Deals
Mobeus invests £13m in Access Partnership
Mobeus's investment will enable the consultancy to expand its services geographically
Apax France sells Sylpa to ActoMezz-backed management
Sale ends a four-year holding period for Apax France, which owned a stake in Sylpa via Apax Development
Lone Star in talks to acquire BASF's chemicals division
Final stage of the auction process comes after BASF began looking for a buyer at the end of 2018
Lightspeed leads €128m round for Vinted
Funding round values Vinted at €1bn, making it Lithuania's first technology unicorn
Telemos-backed Sanoptis buys AugenAllianz
Deal marks the second bolt-on for the GP's buy-and-build platform in the ophthalmology sector
Lonsdale-backed CRSG acquires Swegon Hire UK
Vendor of the company is Sweden-based Swegon Group, which generates тЌ500m in revenues
Suma Capital backs CS Energy
Following Suma's acquisition, the company will be rebranded as Zero Waste Bioenergy
P101 invests €2m in Osteocom
P101 deploys capital from its Programma 102 fund, which targets early- to late-stage startups
Octopus, Downing and C4 in $21.8m round for Trouva
Fresh capital from the investment will be used for overseas expansion and software development
Torqx Capital buys Descroes
GP invests via its debut vehicle, Torqx Capital Partners I, a €150m fund targeting mid-market companies
Ardenton acquires Pebbles
Headquartered in Leeds and Dunfermline, Pebbles provides residential care and education
Inflexion-backed Kynetec bolts on Kleffmann
Inflexion provided fresh equity for the acquisition from its Inflexion Buyout Fund IV
DN Capital et al. lead €5.5m series-A for Cognigy
AI software platform intends to use the second round of funding for US expansion
Ten Eleven, Seaya lead $11m series-A for Buguroo
Existing investors Inveready and Conexo Ventures also take part in the funding round
EV Private Equity-backed EWT acquires IKM
EV Private Equity is currently investing from Energy Ventures IV, which closed on тЌ247m in 2011
Ambienta sells Energy Wave to EQT-backed Antas
Sale ends a two-year holding period for Italian GP Ambienta, which owned a majority stake in Energy Wave
Digital+ Partners leads €23m series-B for Pricefx
Pricefx intends to use the fresh capital to invest in sales and marketing, and to expand in the US
Norvestor sells Cegal to DWS-, Argentum-led consortium
Transaction is made via a special purpose vehicle, Norvestor SPV I, which will own 75-80% in the company
PPM Oost invests in Protifarm
PPM Oost is a development agency created by the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate
Silver Lake invests $500m in City Football Group
City Football Group, valued at $4.8bn, owns football clubs including Manchester City FC
SHS acquires stake in Single Use Support
SHS draws equity from its latest vehicle, SHS V Fonds, which held its first close in July 2018 on €90m
Blackstone backs $570m FerGene investment
Ferring is based in Saint-Prex, Switzerland, with 60 subsidiaries globally and 6,500 employees
Apax acquires Destiny in SBO
Destiny founders retain almost 30% of shares in the company in the secondary buyout transaction
V4C buys stake in Warsaw-listed Summa Linguae
Deal is contingent upon the prior closing of two acquisitions by Summa Linguae