Deals
BGF leads £9m investment in Localised Group, Retail Services
As part of the deal, John Davison joins both companies as non-executive director
Axia buys insurance business Direct Gap
Gordons provides legal advice and Naylor Wintersgill provides financial due diligence services
Immatics acquired by sponsor-backed Arya
Immatics will receive proceeds of approximately $252m upon closing of the deal
RTP Global et al. back €18.5m round for Penta
Existing investor HV Holtzbrinck co-led the round for the Germany-based banking platform
Triton-backed Unica acquires PCT Koudetechniek
Deal is Unica's sixth acquisition under the ownership of Triton
CBPE sells SpaMedica to Nordic Capital-backed Ober Scharrer
Nordic Capital is currently investing from its ninth fund, Nordic Capital IX, which closed on €4.3bn
Quadrum Capital backs Bark Packaging
GP invests via its Quadrum Investment Fund II, which held a final close on €100m in 2019
Inflexion-backed Huws Gray acquires AC Roof Trusses
Inflexion acquired a minority stake in Huws Gray in April 2018 using its Partnership Capital Fund I
Mediterra exits Mobiliz to GPS Bulgaria
Mediterra acquired Mobiliz for a total consideration of €5.05m in November 2012
ECI-backed IT Lab acquires Sol-Tec
Unquote understands ECI Partners provided no fresh equity for the acquisition of Sol-Tec
Inverleith-backed Planet Organic buys As Nature Intended
Deal reportedly makes Planet Organic the UK's largest organic grocery chain
ESO backs facilities service Churchill
Current executive directors Joel Briggs and Phil Moxom will continue to lead the company
Horizon-backed Sabio buys DVELP
Sabio plans to strengthen its international aggregation platform in the contact centre market across Europe
Flex Capital buys majority stake in Egoditor
Investment in the QR code business is the first from the GP's software-focused debut fund
Chiltern acquires Doby Verrolec
Chiltern is an evergreen investor that provides equity cheques of £3-15m of equity
TDR, Lone Star and Apollo make bids for Asda
Walmart is selling its majority share of the company and could command more than £7bn for the asset
Evli leads $17m series-A for Refurbed
Company aims to reach $100m in GMV in 2020 and to expand to additional European markets
LDC invests £11m in James and James Fulfilment
LDC's Chris Baker and Lawrence Dean will join the company board as non-executive directors
NEVI, Tourn sell influencer business service Hubso to trade
Orgo will pay the sellers via newly issued shares in the buyer
YFM invests in ISS
Founded in 2009 and based in Pershore, West Midlands, ISS currently employs 31 people
Activa's Alliance Etiquettes buys 5 Sept Etiquette
Deal marks the eighth add-on acquisition for the France-based wine and spirits label producer
Arbor-backed Steelite acquires William Edwards
Both companies will continue to operate from their current facilities in Stoke-on-Trent
VC-backed Red Driving School acquires NFE
Founded in 2003, NFE Group is a provider of fleet driver training services across the UK
United Ventures leads €3m series-A for Fiscozen
United Ventures deploys capital from its €120m UV2 fund, which targets disruptive technology startups