Deals
VR Equitypartner-backed Kälte Eckert acquires Günther Kältetechnik
VR Equity Partner is following a buy-and-build strategy with the cooling systems company
Xenon acquires Impresoft
GP deploys capital from its seventh fund, which held a final close on €300m in November 2019
Cinven invests in Barentz
GP intends to boost the company's growth and invest in its infrastructure and R&D capabilities
Waterland-backed Enreach buys Masvoz
Masvoz acquisition is the fifth bolt-on since the GP acquired Enreach in July 2018
Balderton leads €21m round for Detectify
Existing investors Paua Ventures, Inventure and Insight Venture Partners also participated
Silverfleet-backed Microgen merges with Touchstone
Silverfleet has backed the merger drawing equity from its European Development Fund
Idinvest exits Bimedia to trade in €50m deal
Deal ends a four-year holding period for Idinvest Partners, which backed the company alongside Omnes
Carlyle-backed Logoplaste buys Masterchem
With this add-on, Logoplaste expects to expand its product offering and accelerate its growth
Redalpine, Armada lead CHF 11m round for Carvolution
Series-B is the second round of 2019 for the car leasing subscription business
Slingshot, Jamjar back €10m series-B for Boldking
Online razor producer expects to consolidate and grow its European business
LDC invests £30m in Croud
Fresh capital will also go towards further global expansion and expansion of its range of services
Arena et al. back €260m series-C for Celonis
Round is one of the largest venture capital deals in Germany this year
Adcuram-backed Vitrulan acquires Ahlstrom-Munksjö business
Vitrulan has acquired the business for its broader product range and to expand internationally
EQT exits EIS Aircraft to Hannover Finanz
Exit follows the 2018 sale of the group's Aircraft Operations division
Waterland-backed Netgo acquires ComNet
Transaction is the first in the GP's buy-and-build strategy for Netgo
Inflexion invests in Ridgewall, backs acquisition of QDos
QDos is Ridgewall's fourth acquisition in the past year and was backed by Inflexion
Indaco sells AdmantX to Vista Equity-backed IAS
Following the deal, AdmantX will be integrated within the new group and its brand absorbed under IAS
Macquarie acquires Biocow stake
BioCow uses anaerobic digestion to create energy from agricultural waste
FTV Capital leads $65m round for CloudFactory
FTV Capital partner Alex Mason and principal Puskoor join CloudFactory's board
Mobeus leads $11m series-A for Active Navigation
Company plans to open offices in New York and Los Angeles, and launch a new SaaS product
Bridges invests in AgilityEco
Bridges drew equity from its Evergreen fund, which held a final close on ТЃ50m in July 2018
Meeschaert CP backs ID Systemes SBO
GP launched a small-cap strategy in Q3 to back companies of the size of ID Systemes
Ringier Digital Ventures et al. back £3m round for AirConsole
Company receives backing from existing investors Wingman Ventures and angel investors including Christian Wenger
Cinven, Astorg to acquire LGC for £3bn
Advent International, Bain, Blackstone and Carlyle were among the bidders in the process