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VC firms invest $50m in Owlstone Medical
Horizons also took part in the first phase of the funding round that was led by Aviva Ventures
Hg sells Lumesse
Sale of HR software company brings to an end an eight-year holding period for the vendor
Piper leads £15m funding round for Bloom & Wild
Piper draws capital from Piper Private Equity VI, which has recently closed on ТЃ125m
IK Investment Partners sells Transnorm to trade
Sale ends a four-year holding period for IK, which bought Transnorm from Equita Management
PE-backed Acces Industrie buys Matelev
Acces Industrie, of which Parquest Capital owns a majority stake, buys the equipment rental agency
Inverleith acquires Planet Organic
Deal for organic supermarket chain is the third investment made from the GP's first fund
Värde injects £60m into Masthaven
Funding will enable the UK-based bank to increase its lending and develop new services
Advent-backed Laird sells off CVS division
Advent wholly acquired the UK-based manufacturer in a take-private deal earlier this year
IK's Questel acquires MultiLing
Deal is supported by a debt package from existing lenders Capzanine and Barings
Q Group launches Made in Italy fund, inks first deal
Made In Italy Fund was launched with a €200m target and has already acquired Palladium Moda
Antea buys Working Spirit
Dutch GP acquires a 60% stake in Netherlands-based employment agency Working Spirit
Piper sells Orlebar Brown to Chanel
Sale of tailored swimwear company was reportedly expected to value the business at up to ТЃ50m
Star Capital sells Olivotto Glass to trade
Sale ends a seven-year holding period for Star, which acquired a 71.6% stake in Olivotto for €16.4m
Forbion exceeds initial cap with €360m final close
Forbion IV significantly surpasses the size of its €183m predecessor Forbion III
Vitruvian leads $50m series-E for Darktrace
Other participants in the round include existing investors KKR and TenEleven Ventures
Keensight launches fifth fund with €750m target
Vehicle will follow strategy of predecessor, backing companies with revenues of €15-250m
Neuberger Berman, NB Aurora exit Mesgo
Hexpol also acquires a majority stake from company founder and CEO Francesco Caldara
BC Partners buys United Group from KKR in SBO
KKR acquired a majority stake in United Group from Mid Europa Partners in March 2014
Battery Ventures carves out UK-based TTP Labtech
TTP Labtech will ramp up its Cambridge-based biotech business through strategic acquisitions
ESO invests in Pyroguard
Financing is structured as a senior-secured loan note with additional equity participation
Droia sells Tusk Therapeutics to trade in €658m deal
Droia invested in UK-based Tusk Therapeutics in 2014, acquiring a majority stake
DBAG buys Kraft & Bauer from Invision
Fifth buyout from DBAG Fund VII, a €1bn buyout fund that hit its hard-cap in July 2016
Grafton capital backs AI software firm Softomotive
Softomotive, which focuses on automating business processes, will move from Greece to London
VC firms back $30m series-C for Nozomi Networks
Latest financing comes just months after a $15m series-B, closed in January this year