Deals
KKR-backed Exact bolts on Belgian company Officient
Deal is company's fourth add-on acquisition under KKR's ownership
CrossEngage announces €6.5m growth capital round
Marketing software company also announces merger with Target Partners' GPredictive
Mayfair-, Hoxton-backed SuperAwesome sold to trade
SuperAwesome reported revenues of ТЃ21m in 2018, as well as an operating loss of ТЃ5.5m
EQT carves out Natural Colours from Chr Hansen in €800m deal
GP is deploying equity from its latest fund, EQT IX, which will be 15-20% invested following deal completion
CDPQ backs Colisée alongside EQT
EQT and CDPQ intend to support the company in its growth strategy in France and internationally
Phoenix-backed Sygnature acquires XenoGesis
Previously, Sygnature has acquired two in-vivo pharmacology clinical research organisations
Bain-led consortium makes €2.1bn offer for Ahlstrom-Munksjö
Consortium has offered тЌ18.10 per share, 24% higher than the тЌ14.56 closing price on 23 September
Seed Capital leads €4m funding round for BotXO
Around тЌ2m comes from Seed Capital, while VУІkstfonden is providing a syndicated loan of тЌ1.8m
Zamit Capital backs Science Bits
Company plans to use the financing to strengthen its market position in Spain and boost its international expansion
Consortium in €21m round for Magazino
Logistics company Jungheinrich has led the round for the robotics company alongside EIB
Clarks in refinancing provided by LionRock - report
A deal would see Clarks raise an investment in exchange for a dilution of the Clark family's holding
PE-backed Helgstrand Dressage bolts on Kingsland Equestrian
Deal is Helgstrand Dressage's first add-on acquisition under Waterland's ownership
Beech Tree invests in Transparity
Transparity is expected to generate ТЃ13m in revenues in 2020 and plans to grow to ТЃ21m next year
CDP Venture Capital leads €5m round for Brandon
Venture capital house Primomiglio and investment holding Vulcano also take part in the round
Blue Horizon leads €47m series-B for Mosa Meat
Company will use the financing to develop an industrial production line, expand its team and introduce its products on the market
BPI France et al. invest $30m in Comet Meetings
Investment was reportedly equally split between equity and debt
DBAG partially realises investment in Pfaudler
Pfaudler's listed subsidiary, GMM Pfaudler, acquires an 80% stake in the business
True Ventures leads $87m series-C round for ICEye
Space-tech startup has so far raised $152m since being founded in 2015
Tenzing acquires three payroll companies to form PSSG
Tenzing I closed on ТЃ200m in January 2017 and makes investments in companies valued at up to ТЃ75m
Entangled, Capital Dynamics back SM Pack
GPs plan to support the company's growth both organically and via add-ons, while boosting its international expansion
VC-backed Snyk acquires BtoV portfolio company DeepCode
Cyber security software Snyk raised $200m at a $2.6bn valuation earlier in September 2020
Mouro leads $26m round for Uncapped
Iron Ventures, Global Founders Capital, Seedcamp and White Star Capital participate in the round
UK deal pipeline: live, expected and pulled sale processes
A round-up of sale processes ongoing or expected to launch in the coming months in the UK, courtesy of Unquote sister publication Mergermarket
Folmer acquires majority stake in Donier Gastronomie
GP is investing from its second fund, which has so far made five platform investments