Innova Capital, a private equity firm focused on investment in in Central and Eastern Europe, has acquired a majority stake in NETOPIA Group one of the longest-established payment service providers in Romania. 

GHO Capital Partners, a European specialist investor in global healthcare, and Partners Group, a global private markets firm, have made a new investment in GHO portfolio company Sterling Pharma Solutions, a global contract development and manufacturing organisation.

M/C Partners, a private equity firm focused on small and mid-size businesses in the digital infrastructure and technology services sectors, has made a significant growth investment in celito, a local communications and managed services provider based in Raleigh, North Carolina. Established in 1999, celito offers services to businesses using its

Insider, a marketing platform for the delivery of individualised, cross-channel customer experiences, has secured an additional investment of up to $105 million from existing investors, Qatar Investment Authority and Esas Private Equity. 

FFL Partners, a private equity firm focused on growth investments in healthcare and tech-enabled services businesses, has exited its investment in ProService, a provider of bundled HR solutions. 

Freemarket, a fintech platform for regulated B2B cross-border payments and currency exchange, has secured a growth capital investment from Baird Capital’s Global Private Equity Fund. Financial details of the transaction have not been disclosed. The investment will be used to support Freemarket’s growth and international expansion, as well as providing

The value of shares in Australia’s Tyro Payments plunged by nearly 20% on Monday after the company revealed that private equity firm Potentia Capital had pulled the plug on a proposed deal to acquire the business, according to a report by Reuters.

Healthtech Patient21 has raised €100 million in a Series C funding round led by new investor Pitango, joined by Bertelsmann Investments and Artian and supported by existing investors Target Global, Piton Capital, PICO Venture Partners and angel investors, including Mario Kohle and Maria Raga.