Deals
Disruptive Capital partially exits Tantalum in trade sale
Sale of the stolen vehicle tracking division comes 17 months after the VC's most recent investment
BGF invests £3.5m in Planixs
Data analytics software company will invest in marketing, product development and recruitment
Fondo Agroalimentare invests in Orienta-backed Bassini
In addition, Fratelli Bassini acquires frozen baked goods specialist Glaxi Pane
UVC, BtoV lead €10m series-A for I2x
HV Holtzbrinck Ventures and new investors MS&AD Ventures and Asgard also take part
Palamon-backed Simplify bolts on My Home Move
Smedvig Capital will retain the significant minority stake it purchased in 2005 for £6.8m
LBO France buys Moustache Bikes in €150m deal
Initiative & Finance sells its 55% stake acquired in 2015 and reaps 10x money
Apax sells Exact Software to KKR
KKR makes the investment through its long-term capital programme, Core Investments
Ares refinances PE-backed Daisy with £1bn
Deal will enable the telecommunications company's founder to buy out minority investors
Pollen Street increases offer for Prime Car Management
Firm initially offered PLN 20 per share on 20 February, but has increased this to PLN 23.25
KKR acquires Universum Film
Fred Kogel, CEO of the independent audiovisual content platform, has hired Markus Frerker as COO
Aksìa-backed Covisian bolts on Grupo GSS
Following this deal, Covisian expects to reach revenues of €300m and employ a staff of 14,000 people
Waterland to sell Verbraeken to Andera – report
Sale values the business at more than €100m, according to Belgian publication De Tijd
AnaCap-backed Heidelpay bolts on Alpha-Cash
Alpha-Cash is Heidelpay's second acquisition in 2019 and its fifth since Anacap's first investment
Eurazeo's Europcar buys Scandinavian franchises
Transaction marks fourth and fifth national franchises acquired by Europcar Mobility Group
First Reserve to buy Flow Control from Weir for £275m
Deal values the carve-out from the listed Scottish mechanical engineering firm at £275m
Apax France-backed AEB buys Danmil
AEB plans to strengthen its offering and expand in the Nordic market
Ambienta-backed Safim bolts on Omni
GP intends to strengthen Safim’s position within the DACH market with the bolt-on
Adelis buys Ropo Capital from Sentica
Ropo’s management team remain in their positions in the business and will retain a stake
Triton and ADIA carve out IFCO in $2.51bn deal
Triton and Abu Dhabi sovereign wealth fund buy IFCO plastic containers business from Brambles
Project A Ventures leads $7.9m series-A for Casavo
Previous backers Picus Capital and 360 Capital Partners also take part in the funding round
Souter takes part in £60m round for DivideBuy
Equity and debt round will support marketing and increase the lender's available pool of capital
Oxx leads $8m round for Funnel
Existing investors Balderton Capital, Industrifonden and Zobito also take part in the financing
Cairngorm buys Sentry Doors
Deal marks Cairngorm's 18th transaction since July 2016 and its entry into the fire protection sector
IK’s Colisée bolts on Armonea Group
Combined group could generate revenues of €1bn and host 26,800 residents