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Procuritas buys Waterjet Entreprenad
Procuritas Capital Investors has acquired Swedish provider of hydro demolition, concrete repair and industrial maintenance services, Waterjet Entreprenad.
Orkos leads $4m investment in MXP4
Orkos Capital has led a $4m third financing round in MXP4, a music technology platform, alongside returning investors Sofinnova Partners and Ventech.
123Venture and Solairedirect invest €8.5m in EthicOhm
123Venture and Solairedirect have provided their joint venture, solar energy company EthicOhm, with €8.5m of financing.
Octopus Capital invests £1.3m into Gymbox
Octopus Ventures has invested ТЃ1.3m into health club business Gymbox.
Investindustrial on the look out for new Inaer investor
Market sources indicate Southern Europe private equity house Investindustrial is seeking a new investor for its international helicopter business Grupo Inaer.
AXA buys BoA's $1.9bn private equity secondary interests
AXA Private Equity has acquired Bank of America's(BoA) $1.9bn portfolio of limited partnership interests in private equity funds, as the bank seeks to divest its non-core private equity investments.
CA Private Equity injects €4m into oclio
Crédit Agricole (CA) Private Equity has invested €4m in oclio, an online puericulture company.
OpenGate acquires Kotka Mills
Global private equity investor OpenGate Capital has acquired the Kotka Mill division of Finnish wood and paper products manufacturer Stora Enso, for total consideration of up to тЌ24m in cash and earnouts.
Trilanctic in sale talks over MW Brands
Media reports suggest that private equity firm Trilantic Capital Partners has allegedly launched talks with banks over the possible sale of canned seafood firm MW Brands.
HarbourVest appoints Lund as EMEA head of sales
HarbourVest Partners has appointed Simon Lund as head of sales and marketing for Europe, the Middle East and Africa.
Carlyle's Argon GmbH makes takeover offer for listed P&I
Carlyle Group-backed Argon GmbH & Co KG has made a voluntary public takeover offer for Personal & Informatik (P&I) AG.
Montezemolo & Partners acquires 60% of Octo Telematics
Montezemolo & Partners PEH has acquired 60% of Octo Telematics from Meta System Group.
ADM holds first close of CEE Recovery Fund on €100m
ADM Capital has held a first close of CEECAT Recovery Fund on €100m. The fund will invest in Central and Eastern Europe, Central Asia and Turkey.
Covesco Venture seeks to raise EUR 50m DACH seed fund
Covesco German Seed Fund GmbH & Co. KG has launched its maiden vehicle, German Seed Fund, targeting €50m.
Natixis finalising sale of PE divisions to AXA PE
Natixis has reached an agreement to sell iXEN Partners, NI Partners and Initiative &Finance Gestion, three of its private equity division, to AXA Private Equity for €534m with potential performance-led premiums.
Throgmorton adds two to tax advisory unit
Throgmorton has boosted its tax advisory unit with the addition of Raminder Chowdhary as head of value added tax, and Stephen Smith, as tax manager.
HenQ Invest leads round for Libersy
Dutch VC, HenQ Invest has led a round of financing for software company Libersy, alongside a group of existing shareholders.
Avenir invest in Estivel
Avenir Entreprises has staged an LBO of Estivel alongside Alban and Lise Maurial, the company founders, a luxury real estate agency focused on the Aquitaine region in France.
Neuberger Berman to launch distressed debt fund
Private Equity investor Neuberger Berman, plans to launch NB Distressed Debt Investment, a fund targeting asset-backed senior debt.
Siparex et al in €2m round for Aztec
A group of investors including Rhône-Alpes Création, Expansinvest, Siparex et Haute Savoie Demain have injected €2m in Aztec.
Kernel Capital et al. invest in ChipSensors
Kernel Capital has led Enterprise Ireland and London-based ETV Capital in a тЌ2m investment in developer of microchip manufacturer, ChipSensors.
Reiten & Co divests Factor to Pareto
Norwegian buyout house Reiten & Co has exited Factor Insurance Group through a trade sale to financial services company Pareto.
AXA PE backs SynerLAB build up
AXA Private Equity has supported its portfolio company The SynerLAB Group in the acquisition of Pharmaster, a third party manufacturer in sterile, liquid preservative-free forms.
Amadeus IPO pushes on
BC Partners and Cinven-backed travel reservation specialist Amadeus has confirmed that its listing is to go ahead as scheduled for 29 April.