Deals
Preato sells Machinery to portfolio company YE for €18.75m
Preato Capital sells its stake of almost 94% in the deal, which values Machinery at €26.16m
Highlander exits Akomex in management buy-back
Mezzanine Management, which is currently investing from its AMC IV fund, backs the management
LEA Partners invests in Enscape
Founders and HTGF will retain their stakes in the architecture and construction software provider
83North leads $21.5m round for FloLive
Dell Technologies Capital, Saban Ventures and Qualcomm Ventures also invested in the round
P101 leads €5.6m round for 2hire
Previous backers Invitalia Venture, LVenture Group and Boost Heroes also take part in the investment
Management retains control of Ceva Santé Animale in 5th buyout
Historic transaction is one of the largest-ever French LBOs, and the largest ever led by a management team
BCI invests in ClearMacro
BCI, a Canada-based LP direct investor, has made investments in several European companies
MCH backs TCI Cutting via SOPEF
SOPEF is a €200m vehicle launched in 2018 to support the international development of Spanish companies
Ergon-backed Opseo buys ZBI NRW
Regional group was previously part of ZBI and will open new clinics in North Rhine-Westphalia
Triton-backed Norres buys De Bernardi
GP invested in the Germany-based hose manufacturer in 2018 and plans to expand it internationally
Notion leads $36m series-B for Dixa
Dixa's founders have reduced their combined stake by 15-20% in conjunction with the round
Eight Roads and Kennet in £11.5m round for Rimilia
Rimilia secured a new funding facility of £7m with Silicon Valley Bank in October 2019
Aurelius buys Woodward's RPS and protection relay businesses
GP has acquired the Germany- and Poland-based companies from their US-headquartered parent
ICG transfers Esperi ownership to lenders
Esperi will be owned by a new parent company controlled by Danske Bank, Ilmarinen and SEB
Searchlight invests in Penta-backed GRP
Searchlight will take a majority stake, with other investors taking minority positions
Elysian acquires SCX Special Projects
GP plans to support the national and international growth of the engineering and architecture company
Ardian sells stake in CLS to CNP
Ardian invested €30m for a minority stake in the satellite services group in November 2013
DIP Capital leads €11m series-C for Supermercato24
Previous backers FII Tech Growth, 360 Capital Partners and Innogest also take part in the funding round
BWK sells 33.3% stake in Joma-Polytec
GP invested in the manufacturer in 2002 and has sold its stake to the company's family owners
Gradiente sells Lanificio dell'Olivo to Ethica Global
Sale ends a five-year holding period for Gradiente, which bought the company via its €76m first fund
SHS backs €6m round for Selfapy
SHS joined the round as a new investor in the online mental health treatment company
Triton buys 76% stake in Renk
Parent company VW began looking for strategic options for the company in May 2019
Afinum sells Meridian to TDR Capital-backed David Lloyd
Sale ends a six-year holding period for Afinum, which bought Meridian via Eigenkapitalfonds Mittelstand fund
JF Lehman to acquire GMG
Deals values the subsea cables maintenance and installation services provider at $250m