Deals
Radial-backed Lindenfarb enters administration
Radial Capital Partners bought Lindenfarb in 2017 after a self-administration procedure
Hg sells Foundry to Roper Technologies for £410m
Sale of the visual effects software company brings to an end a four-year tenure for the GP
Nordic VCs sell Capres to trade
KLA is a Nasdaq-listed semiconductor manufacturer based in California with 10,000 employees
XAnge leads €2.5m round for Synapse Medicine
Startup plans to use the funding to scale up its team, optimise its database and boost its expansion
Paluel-Marmont Capital to buy Securinfor in SBO
PMC takes majority stake in Securinfor, an IT outsourcing and telephony services provider
BPE acquires stake in Hasenkopf
Hasenkopf was founded by Didymus Hasenkopf and is owned and managed by Roland Hasenkopf
Mirabaud invests €10m in sports apparel brand Le Coq Sportif
GP deploys capital from its Mirabaud Patrimoine Vivant fund, which closed on €150m in 2018
Gimv acquires Coolworld Rentals
Founder Jack Buijnsters retains a minority stake and will sit on the supervisory board
VGC injects £2m into WIT Fitness
Sportswear retailer and gym operator will launch its hybrid stores in the US and continental Europe
White Star invests $10m in Packhelp
Existing investors Speedinvest, ProFounders and Market One Capital also take part
Emeram-backed Meona bolts on Dr Heni
Meona and E.care were acquired and merged by Emeram in 2017 using funds from Emeram's Fund I
Ardian backs Eloquant in OBO
Ardian Growth team will support France-based Eloquant's growth strategy internationally
Star Capital's Star Mayan bolts-on Aeroserve
Aeroserve is the third firm acquired by Star Mayan after the 2018 purchase of Grosvenor Contracts
GMT spinout Apse buys Kallidus from FPE
Apse is a new private equity firm established by the core team of GMT Communications Partners
Nordic Alpha invests in Re-Match
Re-Match is the second investment from the fund, which has a strong focus on value creation
LBO France buys Passman group in SBO
SBO sees Siparex exit the investment and Andera reinvest via ActoMezz III in Passman
Orienta backs Passione Unghie
GP intends to boost the company's growth, develop its product offering and support its expansion
CIC Capital acquires a minority stake in Brüning Group
CIC aims to acquire minority stakes with governance rights for between €3-50m
Bowmark acquires Pirum Systems from Five Arrows
Pirum Systems has benefited from greater demand for financial compliance software
Wise exits Colcom to trade
Colcom management team, led by CEO Gabriele Basile, will continue to lead the company
Bow Capital leads $10m funding round for ArangoDB
ArangoDB will now move its headquarters to the US to serve its growing customer base there
Altur Investissement et al. back Babyzen in OBO
Previous backers Capital Croissance increases its stake in stroller manufacturer Babyzen
Magnum-backed Lexer bolts on Cobralia
GP plans to build a large group operating in the Spanish legal and financial sectors
Fuel Ventures leads £2m round for CreditDigital
Online credit provider will pursue product development and invest in marketing activity