Deals
Benchmark invests $20m in Sketch
Sketch has been profitable since its inception and has one million paying subscribers
BGF invests £11.6m in Invenio
Newco was set up for the transaction under the name Invenio Business Solutions Holdings
RCapital sells Cash Generator in franchisee-led buyout
Divestment comes 19 months after the GP supported the MBO of the UK-headquartered pawnbroker
Carlyle buys stake in Jeanologia from MCH
GP intends to boost the company's growth and further expand its product offering
Endeit Capital, EnBW lead €7m series-A for Gridscale
High-Tech Gründerfonds led a funding round in 2016, in which EnjoyVenture participated
AP6 invests in Accent's Hoist
Accent retains the majority and the company's founder, Malcolm Lindblom, will keep his share
Omnes, M Capital Partners lead €5m round for Therapixel
Therapixel won the Dream Digital Mammography Challenge in 2017, winning €1.2m in prize money
Livingbridge invests in Brainlabs
GP draws capital from Livingbridge Enterprise 2, which writes cheques of up to £10m
Vitruvian leads €45m round for Dental Monitoring
Vitruvian draws capital from its €2.4bn Virtuvian Investment Partnership III vehicle
3i Infrastructure acquires Joulz for €220m
Joulz's parent company, Stedin Groep, launched the sale of the company in June 2018
Prime Ventures et al. in €66m series-B for Pagantis
Company plans to use the fresh capital to further expand in Italy, France and Portugal
KKR sells Q-Park's Nordic division
KKR Infrastructure wholly acquired Q-Park in 2017 in a deal that valued the assets at €2.95bn
BlueGem supports PCG for Cosmetic Skin Clinic bolt-on
Consolidated cosmetic treatments group will have revenues of £30m with an EBITDA margin of 20%
Temasek backs Danish chemicals specialist Haldor Topsoe
Company plans to boost its growth and international expansion, especially in Asia
TPA Capital acquires Pallet-Track
TPA Capital seeks to invest less then £25m in businesses with an enterprise value of less than £50m
Isai invests in Legalstart.fr
GP draws equity from €150m Isai Expansion II, recently used for backing Ividata
LSP in $50m series-A for Snipr Biome
Lundbeckfonden Emerge invested an undisclosed sum in an exploratory investment in 2017
Summa buys Olink Proteomics
Management team led by Ulf Landgren will remain as minority shareholders after the deal
BGF invests in Operam to support double bolt-on
Education-focused recruitment business will acquire Teachers UK and The Education Specialists
Gilde Healthcare buys Eetgemak in SBO
GP draws equity from Gilde Healthcare Services III, closed earlier this month on €200m
Ardenton buys greetings cards business Budget Trading
GP plans to further boost the company's expansion into new geographies within the UK
WestBridge invests £9.8m in Apem MBO
Deal for the UK environmental consultancy is structured as a combination of equity and loan notes
Ixo backs Altereo BIMBO
Founder Christian Laplaud retains a 65% stake in the consulting and engineering firm
StarTIP leads €44m funding round for Talent Garden
Indaco Ventures, Club degli Investitori and US-based Social Capital take part in the investment