Deals
Acropolis invests $20m in SEV
Acropolis is a family office based in London that makes investments in private companies
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
DeA Capital's Idea CCR I sells Sinterama to trade
Sale ends a two-year holding period for CCR I, which owned a majority stake in the business
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 £50m 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
RTP Global leads €6.6m series-A for Plantix
Third round of funding for the plant disease detection app is earmarked for international growth
Syncona leads £32m series-B for Azeria
Magda Jonikas and Martin Murphy of Syncona join the board of Azeria Therapeutics
H2 Equity Partners buys Mill Panel
H2 will help the Dutch wooden exterior door panels specialist expand internationally
August acquires dentistry software developer Code
Deal is the 10th investment from August Equity Partners IV, which closed on £224m in 2017
CapMan exits Finland-listed Harvia
Shares are sold by shares were held by CapMan Buyout X Fund A and CapMan Buyout X Fund B