Expansion
MIP invests in shoe designer Manebí
Company plans to use the fresh capital to expand internationally and broaden its product offering
Magenta Partners backs FastPayHotels
Following the deal, Tom Matthews, partner at Magenta Partners, will join the company's board
TowerBrook acquires minority stake in GBA Group
Second minority investment in a founder-led business in the UK for the private equity house
Go Capital et al. invest €4.1m in Graftys
Graftys sells products in 25 countries and plans to penetrate new markets with the funding
Time for Growth invests €10m in Oslo
Time for Growth buys minority stake in France-based digital transition specialist Oslo
Unigrains, Sofiproteol back Caussade Semences
Agri-business-focused GPs back a seed production group Caussade Semences Group
Nauta Capital leads £1.5m round for BlackCurve
Mercia Fund Managers, which backed the company in 2018, also takes part in the funding round
Octopus Investments injects £3.3m into Veeqo
Company plans to use the funding to consolidate its position in the UK market and expand in the US
General Atlantic et al. invest €150m in Doctolib
Fresh capital by new and previous investors will help Doctolib foster expansion abroad
Beech Tree supports Learnlight for Arenalingua bolt-on
Beech Tree used funds from its Beech Tree Private Equity Fund II to acquire Learnlight in 2017
C5 Capital in $17m series-B for Blue Cedar
C5 Capital uses its C5 Cyber Partners II fund, despite not yet holding its first close
Atomico leads €30m series-B extension for Peakon
Investment brings the total volume of Peakon's series-B to €48m, following a round in February 2018
Mirabaud invests €10m in sports apparel brand Le Coq Sportif
GP deploys capital from its Mirabaud Patrimoine Vivant fund, which closed on €150m in 2018
VGC injects £2m into WIT Fitness
Sportswear retailer and gym operator will launch its hybrid stores in the US and continental Europe
White Star invests $10m in Packhelp
Existing investors Speedinvest, ProFounders and Market One Capital also take part
Star Capital's Star Mayan bolts-on Aeroserve
Aeroserve is the third firm acquired by Star Mayan after the 2018 purchase of Grosvenor Contracts
Nordic Alpha invests in Re-Match
Re-Match is the second investment from the fund, which has a strong focus on value creation
Bow Capital leads $10m funding round for ArangoDB
ArangoDB will now move its headquarters to the US to serve its growing customer base there
Fuel Ventures leads £2m round for CreditDigital
Online credit provider will pursue product development and invest in marketing activity
Palatine-backed Cyberfort bolts on Auriga
Palatine acquired The Bunker in 2017, has supported one other acquisition and created a new business
PE-backed Primonial buys remaining 60% stake in LFDE
Bridgepoint and Crédit Mutuel Arkéa invested in Primonia since 2016 and 2011 respectively
Updata injects $14m into Adthena
Funding round will enable the AI marketing software company to pursue international expansion
Felix leads £3m round for Unmind
Mental-health-related software business will use the funds to invest in product development
Benchmark invests $20m in Sketch
Sketch has been profitable since its inception and has one million paying subscribers
