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Conztanz secures EUR2m funding led by A Plus Finance and Pléiade Venture

Conztanz, a software editor in the Aviation sector, has completed its first fundraising of EUR2 million with A Plus Finance and Pléiade Venture to finance its R&D activity and business development. Created in July 2013 and located in Sophia-Antipolis in the heart of the French Silicon Valley, Conztanz intends to

WEALTH at work acquires Life Academy to further enhance its growth

Following a recent investment from private equity house Equistone Partners Europe, WEALTH at work has made its first strategic acquisition. WEALTH at work, itself a leading provider of financial education, guidance and advice in the workplace, has acquired a direct competitor – Life Academy, the education and employee engagement programme

Montagu Private Equity Fund V closes at EUR2.75bn

Montagu Private Equity has close its fifth fund (Montagu V) at EUR2.75 billion, reaching the hard cap set for the fund. Montagu V has been able to attract a broad mix of investors by type and geographical mix, including increased commitments from pension funds, insurance companies and sovereign wealth funds

DreamBox Learning secures USD10m in Series B funding

DreamBox Learning has closed USD10 million in Series B funding. The round was led by Owl Ventures and includes investment from Tao Capital Partners.  The company also announced the addition of Tory Patterson (pictured), co-founder and managing partner of Owl Ventures, to its Board of Directors. Patterson currently serves on

Aurelius acquires the ARBAprocessing Group

Aurelius Mittelstandskapital (Aurelius), the SME focussed investment arm of Aurelius Group, has acquired the privately owned company, Emsdetten-based ARBAprocessing Group for an undisclosed sum.  ARBAprocessing Group is a leading European manufacturer of containers and collection vehicles for the dairy industry. Long-serving Managing Director and majority shareholder Reinhold Barlian will step

Altium advises on GBP125m sale of Bifold to Rotork

Mid-market private equity house LDC has exited its investment in oil and gas engineering business Bifold Group to Rotork. Bifold is a designer, manufacturer and distributor of valves and pumps to the oil and gas sector with sites in Manchester and Taunton, as well as Houston and Singapore. The GBP125m transaction

Coillte sells telecoms infrastructure business to InfraVia

InfraVia Capital Partners (InfraVia), a French investment fund, has agreed to purchase Coillte’s portfolio of telecommunications assets for an undisclosed sum. The portfolio consists of approximately 300 telecommunications masts and equipment locations across Coillte’s estate. A number of the masts were built by Coillte in recent years and certain locations

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KSL Capital Partners affiliate finances acquisition of Ventana Inn & Spa

An affiliate of KSL Capital Partners Credit Opportunities Fund has provided a first mortgage to finance the acquisition of the Ventana Inn & Spa by an affiliate of Geolo Capital II LP and Wanxiang America Real Estate Group. The 59-room luxury resort overlooks the Pacific Ocean from its location directly

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Noerr advises US investor Wellspring on creation of a new packing group

Noerr has advised the US investor Wellspring Capital on establishing a new packing group. As part of the takeover of the packing specialist Ampac Holdings, Wellspring has merged this enterprise with the portfolio company Prolamina Corporation. Noerr advised Wellspring with a team led by the Frankfurt corporate law and M&A

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