Deals
PE-backed Eight Fifty Food Group buys M&M Walshe
Post-acquisition, Eight Fifty's revenues are expected to increase to approximately ТЃ1.4bn.
LGT buys Bridgepoint-backed 5aSec in debt-to-equity swap
Bridgepoint has sold its equity stake in 5aSec for a symbolic €1, which sees the firm wholly exit
Priveq acquires majority stake in language services company Plint
Company's revenues have grown from SEK 11m to SEK 236m in five years
DeA Capital backs Ingino with €8.5m investment
GP invests in the company via Idea Agro, which targets companies operating in the agricultural industry
Gilde buys Corilus from AAC Capital
Sale for the healthcare software company began in November 2019 and continued in spite of coronavirus
Alto Partners buys Costruzione Emiliana Ingranaggi
GP invests via Alto Capital IV, which held a final close on its €210m hard-cap in 2018
Bain Capital-backed Fintyre sells two businesses
Fintyre filed for insolvency for many of its Germany-based subsidiaries in February 2020
Verdane Capital acquires Finnish company Evondos
Deal is the GP's third investment in a month in the healthcare technology sector
Triton-backed Univativ buys majority stake in Opus One
GP invested in the Germany-based recruitment firm via its Smaller Mid-Cap Fund in June 2017
Capital Management Partners acquires Geti Wilba
Sale of the poultry and game specialist began in February 2020 via insolvency proceedings
Eight Roads-backed Picsolve enters administration
Deloitte has been appointed to find a buyer for the whole company or for a part of it
Verdane-backed Wrap sells software arm to trade
Verdane Capital in 2008 acquired a majority stake in the parent company from Swedish business Saab
ING Ventures leads £4m bridge funding for Countingup
Triple Point, CVentures and Big Start Ventures also co-invest in the funding round
Mandarin backs cosmetic specialist Klapp
GP invests via Mandarin Capital III, which has a €250m target and has raised €175m so far
AVP leads €25m series-B for InsideBoard
Round also saw participation from Orange Ventures, Isai Cap Venture and Entrepreneur Venture
HLM and Illumina lead $71m round for LetsGetChecked
In mid-March, the company offered its coronavirus test to Irish healthcare authorities
Towerbrook to inject €100m in BC-backed CarTrawler in debt-for-equity swap
CarTrawler has тЌ120m of its TLB and тЌ25m of revolving credit facility debt outstanding
Xenon-backed Panapesca bolts on Il Faro Quality Fish
With the GP's support, the group expects to increase its turnover and further expand internationally
Sofinnova invests €1.65m in PinCell
GP deploys capital from Sofinnova Telethon Fund, which recently held a final close on €108m
Vintage Investment Partners leads €27m Zeitgold series-B
Existing backers including Battery Ventures, Saban Ventures, BtoV, and HV Holtzbrinck also take part
Triton-backed Assemblin acquires Örestadskyl
GP bought Assemblin in 2015; the company has since acquired two other installation businesses in Sweden
Grafton invests $20m in Omilia
Funding will be used to expand the company in North America and western Europe
Capvis-backed Variosystems buys Solve Engineering
Add-on of Swiss market peer is the first in Capvis's investment period and in the company's history
EQT-backed Ellab acquires Adsano in Germany
Deal is Ellab's third bolt-on acquisition since being acquired by EQT last August