Deals
VC firms back €6m series-A for Wandelbots
Existing investors, including Felix Haas, Christian Dahlen and Atlantic Labs also take part
Buckthorn Partners invests in Coretrax
Buckthorn becomes majority shareholder, while Coretrax MD Kenny Murray takes over as CEO
Synova's Stackhouse Poland acquires PII
Property Insurance Initiatives is the 12th bolt-on made by Stackhouse since gaining Synova's backing
Rabo PE backs V&S Food Specialist
GP buys a 40% stake via Rabo Pariticipaties in Netherlands-based V&S Food Specialist
Ardian-backed Indigo sells car parks to Saba
Following the deal, Saba intends to enter new markets and further expand internationally
Vendis Capital buys Alpine
Vendis buys Netherlands-based Alpine Holding, an earplug manufacturer, from its founders
3i reaps £52m from Aspen Pumps refinancing
Sum returned from the pump manufacturer equates to 0.8x 3i's initial investment in the business
NPM Capital to sell Iddink to trade in €277m deal
Netherlands-based Iddink Group, an educational platform, is sold to Finnish Sanoma Group
Auctus-backed Valantic buys Elements.at, funds Pimcore
Partially owned subsidiary Pimcore receives €3.5m series-A funding round as part of the deal
Ardenton invests in Shaftec Automotive
Deal for the automotive spare parts supplier is the Canadian GP's third UK investment
RA Capital, InCube lead $30m series-B for WhiteSwell
Irish biotechnology company will invest in product development and medical studies
Motive Partners backs Finantix
Following the deal, the company's founders and management team will continue to lead the business
Key Capital Partners sells Alliance in Partnership
GP sells the Birmingham-based specialist catering group to multinational catering company Sodexo
Alpina-backed Germanedge buys Objective International
GP acquires a 70% stake in Objective, while the management team has retained the remainder
Bain's Italmatch bolts on BWA Water Additives
Acquisition is financed by a combination of Italmatch debt and a fresh equity injection
Mid Europa buys Intive from Enterprise Investors
Enterprise initially invested in BLStream, then backed SMT Software Services, and built up the group
AMP acquires Care Management Group – reports
Deal reportedly values the south-of-England- and Wales-focused social care provider at around ТЃ200m
Lonsdale invests in Cross Rental Services
Deal marks Lonsdale's seventh investment from its ТЃ110m debut institutional fund
Olymp backs Yeay
Olymp claims to be the first comprehensive European investment firm dedicated to blockchain
NB Renaissance Partners buys Hydro from Mandarin
GP buys the firm from Mandarin Capital Partners, Atlante Private Equity and minority shareholders
Polaris et al. buy Danica Pension Sverige
Consortium is led by Polaris and Acathia, and comprises Sampension and Unigestion, among others
Riverside sells DPA to PE-backed RCF Group
Riverside said the company's sales and EBITDA nearly doubled during its five-year tenure
Palatine-backed Forrest enters into administration
Development comes 21 months after the construction company underwent a refinancing
3i-backed Hans Anders buys Vendis-backed Eyes + More
3i expects to invest up to €60m to support the bolt-on, expanding the group into DACH