækstfonden has invested DKK 15m in Danish developer of gasifiers TK Energi A/S.
Aheim Capital backs MBO of Zeiss
Private equity firm Aheim Capital has acquired German food producer Zeiss alongside the company's management.
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.
Carlyle-backed Applus+ buys Velosi for €105m
Applus+, a portfolio company The Carlyle Group is poised to acquire testing, inspection and certification services provider Velosi for €105m.
Zed plans a capital increase
Multiplatform digital entertainment company Zed has announced that it is planning to launch a capital increase to help it realise the company's ambitious expansion plans.