Deals
Cathay acquires Rhys Davies Logistics
GP draws equity from Cathay Investments 2, which held its first close on €600m in July 2018
Pantheon to invest in KD Pharma in single-asset restructuring
Capiton IV has sold a stake in its portfolio company, Omega-3 producer KD Pharma
Verdane buys CAP-Group
All the entrepreneur shareholders will stay on as minority owners in the business
FSI buys minority stake in biopharma company Kedrion
GP invests via its FSI I fund, which held a final close on €1.4bn in March 2019
CastleMill makes debut investment in Manor Energy
Manor Energy provides power and engineering services to the offshore windfarm industry
Sun European Partners buys Vetrerie Riunite
GP intends to accelerate the company's organic growth and boost its international expansion
Turenne, Euro Capital back Stoll Trucks MBO
Founder sells a majority stake in the trucks and vehicles business to the management team and GPs
Endless's Enact acquires Bawtry Carbon
Enact II makes its third investment with the carbon-based products manufacturer
Hat exits chair designer Luxy
Sale ends a three-year holding period for Hat, which owned a 96.35% stake in the business
Santander InnoVentures et al. back €35m CrossLend series-B
Round also includes funding from existing investors Lakestar, ABN Amro Ventures and Earlybird
Cobepa sells CDH Développement to trade in €81.3m deal
Belgian GP ends 14-year ownership of blue limestone quarry owner and operator CDH
Partners Group's Megadyne buys Sati
Megadyne expects to consolidate its market position and expand its product offering
YFM invests £4.5m in SharpCloud
YFM invests via its VCTs as well as YFM Equity Partners Growth II
Balderton, GR invest $20m in McMakler
Balderton has used its VC secondaries fund Balderton Capital Liquidity I for the transaction
PE-backed Addev Materials bolts on US businesses
Tikehau and BPI France inject €33m into Addev Materials Group to sponsor the US bolt-ons
Atomico leads $56m round for Healx
New investors Global Brain, B-to-V and Intel Capital have invested in the biotechnology company
Westbridge exits LinkFresh
Westbridge SME Fund portfolio company LinkFresh has been sold to a US-based trade buyer
Synova inks first deal from latest fund with Preventx
Preventx is a provider of online-led sexual health testing and diagnostic services
Xerys, Siparex et al. close $18.6m series-B for Herow
Backers close a $18.6m round started in 2015 with an initial $10.6m capital injection
Nordic Capital acquires iLoq from Sievi Capital for €190m
GP invests via its Nordic Capital Fund IX, which held a final close on €4.3bn in May 2018
BIVF, Gründerfonds Ruhr lead €12m series-A round for Abalos
Abalos Therapeutics is a biotechnology company focused on developing immuno-oncology therapeutics
Arx buys TES Vsetin from Advent
Existing management team will lead the company's future growth and development
Latour Capital's Syclef secures refinancing
Latour acquired a controlling stake in the refrigeration systems provider in 2015
Apax Partners carves out GNB from Novo Banco for €168m
GNB will be part of GamaLife, a consolidation platform launched by Apax to pursue a buy-and-build strategy