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Keensight buys Smile from Eurazeo
Keensight invested in the digital and Open Source services business between 2013 and 2017
Sovereign backs Premier Park
GP is supporting the parking operator's founders and is investing from its ТЃ395m fourth fund
VCs invest $10m in Cambridge Touch series-B
Funding round for the touch screen technology company was led by Japan-based Kureha Corporation
Innova buys Optiplaza
GP draws capital from Innova 6, a fund with a target of €325m that held a first close on €196m
Toscafund et al. in £50m round for Atom Bank
PE and VC advisory firm Perscitus also took part in the round for the UK-based online bank
Steadfast, Kempen back Wilvo MBO
Kempen used its European Private Equity Fund, which held an interim close on €120m in June
Visionaries Club holds double close on <€80m
Debut funds for new Berlin-based VC Visionaries Club approach their hard-caps with family offices as LPs
Andera carves out Siemens' Merlin Gerin business
Andera's Winch Capital team backs French high-voltage equipment producer Merlin Gerin
Hilco-backed Homebase acquires Bathstore
DIY company has acquired 44 of the bathroom retailer's stores from administrators BDO
Cairngorm acquires Millbrook Healthcare
Mobility equipment company will form the basis for a buy-and-build programme in the assisted living space
Agilitas-backed Hydro International buys M&N
Hydro International is a UK-based wastewater treatment company that Agilitas acquired in 2018
Waterland's Median Kliniken bolts on Eschenburg, Rhein-Reha
Waterland has owned Median Kliniken since 2014 and has now bolted on 21 companies
Lakestar leads $70m series-C for Sennder
Accel, Next47, H14, HV Holtzbrinck Ventures, Project A and Scania Growth Capital all take part
Keensight carves out 3P Biopharmaceuticals
GP backs biologics production service 3P Biopharmaceuticals via Keensight Capital V
LDC in £100m round for OneCom
Telecommunications firm's founder will remain a significant shareholder and take on a non-exec role
Paragon acquires Pro Optik
Optical retail chain Pro Optik is likely to be Paragon III fund's first acquisition
Wise closes fifth fund on €260m after two months
Italian investor has held a final close on the vehicle's hard-cap, having launched in June
Antea backs Frisse Blikken MBO
Deal is the sixth investment by the Antea Participaties VIII fund, which closed on €30m in 2017
VCs exit Understand.AI to trade
Germany-based trade buyer DSpace has acquired autonomous driving software company Understand.AI
ECI-backed MIC bolts on Smart Utility Management
Transaction is the third bolt-on for the energy intermediary since it first got ECI's backing
Ardian buys majority stake in Staci from Cobepa
Transaction sees logistics services provider Staci valued at €600m, according to a report
N26 receives investment of $170m in series-D extension
Tencent Holding and Allianz X have invested in the series-D funding round extension
Inflexion sells Cawood Scientific to Waterland
Acquirer typical makes initial investments in deals with enterprise values of up to тЌ100m
Arsenal to acquire Clariant healthcare business for CHF 308m
Enterprise value of the healthcare business is equivalent to 13.2x adjusted EBITDA for 2018