Deals
United Ventures leads €6m round for Boom Imagestudio
Company plans to use the fresh capital to further develop its proprietary technology and boost its international expansion
LDC exits Ellis Whittam to Marlowe in £59m deal
Sale ends a four-year holding period for LDC, which owned a minority stake in the company
Monterro buys majority stake in MaintMaster
Almi Invest, which had owned a 10% stake in MaintMaster since 2015, has fully exited, making a 7x return on its invested capital
Naxicap acquires Eureka Education from Abénex, Finoli
Professional and higher education provider pursued a buy-and-build strategy under Abénex's ownership
The Deals Pipeline
A highlight of deal processes underway and involving PE, either on the buy- or sell-side, across Europe
Nord Holding's Jumpers Group buys Ai Fitness; forms BestFit
Combined companies will pursue a buy-and-build strategy, acquiring fitness studio chains
Liberta Partners acquires Kienzle
GP acquires the automotive networked systems business as part of a succession solution
Vækstfonden et al. in €1.1m seed round for Kaffe Bueno
Startup plans to use the seed funding for launching new products, scaling up production, growing its team and to cover costs for patents
Providence Strategic Growth backs Signaturit
PSG intends to support the company's product diversification, geographic expansion and search for M&A opportunities
Ace buys Astorg's Aries Alliance, injects €20m in new money
Deal is the first for the aerospace-focused Ace Aero Partenaires fund, which reached a €630m first close
FJ Labs invests in car renting startup Vamos
Company intends to use the fresh capital to further boost its growth and expansion across the Spanish market
LifeX raises €6m from Cherry, Vækstfonden et al.
Startup has raised €15m in funding since being founded in 2017
Metrika buys detergent specialist Allegrini
This is the first deal made by Metrika's first fund, which has a €100m target and a €150m hard-cap
Grafton Capital secures majority stake in Third Financial
VC firm has so far invested £7m in Third Financial, which will use the latest funding to accelerate the growth of its platform
Investindustrial exits Aston Martin
Investindustrial sells its remaining stake of 4.12% in the company, fully exiting the investment
PE-backed Nets bolts on CCV Schweiz
Following the deal, CCV Schweiz will be integrated with Concardis Schweiz, which is part of Nets Group
Rutland exits Armitage in £140m deal
Exit from Rutland Fund III realises a return of 5.7x on the original cost of the investment
Egeria invests in Apoc Aviation
Deal is an exit for minority shareholder Antea, which invested in the company in 2015
Palatine invests in Back2Work
Deal is GP's sixth investment from its £100m Impact Fund, which targets profitable businesses making a positive impact
BGF sells stake in Chase Distillery
BGF bought a minority stake in the gin and vodka producer in 2017
Tenzing backs MBO of VIPR
Deal is the ninth investment from Tenzing's debut fund, with its successor yet to deploy
Agilitas-backed Danoffice to buy NPVision
Deal will be the second add-on acquisition for Danoffice since Agilitas's buyout of the company in November 2017
Bowmark acquires Totalmobile from Horizon
Bowmark will provide additional funding of £100m to fund the company's add-ons acquisitions
Carlyle buys Calastone from Accel, Octopus
Exit represents an 18x return on Octopus's initial investment and a 9x return on its total investment