Deals
Carlyle sells Graze to Unilever
Deal reportedly values the UK-based healthy snack producer in the region of £150m
TCV invests $200m in Relex
First investment from the growth equity investor’s $3bn TCV X fund, after a final close in January
Springwater-backed Wamos bolts on Mapa Group
Deal allows for further vertical integration within Wamos and provides opportunities for cost saving
Hat Orizzonte invests €3m in Advice Group
Second investment made by the GP via its Technology & Innovation fund, targeting €100m
Index Ventures leads €30m series-B for Lunchr
Daphni and Idinvest previously invested €11m in the France-based startup in Q2 2018
PAI Partners exits Konecta
Sale ends a four-year holding period for PAI Partners, which owned a 40% stake in Konecta
Eos-backed Poplast bolts on FM Plastic
This is the second bolt-on inked by the business, following the acquisition of Sala in October 2017
Edge invests £3.5m in Festicket
Deal comes just three months after the online event booking platform raised a $10.5m series-D
Alven, Blackfin lead €8m series-A for Pretto
Pretto previously raised €1.3m in a seed round led by angel investor Pierre Kosciusko-Morizet
Goldman Sachs et al. in $20m series-A for Bud
Banking software developer will look to double its headcount to 140 by the end of 2019
Skolkovo leads $4m round for Roistat
Skolkovo manages three VC funds (Industrial Fund, IT Fund and Agrotech Fund) with RUB 5bn in AUM
AVM Gestioni, Centurion Global invest in Italia Independent
GPs invest via a newco named Creative Ventures, which acquired 2,553,191 new shares
CBPE acquires Simbec-Orion
GP acquires the life sciences research firm from Wales Life Sciences Investment Fund
Keensight inks first Spanish deal with Asti Mobile Robotics
French GP Keensight enters the Spanish market with a growth capital investment
Investinor backs $15m series-C for Novelda
Existing investors Allianz Ventures and Swedish tech investor Norron also take part
Halder sells Wback to trade buyer
Halder is currently divesting from its 2009-vintage restructured Halder Germany II fund
Main Capital-backed GoConnectIT bolts on Swiss Knife
Main Capital's portfolio company makes second acquisition since the firm bought GoConnectIT in 2017
Mid Europa-backed Hortex buys Jurajska
Bolt-on comes just over a year after Mid Europa’s secondary buyout of Hortex from Argan
Augens, BMO buy Impresa San Siro
GPs plan to create a pool of companies with a leadership position in the funeral services sector
Pride Capital provides first mezzanine loan after spin-out
Mezzanine loan provided to Coyo is Pride Capital's first since its spin-out from Main Capital
Cathay backs Finance Active
Finance Active’s founders and managers also acquire stakes in the digital finance business
Valedo sells Cambio Healthcare to Investcorp
Transaction ends a six-and-a-half-year holding period for Valedo Partners Fund II
Accel leads €20m series-B for Brumbrum
Bonsai Ventures and eVentures take part in the round, as well as existing investor United Ventures
Graphite sells Sk:n to TriSpan after 13-year holding
Deal reportedly values the UK-headquartered skincare clinic operator at around £35m