Deals
Octopus leads £4.5m SimplyCook series-A
Based in London and backed by several VCs, SimplyCook creates and delivers recipe kits
Polytech, Investiere lead €2.8m series-A for Kiwi
Swiss impact funds Symbiotics and 1to4 Foundation also take part in the financing
PE-backed Groupe Rougnon bolts on Reolian
Winch Capital 3 portfolio business Rougnon bolts on construction service Reolian
Crest acquires Irmarfer
GP buys Irmarfer from the company's founders, who will retain a stake and stay on with the business
Apposite's Swanton Care bolts on Courtyard Care
Acquisition of the specialist childcare company comes 18 months after the GP's primary investment
Insight invests $500m in Veeam
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board joins in funding round for data management software company
Investindustrial backs Spanish fertility clinic Ginefiv
Company's founders and management will stay on with the business and partner with Investindustrial
Circularity invests in ZigZag
E-commerce software company will look to accelerate the international roll-out of its software
DBAG-backed UHB files for insolvency
DBAG carried the investment at €1.7m (less than 0.5% of its aggregate portfolio value of €350m)
Waterland-backed Median Kliniken buys Kliniken Wied
Nineteenth bolt-on acquisition in the buy-and-build strategy since Waterland's first investment
VC firms in $25m funding round for Quinyx
Existing investors AlfvУЉn & Didrikson, Battery Ventures and Zobito invest in Quinyx
Albion leads $6.5m series-A for Avora
Existing investor Crane also took part in the round for the data analytics software company
Siparex et al. back Missler Software
GPs back France-based software publisher Missler Software, investing alongside management
TA Associates backs List
TA Associates managing directors and vice-president will join List's board
BGF exits Jumpstart via trade sale to Visiativ
Sale of the GP's minority stake in the tax consultancy comes five years after its initial investment
Ardian buys Revima in SBO
Argos Wityu, which owned a majority stake in the business since 2017, becomes a minority stakeholder
Abac acquires Grupo Agroponiente
In addition, Agroponiente bolts on Lara Castañeda and increases its stake in Vegacañada
BGF-backed Hawk Group enters into administration
Development comes three years after the GP invested ТЃ8m in the construction equipment business
3i Group buys MFM Capital
3i acquires the company for up to €16m, of which €8.7m was deployed on signing the deal
Beringea leads £9m round for AccessPay
Deal brings the total amount raised by the corporate payments processing software firm to ТЃ13m
Idia et al. back Le Groupe Bioclinic in SBO
GPs invest in medical analysis laboratory Bioclinic while founder Dabi retains majority
Talde buys P4Q Electronics
Company's management team will retain a minority stake and continue to lead the business
Ratos acquires remaining stake in TFS for €11m
Transaction comes three and a half years after the GP acquired a 60% stake in the business
JZ Capital Partners sells Petrocorner to trade
JZ Capital Partners expects to receive cumulative gross proceeds of €12.1m from the sale