Deals
HTGF and BitStone invest in Dotscene
Investment for the 3D-mapping software company has been taken from High-Tech Gründerfonds III
Siparex backs Valentin Traiteur in MBO
GP uses the Siparex ETI 4 fund to acquire its stake in Valentin Traiteur, a fresh food provider
Runa Capital et al. lead €6m series-B for Admo.tv
Company will use the funds to scale up its team in London and open new offices in Spain and Germany
Calculus Capital invests £2.5m in Essentia Analytics
Essentia Analytics' technology analyses investor behavior and performance
Waterland launches new buy-and-build with Rehacon
Waterland plans to realise synergies with portfolio companies Median Kliniken and Schönes Leben
Aimco takes minority stake in HGGC-backed Davies Group
Davies Group also received extra debt financing from Permira Debt Managers and ICG
Siparex sells stake in Cotherm to trade
Siparex sells its majority stake in Cotherm, acquired in 2012, to heat exchangers specialist Thermofin
Ardian, Tikehau sell stakes in Spie Batignolles
In addition, Spie Batignolles raises €190m in funding, including €67m from Tikehau IM
Lea Partners invests in IDL
Capital will be used to accelerate the development of the software and expand its market position
Omnes, Turenne lead €7m round for Teach On Mars
Turenne draws capital from its Région Sud Investissement fund to support the round
Apollo's £3.32bn RPC take-private bid approved by directors
Development comes four months after the GP emerged as a bidder for the plastic packaging firm
Miura backs restaurant chain Grupo Saona
Saona is the second deal made by the GP via its third fund, which held a €330m final close in 2018
Equistone-backed PIA bolts-on UDG
Acquisition is PIA's fifth since Equistone's buyout, following SoQuero, Dymatrix, Appico and TAB
Video: Campbell Lutyens' Bajnai talks fundraising, secondaries
Global advisory board chair Gordon Bajnai discusses LP appetite for European opportunities and the inexorable rise of GP-led processes
NVM sells Lanner in trade sale to Royal HaskoningDHV
Sale of simulation software business brings to an end a nine-year holding period
FSI's Cedacri carves out Oasi from PE-backed Nexi for €151m
Cedacri will finance the acquisition with a debt package provided by a pool of 14 banks
Downing and Starwood in £4m round for Hubble
Deal brings the total amount raised by the online office space brokerage to ТЃ6.4m
VCs back TaxScouts with £1.2m investment
Based in the UK, TaxScouts helps users with the self-assessment of their tax returns
BGF backs The Prezola Group with second investment
Following a ТЃ3m investment in 2017, the latest round comes after 57% revenue growth in 2018
Par invests in Amiqus Resolution
EIS fund manager typically takes part in funding rounds valued at up to ТЃ3.5m
Hg partially exits Visma to CPPIB
GP sells part of the stake held by Hg7, a ТЃ2bn buyout fund that closed on its hard-cap in 2013
Backed VC leads £2.5m round for Flexciton
Manufacturing AI software business is recruiting industrial optimisation and AI specialists
Ardian backs Optimind
Company plans to use the fresh capital to accelerate its expansion and external growth
Endless's Go Plant acquires assets from Gulliver's
Deal for the embattled truck rental company comes shortly after it entered into administration