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Senior Partner Juha Mikkola leaves Eqvitec Partners
Senior Partner and co-founder Juha Mikkola has left Eqvitec Partners after 14 years.
Grabiner to leave Apax
Apax’s Stephen Grabiner, head of its media portfolio, is set to leave the firm, according to reports.
Inova Capital sold by Torreal
Inova Capital has been sold by Torreal to investment firms Ibersuizas and GB Inversiones.
Venture-backed Definiens sells assets to listed Trimble
Venture-backed Trimble Definiens has been acquired by Nasdaq-listed Trimble in an all-cash transaction.
Amadeus and Northzone to list EPiServer
Venture capital investors Amadeus Capital and Northzone Ventures will sell their shares in software company EPiServer.
Inflexion catches Fish Insurance
Inflexion Private Equity has acquired Preston-based Fish Insurance from Mosaic Private Equity in a secondary buyout.
Vatel Capital invests €500,000 in FLInteractive
Vatel Capital has injected тЌ500,000 of equity in French online marketing agency FLInteractive.
Apax bids for Utimaco Safeware
Apax Partners has bid €17.10 per share for Utimaco Safeware AG using its shell company Shield Bidco Limited.
Alven Capital et al. back Novapost with €1.7m
Electronic payslips company Novapost has secured тЌ1.7m from Alven Capital and existing individual investors.
Barclays Private Equity puts Schneider Gruppe on the block
Barclays Private Equity is looking to exit its portfolio company Schneider Gruppe.
NORD Holding takes a stake in Avista Oil AG
NORD Holding has taken a stake in Avista Oil AG for a double-digit million euro amount.
IK Investment Partners acquires majority stake in Agros Nova
IK Investment Partners has agreed with Agros Nova to acquire a majority stake in the company.
AUCTUS adds SSTH to Career Partner
AUCTUS portfolio company Career Partner Group has acquired a majority stake in the Swiss School of Tourism and Hospitality (SSTH) based in Chur.
EVCA elects Fricke as chair
Uli Fricke has been elected chairwoman of the European Venture Capital Association (EVCA).
Butler Capital invests in Groupe Christian Bernard
Butler Capital Partners (BCP) has acquired an undisclosed stake in French jeweler Christian Bernard.
Deutsche Beteiligungs acquires FDG group
Deutsche Beteiligungs AG (DBAG) has acquired a 79.6% stake in French category management group FDG from its founding families.
Vesalius and LRM back Complix
Vesalius Biocapital and LRM have backed Belgian pharmaceutical company, Complix NV.
NORD Holding backs MBO of Uhlig Rohrbogen GmbH
NORD Holding Unternehmensbeteiligungsgesellschaft has acquired Uhlig Rohrbogen GmbH, backing the company's MBO as part of a succession solution.
eCAPITAL funds svh24.de with €4m
Venture firm eCAPITAL has provided €4m for the expansion of online tool company svh24.de GmbH.
Perfectis sells Philippe Manutention to Groupe Manuloc
Perfectis Private Equity has sold its majority stake in forklifts distributor Philippe Manutention to industrial group Manuloc.
NextStage et al. invest €3m in Port Adhoc
French marina services operator Port Adhoc has raised тЌ3m in a new round of fundraising led by Nextstage.
Brit Insurance shares jump after declining private equity offer
Brit Insurance shares jumped 20% this morning after the firm rejected a private equity approach, according to reports.
Palamon hires Hauptmeier to London office
Palamon Capital Partners has appointed Dietrich Hauptmeier as associate principal.
Montezemolo, Rothschild and Amadeus back Octo Telematics
Montezemolo & Partners has led an investment in MetaSystem Group spin out, Octo Telematics. Amadeus Capital Partners and Rothschild Growth Capital also invested in the round.