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DN Capital et al. lead €5.5m series-A for Cognigy
AI software platform intends to use the second round of funding for US expansion
Ten Eleven, Seaya lead $11m series-A for Buguroo
Existing investors Inveready and Conexo Ventures also take part in the funding round
EV Private Equity-backed EWT acquires IKM
EV Private Equity is currently investing from Energy Ventures IV, which closed on тЌ247m in 2011
Ambienta sells Energy Wave to EQT-backed Antas
Sale ends a two-year holding period for Italian GP Ambienta, which owned a majority stake in Energy Wave
Digital+ Partners leads €23m series-B for Pricefx
Pricefx intends to use the fresh capital to invest in sales and marketing, and to expand in the US
Norvestor sells Cegal to DWS-, Argentum-led consortium
Transaction is made via a special purpose vehicle, Norvestor SPV I, which will own 75-80% in the company
PPM Oost invests in Protifarm
PPM Oost is a development agency created by the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate
Silver Lake invests $500m in City Football Group
City Football Group, valued at $4.8bn, owns football clubs including Manchester City FC
SHS acquires stake in Single Use Support
SHS draws equity from its latest vehicle, SHS V Fonds, which held its first close in July 2018 on €90m
Blackstone backs $570m FerGene investment
Ferring is based in Saint-Prex, Switzerland, with 60 subsidiaries globally and 6,500 employees
Apax acquires Destiny in SBO
Destiny founders retain almost 30% of shares in the company in the secondary buyout transaction
V4C buys stake in Warsaw-listed Summa Linguae
Deal is contingent upon the prior closing of two acquisitions by Summa Linguae
VR Equitypartner-backed Kälte Eckert acquires Günther Kältetechnik
VR Equity Partner is following a buy-and-build strategy with the cooling systems company
Xenon acquires Impresoft
GP deploys capital from its seventh fund, which held a final close on €300m in November 2019
Cinven invests in Barentz
GP intends to boost the company's growth and invest in its infrastructure and R&D capabilities
Waterland-backed Enreach buys Masvoz
Masvoz acquisition is the fifth bolt-on since the GP acquired Enreach in July 2018
Balderton leads €21m round for Detectify
Existing investors Paua Ventures, Inventure and Insight Venture Partners also participated
Silverfleet-backed Microgen merges with Touchstone
Silverfleet has backed the merger drawing equity from its European Development Fund
Idinvest exits Bimedia to trade in €50m deal
Deal ends a four-year holding period for Idinvest Partners, which backed the company alongside Omnes
Carlyle-backed Logoplaste buys Masterchem
With this add-on, Logoplaste expects to expand its product offering and accelerate its growth
MGV holds first close for €150m early-stage fund
Fund achieves a тЌ75m first close and expects to hit its target by the end of 2020
Redalpine, Armada lead CHF 11m round for Carvolution
Series-B is the second round of 2019 for the car leasing subscription business
Slingshot, Jamjar back €10m series-B for Boldking
Online razor producer expects to consolidate and grow its European business
LDC invests £30m in Croud
Fresh capital will also go towards further global expansion and expansion of its range of services