Deals
Battery and Dawn lead $61m series-B for Soldo
Existing backers Accel and Connect also take part in the round for the corporate credit card firm
Bridgepoint's Cambridge Education Group sells CATS for £150m
School operator will be sold to Chinese trade buyer Bright Scholar after five and a half years
DBAG sells Infiana to Pamplona
DBAG has more than doubled its capital investment through the sale of the films manufacturer
VC firms back $325m series-B for BioNTech
Redmile Group, Invus, Jebsen Capital and Steam Athena Capital take part in the round
Insight leads $23m series-C for Staffbase
Existing investors Capnamic Ventures, Kizoo Technology Capital and E.Ventures also take part
VC firms invest €11.5m in IQM
Maki.vc, MIG Funds, OpenOcean, Tesi and Vito Ventures all take part in the financing
Down 2 Earth Capital backs Bluecrux
GP invests in Belgian software developer Bluecrux via its Down2Earth Capital II fund
Muzinich takes control of Phoenix's Busaba Eathai
Development brings to an end an 11-year holding period of the Thai restaurant chain for Phoenix
Inflexion acquires O'Neill Patient Solicitors
GP drew capital for the investment in the law firm from its fifth flagship fund
Investors complete €17m series-B round for Unifly
Series-B, started in Q4 2018, closes on €17m thanks to Belgian sovereign wealth fund
NorthEdge sells Bridge Farm Group to cannabis producer Sundial
Sale ends a two-year holding period for the GP, which acquired the business via its second fund
ProA acquires Pastas Gallo in €200m deal
Auction saw Ventura Equity, Towerbrook Capital Partners and Idilia Foods in the final round
ProA backs IPD
ProA has drawn equity from its ProA Capital Iberian Buyout Fund III, which closed on €475m
Nordic sells Ellos to trade for €229m
GP makes the sale from Nordic Capital CV1, a €2.5bn continuation fund for Nordic Capital Fund VII
Norvestor sells IT Gården to EQT-backed Iver
Transaction comes 15 months after EQT founded Iver by merging Candidator and DGC
VR Equitypartner and SuedBG exit Duo Plast in SBO
Investors launched a sales process for the packaging manufacturer, marketing it based on €9-10m EBITDA
EQT Ventures, Naspers et al. invest €30m in Dott
Funding will help electric scooter and electric bike specialist Dott expand in new cities
Aksia exits MEP Group in trade sale
Sale to French industrial group Legris marks the final exit for the Aksia III fund
Altor invests in XXL
Altor IV's mandate allows it to make minority investments in publicly traded companies
Jet Investment exits Benet Automotive to trade
Trade buyer Teijin has acquired the components manufacturer to push its expansion strategy in Europe
Summa-backed EcoOnline buys Nordic Port
Acquisition of Nordic Port will strengthen EcoOline's position in chemical management
Assietta acquires Sarg
GP invests in the food processing machinery firm alongside former Permira Italy CEO Paolo Colonna
BPI France, Ixo Private Equity buy MAT
GPs buy majority in MAT, a residential construction company operating in southern France
Bain, Carlyle place takeover bid for Osram at €35 per share
Bain and Carlyle have placed a takeover offer for the lighting manufacturer, valuing it at €3.9bn