Deals
Summit sells stake in Sipartech to Blackstone
Summit sells a minority stake in the France-based provider of dark fibre network
ECI takes minority stake in KBA
ECI Partners has taken a minority stake in corporate services provider KB Associates
LDC exits FCBI to Thomson Reuters
LDC backed the business events operator that will now become a part of Reuters News
VC consortium backs $60m series-B for Tier
Round is led by Mubadala Capital and Goodwater Capital, with all existing investors taking part
Augmentum co-leads £44m series-B for challenger bank Tide
Company intends to use the fresh financing to consolidate its market position and scale up its team
Inflexion to acquire Pharmaspectra
Inflexion Private Equity has taken a majority stake, drawing equity from its ТЃ250m fund
BPI France, Carvest back Toutenkamion
President Girerd will remain the majority shareholder of France-based Toutenkamion
PE-backed Verallia floats with €3.2bn market cap
Verallia, having set a €26.50-29.50 indicative range, has listed at €27 per share
Saari buys Bo LKV
All four of the founders have retained a minority stake in the business alongside the GP
Mandarin buys coffee specialist Neronobile
First deal made by the GP via its MCP III fund, which held a €148m first close in September
Litorina buys NN07 from Fidelio
Litorina draws capital from its fifth buyout fund, which closed on its SEK 3bn target in August
Ardian-backed Riemser buys Zaltan
Zaltan will be fully integrated in the Riemser group and operate under the name Riemser Iberia
KKR-backed KnowBe4 acquires Twist and Shout
KKR's KnowBe4 generates more than $100m in revenue and is valued at $1bn
Bain's Italmatch invests in FRX Polymers
Italmatch expects to further strengthen its position in the flame retardant additives segment
Ardian's Opteven buys WMS Group
Backed by Ardian a year ago, Opteven bolts on UK-based car warranty specialist WMS Group
LDC acquires ELE from Albion and Maven
Albion and Maven valued their stakes in ELE at more than 4x and 5x original cost, respectively
Capital A acquires Smart Internet Media
Capital A, previously known as ABN Amro Participaties, buys a majority in the marketing agency
Thrive leads $30m series-B for Pitch
BlueYard Capital, Index Ventures and Slack Fund have previously invested in the company
B4 Investimenti buys seats manufacturer Lazzerini
GP deploys capital from its B4 H II fund, which was launched in 2018 and has raised €43m
VCs invest $100m in Rapyd
VCs including Target Global, Tiger Global and General Catalyst have invested in the fintech
Main Capital-backed Assessio buys HFM Talent Index
Sweden-based Assessio Group adds on HFM Talent Index to improve its product offering
Keensight's LinkByNet buys Data Essential
Data Essential is the fourth bolt-on carried out by LinkByNet under Keensight's ownership
Battery-backed PST to acquire SST
Battery Ventures-backed PST has made more than seven bolt-on acquisitions since 2017
Principia backs laser specialist Lambda
Company management retains the remaining minority holding and stays on with the business