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GERMANY – Neuhaus leads Charismathics investment
Neuhaus Partners GmbH has led an undisclosed investment into software company Charismathics GmbH in a first round of funding. BayBG Bayerische Beteiligungsgesellschaft mbH, Bayern Kapital GmbH and the management also participated in the financing.
RUSSIA – Mint Capital injects USD 10m into Tinkoff
Mint Capital has injected USD 10m into restaurant chain Tinkoff Restaurants.
UK - Clayton, Dubilier & Rice acquires BTG for £417m
Clayton, Dubilier & Rice has agreed to acquire Bodycote Testing Group (BTG), the materials testing subsidiary of Bodycote Plc, in a deal valued at around ТЃ417m.
SWEDEN - Argan acquires Humana Group
Argan Capital has acquired a controlling stake in Humana Group, a provider of personal assistance services for individuals with functional impairments.
FRANCE - OFI close to completing Léon privatisation
OFI Private Equity is edging closer to completing its take-private of restaurant chain Léon de Bruxelles, having upped its stake to 90.01%.
SWEDEN - Nordic Venture Partners injects EUR 5m into NYX Interactive
Nordic Venture Partners has invested EUR 5m into NYX Interactive, a developer and supplier of online gaming technology.
SWEDEN - EQT sells remaining shares in Duni
EQT has sold its remaining 16.72% stake in Duni AB, a Swedish table top supplier, with reports suggesting that the investor has received approximately SEK 322m for its 7.9m shares based on a price of SEK 41 per share.
UK - GI Partners acquires Care Aspirations
GI Partners has acquired mental health services group Care Aspirations, in a deal believed to be worth between ТЃ60m and ТЃ70m.
NETHERLANDS – SpePharm raises EUR 26m
Paul Capital Healthcare, TVM Capital and Signet Healthcare Partners have invested EUR 26m into drug commercialisation business SpePharm Holding BV.
GERMANY/CEE – bmp AG supports three seed companies with EUR 600,000
Bmp Media Investors has invested EUR 600,000 into Germany-based Microshooting, and Polish businesses Sklepy firmowe and Pomocni, with the investment being paid on a milestone bases. The three companies will commence business at the end of August or the...
SPAIN - Quercus to sell Imago
According to sources, Agrolimen Quercus Equity has mandated Lazard to run an auction for its electric billboard business Imago, with the ticket price understood to be around the EUR 100m mark.
SWEDEN - Linkmed and Koncentra invest SEK 20m into AnaMar
Linkmed and Koncentra Holding have injected a further SEK 10m each into Swedish biotech company AnaMar Medical. LinkMed will retain a 24.9% stake in the company following the transaction.
UK - GfK and Apax pull out of TNS bid
Reports suggest that talks between German market research group GfK and Apax Partners regarding a potential bid for UK-based market research business TNS fell apart last night over price.
GERMANY – Leonardo managing director resigns
Prof Dr Udo Wupperfeld has resigned his position as managing director of Leonardo Venture Capital GmbH, the fully liable partner of Leonardo Venture GmbH & Co KGaA, with immediate effect.
FRANCE - Pragma stages buyout of Texa
Pragma Capital has completed a tertiary buyout of insurance company Texa from Abénex Capital for an undisclosed sum.
UK - NorthStar leads £500k investment in Durham Pipeline Technology
NorthStar Equity Investors (NSEI) has led a ТЃ500,000 investment into pipeline maintenance company Durham Pipeline Technology (DPT), alongside Enterprise Ventures (EV) and senior management.
FRANCE - Emertec president retires
Emertec Gestion president Philippe Capdevielle has retired after ten years in the role. The position will be taken up by Bernard Maitre who, along with the investment team, will continue to oversee the management of the first three funds. The team will...
LATVIA - Argus et al acquire IZZI
Contaq Latvian Cable, Argus Capital and Syntaxis Capital have acquired Latvian cable television broadcaster IZZI SIA for an undisclosed sum. DnB NORD Banka and funds advised by Syntaxis Capital provided a senior debt and mezzanine package to support the...
GERMANY – Consortium backs TWK MBO
DZ Equity Partner and strategic investor addfinity industries GmbH & Co KG have backed a management buyout of TKW Technische Kunststoffteile und Werkzeugbau GmbH & Co KG, a provider of industrial plastic-injection moulding and multi-material components...
UK - Realpubs to expand
Brockton Capital-backed Realpubs is expected to announce a deal with an undisclosed rival pub chain to buy five freehold pubs, reports suggest.
GERMANY - TGFS supports Meetwise
Technologiegründerfonds Sachsen (TGFS) has provided an unspecified sum of seed financing to Meetwise GmbH, a company that develops remote conferencing solutions.
GERMANY - TGFS backs Pharetis GmbH
Technologiegründerfonds Sachsen (TGFS), an early-stage investor that finances business start-ups in the Saxony region, has invested an undisclosed sum into online social network Pharetis GmbH as part of a seed financing round.
UK - HSBC Private Equity appoints two
HSBC Private Equity has hired Grant O'Neill as investment manager and Helen Posner as associate.
FINLAND - Northzone and Conor raise EUR 6m for Supponor
Northzone Ventures and existing investor Conor Venture Partners have co-lead a EUR 6m series-A funding round for Supponor Ltd, a provider of digital billboard replacement (DBR) solutions.