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Maven leads £7m round in electric vehicle specialist Avid
Avid’s previous backers NVM Private Equity and Downing Ventures also take part in the investment
DeA Capital's Idea CCR II buys stake in Calvi Group
As part of the transaction, Idea CCR II, together with Illimity Bank, provides €13.5m in financing
HTGF-backed Figo and Finleap-backed Finreach merge
Berlin-based incubator and investor will invest a seven-figure sum to finance the transaction
BC Partners exits OVS in €74.9m deal
Following the deal, Tamburi becomes the majority shareholder in the company with a 22.7% stake
Investindustrial acquires Morgan
Buyout of the sports car maker comes five months after the IPO of portfolio company Aston Martin
One Equity buys GKN subsidiary from Melrose
Melrose also announced the sale of a minority stake in French aerospace company Sabca
Mubadala Ventures invests in $125m funding round for Wefox
Fresh capital will be used to expand into Spain, France, Italy and the Benelux region
Synova generates 4x return on Meritsoft sale to Cognizant
Sale of financial software company brings to an end a holding period of three and a half years
Seventure holds first close for Health for Life II
Investments can range from between €500,000-10m per round, or up to €20m per company
Causeway supports MBO of GTI from Exponent
Deal for the recruitment business brings to an end a 13-year holding period for the vendor
Pureos Bioventures leads CHF 10m series-A for NovaGo
Swiss clinical-stage biotech company Neurimmune also takes part in the investment
Cinven buys Inseec U in €800m deal
Rothschild-led auction also saw Carlyle, BC Partners and Wendel in the second round
MCH sells minority stake in Talgo in €69m deal
MCH first backed Talgo in March 2006 alongside US investment bank Lehman Brothers
Greenbriar exits Frauscher
Greenbriar acquired a majority stake in Frauscher for approximately €90m in 2016
VC firms back €48.5m series-E for Trustpilot
Advent International affiliate Sunley House Capital Management leads the funding round
Advent acquires Evonik's methacrylates business for €3bn
GSO offered bidders a unitranche of €1.5bn and Barclays offered an all-loan structure of €1.25bn
IDI buys Institut de Formation à la Sophrologie
Buyout deal sees GP acquire a majority stake in France-based sophrology training institute
Synova backs Chatsworth Schools platform
Initial deal comprises five schools in south-east England, with plans to expand internationally
Bessemer leads $60m series-C for Shift
Existing investors Accel, General Catalyst and Iris Capital also take part in the round
Tiger Global invests €50m in Flaschenpost
Other investors include Cherry Ventures, Vorwerk Ventures, Discovery Ventures and Larix VC
ArchiMed to acquire Bomi in €70m take-private deal
GP intends to finance the acquisition via its Med Platform I fund, which held a €530m first close in 2018
Sofindev backs Mabo-Lifting
Sofindev is investing in forklifts specialist Mabo-Lifting via its Sofindev IV fund
FSI holds final close for mid-market fund on €1.4bn
FSI Mid-Market Growth Equity Fund acquires primarily minority stakes in Italy-based companies
Project A, Creandum add $30m to funding round for Voi
Existing investors include Vostok New Ventures, Balderton Capital and LocalGlobe