Deals
Siparex acquires minority stake in Plurima
GP draws capital for the deal from its two funds, Siparex Investimenti 2 and Siparex MidCap 3
Ring Capital et al. invest €30m in B-Network
GP and a group of banks invest in France-based B-Network to support expansion abroad and recruitment
Investindustrial buys Italcanditi
Company's founders, the Goffi family, will retain 30% and partner with the GP in the management
PE-backed Rafaut bolts on AEDS
Ace Management and Étoile ID-backed Rafaut buys France-based AEDS, doubling group turnover
Axcel sells Mita-Teknik back to founding family
GP makes the divestment from Axcel IV, a DKK 3.6bn vehicle that closed in July 2011
Nimbus invests in crane builder KW-Kranwerke
KW-Kranwerke plans to strengthen its market position, and expand its service and retrofit business
Lampe Privatinvest sells von Oertzen to trade
Water jet maker von Oertzen was bought by Hako, a subsidiary of the Possehl industrial group
Norvestor acquires Wellit
Norway-based Wellit is a logistics software company serving the global oil and gas industry
Mimir buys Saint Gobain's Nordic glass business
Fifth investment from Mimir's holding company Mimir Invest, which was raised in 2016
Panoramic backs Online Home Retail MBO from Grafton
Deal for the bathroom retailer, which trades as PlumbWorld, is the seventh from the GP's second fund
GoodWater Capital leads $30m series-B for Badi
Target Global and previous backers Spark Capital and Mangrove Capital also take part in the round
Activa sells stake in Sport 2000 to its cooperative
After discussions, Activa sells retail chain to co-investor Sport 2000 Coopérative
Susquehanna Growth Equity invests $35m in Poppulo
Fresh capital will be used to accelerate the company’s international expansion plans
Ekarpen, BBK lead €9m round for Oncomatryx
Company's shareholders and several Basque and Galician family offices also take part in the round
LDC exits Inprova via dual sale
GP sells the company's energy division to Inspired for £19.5m and the non-energy arm to management
Insight leads $300m series-D for N26
Investment values the firm at $2.7bn and Singapore's sovereign wealth fund GIC also takes part
Isatis backs Zenika MBO
French GP takes a minority stake in the digital transformation consultancy business, founded in 2006
BGF sells Petrotechnics stake in trade sale to Sphera
Risk management software provider was exposed to the dramatic oil price drop in 2014-2016
Francisco Partners leads $50m round for Talentsoft
Existing investors BPI France and Goldman Sachs also commit to the latest financing
Multiples Heatmap: DACH deals, mega-buyouts drive inflation
Latest Multiples Heatmap, published in association with Clearwater International, is now available to download
Eurazeo's Smile backs Sensio Labs
Sensio Labs is Smile's third acquisition since Eurazeo bought the business in Q2 2017
Alpina Capital buys software specialist Orsoft
Orsoft's founder, Winfried Janicke, will step down as CEO and join the company's advisory board
CIC et al. in £10m round for GeoSpock
Round for geolocation data business GeoSpock brings total capital raised to £19.25m
Triton sells Nordic Tankers to trade
GP makes the divestment from The Triton Fund III, a €2.25bn fund that held a final close in 2010
