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Procuritas acquires Calorex in bolt-on
Deal follows buyout of Dantherm’s HVAC and EMEA Telecoms divisions
VNT Management invests €3m in Norsepower
Capital injection made through Finnish cleantech VC’s Power Fund III
Mucosis raises €5.7m from BioGeneration et al.
Round comes eight years after €3m injection by BioGeneration and Medsciences, among others
Kester scores 3x on Garrets sale
Kester first backed the marine catering business in 2012 in a deal thought to be worth £17m
Game platform FaceIt raises $15m in series-A funding
Anthos, Index Ventures and United Ventures fund UK gaming platform to expand in the US
Chequers Capital acquires Phoenix Group from Opera
Chequers Capital buys controlling stake in Italian Phoenix Group
Ergon buys HIG’s Looping
SBO comes five years after HIG helped set up theme park group with €20m investment
BGF joins existing investors in $30m NewVoiceMedia round
Cloud communications service had previously raised capital from Bessemer, Eden Ventures et al.
Ardian picks up $940m PE portfolio from USS
Transaction marks one of Ardian's largest purchases from a UK pension fund
Viking Venture takes 49% stake in Din ERP
Trondheim-based VC’s investment will support European expansion for the enterprise software company
Accel leads $10m series-A for Job Today
Employment marketplace will use the funds to launch its services in London and Paris
Sentryo raises €2m from Ace et al.
Cybersecurity specialist to dedicate funds to expansion in the French and German market
NorthEdge invests further £1m in FPE Global
Latest funding round marks third time NorthEdge has invested in FPE
Dawn and DN Capital in £20m Sonovate funding round
Round consists of £5m series-A and £15m in credit funding provided by Shawbrook
HighQ raises $50m from One Peak et al.
London-based HighQ will use the $50m funding round to expand internationally
EdRip backs SFAM with €10-20m injection
Deal is the ninth to be financed via the GP’s €300m small-cap venture fund, Winch Capital 3
Peakon raises €4m from Idinvest and Sunstone
Recently launched business will boost operations at both its London and Copenhagen locations
Senovo backs Slideflight
Slideflight is a spinout from Senovo, whose management team developed the business idea
Vespa offloads WSP Textiles
Vespa first backed Stroud-based billiard table upholterer in 2011
Deutsche Private Equity buys Elatec
Deutsche Private Equity acquires German producer of radio-frequency identification systems
LGV’s Air Energi merges with Wellspring’s Swift
Merger of two energy-focused recruitment companies comes as oil prices look set to remain low
Argos-backed Valco buys Guichon amid capital reshuffle
Guichon purchase was followed by entrance of FDEN as a minority shareholder
BGF leads £15.3m funding round for Olive Communications
Barclays provided £5.25m in fresh debt funding, alongside BGF's £10m growth capital injection
b-to-v backs Seven Senders
b-to-v and two business angels joined in Seven Senders' seven-digit funding round