Expansion
YFM invests £4.5m in SharpCloud
YFM invests via its VCTs as well as YFM Equity Partners Growth II
Balderton, GR invest $20m in McMakler
Balderton has used its VC secondaries fund Balderton Capital Liquidity I for the transaction
PE-backed Addev Materials bolts on US businesses
Tikehau and BPI France inject €33m into Addev Materials Group to sponsor the US bolt-ons
Synova inks first deal from latest fund with Preventx
Preventx is a provider of online-led sexual health testing and diagnostic services
Xerys, Siparex et al. close $18.6m series-B for Herow
Backers close a $18.6m round started in 2015 with an initial $10.6m capital injection
Nordic Capital's Acino acquires Takeda's primary care portfolio
Coller Capital and Goldman Sachs acquired a stake in Acino in 2018 in a GP-led secondary transaction
Ahren et al. in $16m round for Mogrify
Biotech's series-A is supported by a consortium of investors led by existing backer Ahren
Tenzing invests in Eikon
YFM Private Equity made a growth investment in the digital post-production company last year
LBO France buys minority stake in Alantys Technology
GP backs specialist distributor of electronic components via its LBO France Capdev fund
NVM invests £3.2m Tutorful
NVM Private Equity has made its eighth growth capital investment of 2019 in the tutoring platform
EQT Ventures, NordicNinja lead $25m series-A for Einride
Ericsson Ventures, Norrsek, Plum Alley Investments and Plug and Play Ventures also take part
Livonia-backed Thermory buys Siparila
Latvian private equity firm Livonia backed the bolt-on via its first fund, Livonia Partners Fund I
Marlin invests in SmartSearch
US-based firm Marlin Equity Partners closed its most recent vehicle on $2.5bn in 2017
Nauta Capital leads €3m series-A for World Mastery
GP deploys capital from its Nauta IV Tech Invest fund, which closed on €155m in April 2017
Greenoaks leads €50m series-B for Casavo
Company plans to use the financing to boost its expansion by opening new agencies across Italy
Alcuin takes minority stake in Gravitas
Alcuin Capital Partners has invested for a minority stake in recruitment company Gravitas
Northzone in €17m round for Matsmart
Round was led by LeadX Capital Partners with Ingka Group, D-Ax and Norrsken also taking part
Spark Capital invests $15m in tablet startup Remarkable
Company plans to use the fresh capital to scale up its team and invest in product development
83North leads €15m series-B for CRM platform Critizr
Previous backers Point Nine, Caphorn Invest and Runa Capital also take part in the investment
Capital Croissance backs Onatera
Previous backer Entrepreneur Venture sells stake in France-based online retailer Onatera
Livingbridge invests £15m in Nationwide Hire
Livingbridge drew equity from its Enterprise 2 fund, which closed on £220m in 2015
Edenred leads CHF 14m series-B for Avrios
Lakestar, Notion Capital, Swisscom Ventures and Columbia Lake Partners also took part
ArchiMed-backed Micromed bolts on OSG
MicroMed has now made three acquisitions in the neurology diagnostics market with this acquisition
Three Hills Capital Partners backs Goal Systems
GP deploys capital from its Three Hills Capital Solutions III fund, which held a final close on €540m