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Lyceum-backed Access Group acquires TeamSeer

Lyceum Capital-backed Access Group, a developer of business management software, has acquired SaaS-based staff planner and team management solution TeamSeer, increasing the number of subscribers to its cloud-based platform aCloud.   The transaction represents Access’ ninth add-on since Lyceum Capital invested in the company in March 2011.   Access is

European Capital secures proceeds of EUR7.2m from Scaff’holding exit

European Capital and its affiliates have received proceeds of EUR7.2m from exiting their investments in Scaff’holding.   European Capital realised a circa 1.8x money multiple on its initial investment, representing a circa 13 per cent IRR.   In April 2007, European Capital invested EUR7.5m in the mezzanine facility, along with

Virtual fitting room provider Fits.me secures GBP5m in series A funding

Fits.me has secured total series A investment of close to GBP5m led by existing investor SmartCap, with new participation from Conor Venture Partners, Fostergate Holdings and The Entrepreneur’s Fund. Previously, in May 2009 and August 2010, the company received total seed and early-stage investment of just under GBP1.75m from Smartcap

Riverside acquires TerraSim

Private equity firm The Riverside Company has added Pennsylvania-based TerraSim to its Bohemia Interactive Simulations sro platform.   Bohemia develops and provides games for training technology and interactive simulation systems for defence, emergency and mission-critical customers.   TerraSim delivers to Bohemia its capabilities in automated terrain generation software, which is

Edmond de Rothschild co-leads EUR15m series A financing of Allecra Therapeutics

Edmond de Rothschild Investment Partners’ BioDiscovery 4 – its fourth fund dedicated to life sciences – has made its first investment through its participation in the series A financing round of Allecra Therapeutics, which it co-leads with Forbion Capital Partners.   EMBL Ventures is also part of the syndicate.  

BDA advises AXA Private Equity on divestment of Aixam Mega to Polaris

BDA, along with its co-adviser in France, Easton Corporate Finance, has advised Aixam Mega’s shareholders, including the majority shareholder AXA Private Equity, on the divestment of Aixam Mega Group to Polaris Industries of the US, a manufacturer of snowmobiles and all-terrain vehicles.   Despite a challenging economic environment in Europe,

Number of leaked M&A deals falling dramatically as execution risks rise

The number of mergers and acquisitions deals that leak has declined dramatically over the last two years, as the risks from leaking rise and regulatory pressures increase, according to research from IntraLinks.   The research study, conducted with the M&A Research Centre at Cass Business School, London and Remark, examined

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HgCapital raises GBP2bn for European buyout fund

HgCapital has held the final closing of its latest private equity fund, HgCapital 7.    The GBP2bn fund will provide broad coverage of the Northern European mid-market through its four sector teams, dedicated portfolio management group, and investment offices in London and Munich.   Prior to the launch, HgCapital set

Gryphon Investors sells TrustHouse Services Group to Elior

Gryphon Investors, a San Francisco-based private equity firm, has completed the sale of portfolio company TrustHouse Services Group to Elior SCA, a provider of contract and concessions catering headquartered in Paris, France.   Elior partnered with its two main shareholders and TrustHouse’s existing management for the acquisition.   Terms of

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SocialFlow secures USD10m in series B funding round

Social media marketing company SocialFlow has secured USD10m in a series B funding round.   Fairhaven Capital led the round and was joined by existing investors SoftBank Capital, RRE Ventures, AOL Ventures and Betaworks, as well as new investors kbs+ Ventures and Rand Capital.   SocialFlow will use these funds

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