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Index leads $40m series-C for Prodigy Finance
Postgraduate student loans company also secured a $200m debt facility as part of the deal
Bain and Cinven takeover of Stada gets over the line
Bain, Cinven secured more than 63% of outstanding shares during the acceptance period
YFM divests Harvey Jones to AIB
Sale of stake in kitchen designer and retailer generates around 2x money multiple for the vendor
Standout, Tesi back BCB Medical
Backstage Invest also takes part in the round, while other shareholders retain their stakes
Invision buys majority stake in disinfectant maker Dr Deppe
Invision backs the producer of clinical cleaning products and disinfectants via its Invision V fund
SK Capital reinvests in Archroma via refinancing
Deal for speciality chemicals business comes seven months after GP was reportedly exploring a sale
TCV acquires minority stake in Pracuj
Deal for the online human resources company is TCV's first investment in Poland
HTGF, IFH sell Custom Cells to P3 Group
Altana also made a financial exit but will continue to cooperate with Custom Cells operationally
Five Arrows acquires minority stake in Opus 2
GP is currently investing from its second fund, which writes equity cheques of тЌ20-70m
Mentha Capital exits Venko Groep
Mentha sells the Dutch business to Clayton Dubilier & Rice portfolio company BrandSafway
TDR sells ICWG to Roark Capital
Deal for automated carwash business brings to an end a three-year holding period for the GP
Watermill Group acquires UK-based Cooper & Turner
Acquisition of the high-strength fasteners manufacturer adds to the US-based GP's presence in the UK
Bregal Sagemount invests in Options
Deal worth almost $100m will see the cloud-focused financial IT company invest in product development
Bencis-backed Prinsen-Buisman buys Gustav Berning
Bencis will become the largest shareholder in the new group, with management taking minority stakes
Cornerstone sells Infoniqa SQL back to management
Deal ends a five-year holding period for Cornerstone, which acquired Infoniqa SQL in 2012
Lexington, BC Partners agree $1bn stapled secondary deal
Lexington was previously reported to be considering acquiring up to тЌ1.2bn in secondary commitments
EQT's IP-Only secures SEK 8.3bn refinancing
Refinancing replaces an existing debt package believed to be worth around SEK 4.3bn
Calculus injects £2.5m into Axol Bioscience
Investment will be used to attract clients and grow the business organically
BGF's Solid Solutions acquires New Technology CadCam
3D design software reseller, backed by BGF since 2016, expands in the UK market
BayBG, Vito Ventures back €1.3m round for VR-On
Vito and entrepreneurs Andreas Perreiter and Carsten Erdt also invested in the round
Rocket Internet et al. sell Glossybox to PE-backed Hut Group
Rocket Internet was the largest shareholder prior to the transaction, followed by Kinnevik
Project A backs $2m funding round for Qunomedical
Paris-based Kima Ventures and US VC firm 500 Startups also participated in the round
Endless backs Sewtec Automation MBO
Endless is currently investing from Endless Fund IV, which closed on ТЃ525m in 2014
Oaktree acquires Vitanas and Pflegen & Wohnen
Care home business has recently invested in modernising and expanding its facilities