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Equistone buys FirstPort from PE-backed Knight Square
FirstPort's management team will retain a minority stake in the business following the deal
Vendis closes third fund on €300m
Third-generation fund significantly surpasses Vendis II, which closed on €180m in 2016
Charterhouse-backed Siaci Saint Honore buys Cambiaso Risso
Combined group will operate in five new countries while strengthening its position in several ports
Triton buys Aleris for SEK 2.8bn
GP draws equity for the investment from The Triton Fund V, which held a final close on тЌ5bn
Waterland sells VivaNeo to Impilo portfolio company TFP
VivaNeo has closed 12 successful acquisitions during Waterland Private Equity's holding period
Itago's NEIP III sells ABL to trade
Sale ends a four-year holding period for NEIP III, which owned a 44.25% stake in ABL
CVC buys Bosch Packaging Technology
CVC is currently investing from its €15.5bn buyout fund, CVC Capital Partners VII
Innova buys Optical Network
Innova will support the firm's plans to improve the product offering and customer experience
Apax leads $177m investment in Signavio
Deal reportedly values the UK-based enterprise software company at around $400m
CM-CIC Investissement, BPI France back Alpina Savoie
GPs invest in France-based Alpina Savoie, a pasta, semolina and couscous producer
Argos Wityu to sell I'Car Systems and Datafirst
Software development companies for automotive manufacturers and dealers sold to Providence
Flexstone closes its Select Opportunities II fund on €300m
Select Opportunities II invests in secondaries transactions and makes co-investments
Primary-backed ASL bolts on Reprotec
Acquisition comes a week after the GP acquired ASL in a secondary buyout from Mobeus
Procuritas buys Cutters
GP drew capital from Procuritas Capital Investors VI, a тЌ318m, 2016-vintage buyout fund
Ardian-backed Dedalus buys IT specialist Softech
Company expects to bolster its growth and further consolidate its position in the Italian market
Palatine supports Wren Sterling's TD Armstrong bolt-on
Deal is the third bolt-on for the UK-headquartered independent financial adviser
EQT backs Italian energy efficiency specialist Antas
Deal follows the recent opening of an office in Milan to strengthen EQT's presence in the country
Seventure sells Chronotruck to trade
Seventure led a €3.5m series-A round of funding in France-based Chronotruck in Q1 2017
Bridges holds £35m final close for Social Outcomes Fund II
Vehicle had an initial hard-cap of ТЃ30m, which was raised due to LP appetite and a strong pipeline
Target Partners appoints Alpina's Sperling
Sperling previously held this post from 2007-2009 and has also worked at Infineon and Ridgewood
KKR sells Webhelp in €2.4bn deal
Webhelp's value when acquired by KKR in 2015 was €1bn, versus €2.4bn now
Main Capital acquires stake in GBTec
Main Capital is currently investing from its Main Capital V fund, which closed on €236.5m in 2017
Source, Holtzbrinck in $50m series-A for Wind Mobility
Company plans to use the fresh capital to pursue its international expansion in Asia and Europe
Ardian sells Schleich to Partners Group in tertiary buyout
Schleich was sold in a process run by JP Morgan that also attracted Pamplona Capital Management