Deals
Fortino backs Maxxton
Fortino is currently investing from its Fortino Growth Capital II vehicle, which has raised €125m
YFM supports MBO of The Protein Works
GP's maiden institutionally backed fund is more than 70% deployed following the deal
Earlybird et al. in €15m series-A for Getsafe
Earlybird is currently investing from its Earlybird Digital West Fund VI, which closed on €175m
Vespa Capital backs Le Marché de Leopold MBO
Company’s founder sells his majority stake, while management invests alongside the GP
Triton exits steel waste recycling company Befesa
Sale ends a six-year holding period for the GP, which bought Befesa from recycling company Abengoa
WCAS exits Aim Software in €60m deal
Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe acquired a majority stake in Aim Software in 2015
IBB and E.On invest in Nuventura
Consortium of IBB, E.On, Apex Energy Teterow and business angels have invested €3-7m in Nuventura
Preservation and BCI acquire BMS Group in £500m deal
Insurance brokerage group's management and staff will retain a significant minority stake
Eurazeo’s Sommet Education bolts on Ducasse Education
Portfolio company Sommet buys 51% stake in culinary arts and pastry school Ducasse
Wise backs cybersecurity specialist Innovery
GP deploys capital from its €215m Wisequity IV fund, which invests tickets in the €5-20m range
Exponent sells Loch Lomond to Hillhouse Capital
Sale ends a holding of five years for Exponent, which acquired the company using its second fund
Penta invests £11m in Cellpoint Mobile
Fresh capital will be used to expand Cellpoint’s team globally and develop the platform
Wineus Capital acquires Zurrfix
Wineus typically provides investments of between CHF 5-30m for SMEs in Switzerland
Investindustrial-backed Lifebrain buys clinical lab Galeno
Galeno will be integrated within the Lifebrain business and will consolidate its market position
Arkéa et al. back Children Worldwide Fashion in SBO
Former majority owner Dzeta PE reinvests in the high-end children's ready-to-wear specialist
Auctus-backed Magellan Netzwerke acquires Solit Systems
Magellan Netzwerke was acquired by Auctus in 2016 and became part of Fernao Networks
BtoV, Senovo lead €2.5m round for logistics startup Synfioo
Previous backers BFB Brandenburg Kapital and HPI Seed Fund also take part in the investment
GPs sell public transport operator Hansea to DWS
Belgium-based Hansea acquired four peers based in Flanders and Wallonia since 2014
Mid Europa sells Knjaz Miloš to KMV, PepsiCo JV
GP makes the divestment from Mid Europa IV, ending a holding period of four years
Horizon's DMC Canotec acquires United Carlton
Deal is the first acquisition for the printing and document management firm under the GP's tenure
Waterland-backed Rehacon bolts on Fysioconcept
Waterland acquired a majority stake in physiotherapy provider Rehacon in January 2019
Battery leads $35m round for Matillion
Existing backers Sapphire, YFM and Scale also invest in the round for the cloud-based data software firm
Taste of Italy buys land management software specialist Abaco
GP deploys capital from its Idea Taste of Italy fund, a food- and agri-business-dedicated vehicle
Bregal Freshstream makes first exit with Intergas
Trade sale is Bregal Freshstream's first full exit since launching its maiden €600m fund