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Valar Ventures leads $28m round for Cluno
Existing investors Atlantic Labs and Acton Capital Partners also participated in the round
UI Gestion closes Cap 6 on €105m
Mid-market focused Cap 6 is larger than its predecessor, M.I5, closed on €93.5m in 2011
INVL holds first close on €106m for Baltic Fund
Closing took place on 7 February 2019, seven months after the vehicle was registered in June
Palatine backs management buyout of SMP Partners
Isle of Man-based financial advisory business will pursue an acquisitive growth strategy
Softbank funding round values OakNorth at $2.8bn
Firm has led a $440m capital injection for the UK-based digital lender to fund its US expansion
Livingbridge sells Thomas Fudge's to Burton's Biscuits
Burton's Biscuits - owned by Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan - is targeting the premium biscuit market
Horizon-backed Totalmobile completes two bolt-ons
TBS and Clouddialogs produce software that allows users to manage mobile workforces and properties
Sunstone holds €80m first close for fourth life science fund
Sunstone Life Science Ventures Fund IV expects to close on its €150m target by early 2020
Hg-backed Noventic bolts on Ch. Mittendorf and Neotech
Hg retained a minority stake in Noventic after the sale of its portfolio company Qundis
Artá exits Gascan to UBS
Sale ends a two-year holding period for Artá, which acquired the company from Explorer Investments
Insight leads €56m round for Tink
Company aims to be in 20 European markets by the end of 2019, up from nine currently
Notion and Mosaic back €4.4m Vortexa series-A
London-based Vortexa uses AI and satellite data to track and predict the movement of tankers
KKR backs Söderberg & Partners in $1bn deal
Buyout is being structured with a low level of leverage due to the preference of the family owners
Aquiline's ClearCourse acquires APT Solutions
Deal is the buy-and-build platform's fourth acquisition within just six months of its foundation
Altor holds final close on €2.5bn hard-cap
Vehicle was registered in Sweden in August, but began its official marketing period in September
Progressio holds €185m interim close for Fund III
Fund invests in Italian SMEs operating in the engineering, fashion, pharma and food sectors
Gyrus signs first deal with DowDuPont carve-out
Just four months after being launched, Gyrus Capital has signed the complex carve-out of DuPont Sustainable Solutions
EQT-backed StormGeo buys DNV GL Maritime
Combination of the two companies will result in a new offering to the global shipping industry
Index, Ribbit and Thrive in $114m series-D funding round for Raisin
Index Ventures first invested in a series-A funding round for the company in 2014
Inflexion's Reed & Mackay bolts on Concierge Travel
Deal is the fifth bolt-on acquisition by the travel agency group under the GP's tenure
Ardian, BPI France sell Ouvêo
Ardian had owned the France-based manufacturer of windows and other joinery since 2012
Baltisse buys House of Talents from Sofindev
Recruitment company House of Talents tripled its revenues under Sofindev's ownership
Investindustrial's Benvic bolts on Plantura
Third add-on made by Benvic, following the acquisition of VinyLoop and Alfa PVC in 2018
Ardian-backed F2A bolts on Archimede HR
Company's founder Aldo Pascucci will be appointed as new service development officer of F2A