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Oakley Capital backs Italian homeware designer Alessi
GP acquires a stake of around 40% from the founding family, who will retain the majority
Aurelius carves out YouBuild and MPRO
Carve-out of YouBuild and MPRO marks the maiden deal for Aurelius's Benelux team
Felix et al. in £7m seed round for Residently
Felix Capital, LocalGlobe and A/O Proptech have invested in rentals platform Residently
Three Hills invests £40m in telematics specialist Trak
Company plans to use the capital to boost its international expansion, primarily in North America
Battery Ventures leads $33m round for Mews
Battery leads the series-B round, with principal Sanjiv Kalevar joining the board
IDG Capital et al. back $67m series-C for Hifibio
Latest round follows $38m series-B led by Sequoia China and Lyfe Capital in Q2 2018
Novax sells 28% stake in EMG to Verdane
Norway-based PE firm Verdane acquires a minority stake in the education marketing business
SEPI-backed Ebro buys rice producer Tilda for $342m
Ebro acquires the business from US-based and Nasdaq-listed food company The Hain Celestial Group
VCs in $16.5m series-B for Bestmile
Existing investors Partech and Groupe ADP also re-up in the transportation software company
Aquiline's ClearCourse makes 14th acquisition
ClearCourse buys BrightOffice, a provider of customer relationship management software
Waterland buys Ad Ultima Group, Pylades
Waterland will bring the Belgian and Dutch business software specialists under a new group
Kleiner Perkins leads $16m series-A for Inkitt
Redalpine, HV Holtzbrinck Ventures and Earlybird have also invested in the publishing platform
Abénex, Cathay Capital to sell Surys to trade
GPs sell anti-counterfeiting technology company Surys, which they delisted in 2013
Naxicap exits Acolad in management buy-back
Management buys back a majority stake in France-based Acolad, investing alongside Qualium
VC-backed Raisin buys retirement savings startup Fairr
Second add-on inked by Raisin this year, following the purchase of MHB Bank from Lone Star
Doen Participaties, Bamboo in $50m series-D for BBoxx
Mitsubishi Corporation led the funding round for the solar powered battery pack manufacturer
HTGF et al. backs Zahnarzt-Helden
High-Tech Gründerfonds and Enjoy Venture have invested in the dental equipment procurement platform
Waterland buys majority in IE Group
Buyout sees Waterland appoint Thorsten Oelgart as the new CEO of Belgium-based IE Group
Alteri launches second fund
Apollo Global Management-backed Alteri has launched a second retail-focused pan-European fund
Azulis Capital carves out Cegid Public
Division dedicated to the public sector generates the majority of Cegid's turnover
Obvious Ventures leads SEK 100m series-A for Hedvig
Cherry Ventures and D-Ax, the early-stage investment arm of Axel Johnson, also take part
KKR to take Axel Springer private
KKR will draw equity from its European Fund V, which held its interim close on €4.7bn in April
Star Capital invests in Windhoist
Windhoist Holdings is Star Capital's sixth acquisition from its Strategic Assets III vehicle
DBAG buys Cartonplast from Stirling Square
GP deploys capital from its DBAG Fund VII, which held a final close on its €1bn hard-cap in 2016