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Synova scores 3x on TLG exit
Synova acquired TLG in an off-market deal in July 2008
Advent International closes GPE VIII fund on $13bn hard-cap
Advent scores the largest fund close of the year so far, following in the footsteps of Blackstone and Warburg Pincus
Atlantic Healthcare raises $24m from LDC et al.
Funding will allow the company to complete phase-3 trials of its inflammatory bowel disease treatment
Paladin leads $5m series-A for Elliptic
Santander InnoVentures, KRW Schindler and others have joined the funding round
YFM and Octopus exit Callstream
Investment duo first backed the company in 2010, when it was known as Bluebell Telecoms
Vespa, Cathay back ATI buyout
Primary LBO marks the first investment of Vespa's second fund, which closed in late 2015
ECI backs pet food producer MPM
The Macclesfield-based companyтs management team will remain at the helm following ECIтs investment
Ardian sells Novacap to Eurazeo et al.
Eurazeo and Mérieux Développement enter the business, while Ardian will retain a minority stake
KKR buys Defence Electronics from Airbus for €1.1bn
KKR buys the defence electronics division of French aircraft producer Airbus, which may yet hold onto a minority stake
Equita Private Debt Fund holds first close on €66m
Equita Private Debt Fund will provide debt facilities as well as invest in equity
Idinvest, Kima in €10m Zenly round
Geolocalisation startup had already raised €2m from Kima Ventures for its seed round
Anterra's food and agriculture tech fund holds $125m close
Anterra also expands from its headquarters in Amsterdam with the opening of an office in Boston
Partners Group closes sixth secondaries fund on €2.5bn
Its previous vehicle, Partners Group Secondary 2011, reached a final close on €2bn in 2012
Omnes Capital launches mutual fund
Omnes has launched a mutual fund that will invest 80% in SMEs and 20% in low-risk assets
Aconex buys Conject for €65m, Seventure exits
Australian company Aconex acquires German collaboration software Conject for €65m
Sponsor Capital exits Espotel to trade buyer
Exit for Finnish private equity firm comes three years after it acquired Espotel
Portobello invests in Ramón Sabater
Portobello Capital Fund III has completed its sixth transaction since final closing in 2014
Partech leads $36m series-B for Finland's M-Files
Round pushes the total funding raised by the Finnish enterprise software company past the $40m mark
Riverside invests in Guestline
Following the deal, Riverside will support Guestline's organic and acquisitive growth
Caixa Capital Risc launches Caixa Innvierte Start fund
Caixa Capital Risc has launched its eighth fund, focusing on early-stage investments in Spanish startups
Insight sells Jagex to Shandong
Shandong has paid $300m for the business despite suffering losses of $55m in 2015
Sofinnova leads €22.5m Gecko Biomedical round
Extension to series-A round also includes BPI France, Omnes, CM-CIC Innovation and CapDecisif
Heliad backs ePetWorld's €5m round
German pet food online shop ePetWorld raised €5m from Heliad, Mountain Partners et al.
Nauta Capital leads €1m round for Geoblink
Nauta held a first closing on $70m for its latest vehicle in September 2015