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Sherpa Capital acquires 60% of Polibol
Sherpa Capital has acquired a 60% stake in Spanish packaging company Polibol as part of a capital increase.
Neuhaus Partners and HTG back mikestar.com
Venture capital firms Neuhaus Partners and High-Tech Gründerfonds have invested a six-figure sum in karaoke portal mikestar.com.
Gimv and Siemens invest in PE International
Gimv and Siemens Venture Capital have invested in IT provider PE International AG as part of a €8m finance round.
CapMan partner Ruuska steps down
Finnish asset manager CapMan has announced senior partner Jukka Ruuska is to step down.
Nord Holding sells Digital Video System
Private equity firm Nord Holding has exited Digital Video System (DVS) AG to electronics group Rohde & Schwarz.
KKR and Permira looking to sell ProSiebenSat.1
Private equity firms KKR and Permira are planning an exit of German broadcaster ProSiebenSat.1 by the end of next year, according to reports.
Nordic Capital partially exits Falck
Nordic Capital, ATP Private Equity Partners and Folksam have sold a 36% stake in Falck to The Lundbeck Foundation.
Silverfleet acquires Office from West Coast Capital
Silverfleet Capital has acquired UK-based footwear retail chain Office from west Coast Capital.
IK and Ratos sell Superfos for €240m
IK Investment Partners and Ratos have fully exited Superfos through a trade sale to RPC Group Plc, valuing the company at €240m.
Hannes Snellman appoints two partners
Nordic law firm Hannes Snellman has appointed Peter Lyck and Mikkel Fritsch as partners at its Copenhagen office.
Mercia-backed Hybrid merges with Myotec
Hybrid Biosystems, a portfolio company of West Midlands technology specialist the Mercia Fund, has merged with Myotec Therapeutics to form PsiOxus Therapeutics.
ALMI and K-Svets invest in Metrum
ALMI Invest and K-Svets Venture have invested in Metrum Sweden AB, a provider of measurement systems for power quality, disturbance analysis and energy analysis.
Atlas and Octopus inject £3.25m in Zoopla
Atlas Venture and Octopus Investments have provided £3.25m of new funding in property website Zoopla.co.uk.
Fjord leads NOK 4.8m investment in Beat.no
Fjord Invest has led a NOK 4.8m investment in Norwegian online music store Beat.no AS.
Vækstkapital invests DKK 12.5m in DITA
Vækstkapital has invested DKK 12.5m in Content Technologies ApS, which owns the DITA Exchange brand.
Montefiore buys Groupe Avenir Santé
Montefiore Investment has taken a majority stake in French clinics operator Groupe Avenir Santé, for an undisclosed amount.
Barclays PE exits Swiss fashion retailer
Barclays Private Equity has exited its stake in Swiss fashion chain Schild.
Clifford Chance expands Munich office
Clifford Chance has added Private Equity and Litigation & Dispute Resolution divisions to its Munich office.
Alven Capital backs Smallable.com with €2m
Alven Capital has invested €2m of growth capital funding in e-commerce website Smallable.com.
ISAI invests in Commerce Guys
ISAI has provided French e-commerce solutions provider Commerce Guys with growth capital funding of an undisclosed amount.
AXA PE invests £7m in James Hull Associates
AXA Private Equity (AXA PE) has invested £7m in James Hull Associates, a private and NHS dental services provider based in the UK, through its mezzanine fund.
Three bolt-ons for August-backed Funeral Services Partnership
August Equity portfolio company Funeral Services Partnership (FSP) has completed the bolt-on acquisitions of Gillman Funeral Services, A.V. Ridout Funeral Directors and C&T Radmall Services.
Bain buys IMCD from AAC
Bain Capital has purchased specialty chemicals distributor IMCD from mid-market buyout firm AAC Capital Partners via a secondary buyout.
3i acquires Amor in SBO
3i has acquired German jewellery distributor Amor Group from Pamplona Capital Management for an undisclosed amount.