Deals
Epiris to acquire Diamorph
Deal reportedly values the Swedish precision materials business at SEK 1.4-1.5bn
PE-backed Creations & Parfums buys Floressence
BPI France, BNP Paribas Developpement acquire stakes in C&P, which buys Floressence
Draper Esprit leads $13m series-B for Form3
Barclays and Angel CoFund also took part in the round for the payment processing startup
United Ventures' Moneyfarm buys Vaamo Finanz
Following the deal, Vaamo co-CEOs Thomas Bloch and Oliver Vins will join Moneyfarm's executive board
Beech Tree invests in BCN Group
GP is currently investing from its ТЃ115m second fund, which invests ТЃ10-40m per deal
Nordian sells Chrysal International to trade
Trade buyer will help Chrysal to further strengthen its market position by adding new products
PAI to buy Stella Group in €600m deal
PAI enters talks to buy building-closure equipment specialist Stella Group from ICG
VC firms back €15m series-B for Zenjob
Existing investors Acton Capital Partners, Redalpine and Atlantic Labs also take part
Vespa backs Feefo MBO
GP is currently investing from its ТЃ120m fund, which typically invests in deals valued at ТЃ10-70m
CVC buys minority stake in DKV Mobility Services
GP draws capital for the deal from CVC Capital Partners VII, a €15.5bn buyout fund
Rutland backs MBO of Total Rail Solutions
Deal is the seventh investment from Rutland's third fund, which closed on ТЃ263m in 2015
Inflexion takes minority stake in European LifeCare Group
Investment is drawn from the £250m vehicle Inflexion Enterprise Fund IV, which closed in 2016
EMZ in talks to buy Vignal Lighting in SBO
Eurazeo PME stands to make €119m in proceeds from the sale, representing a return of 2.8x
Intralinks acquired by SS&C Technologies
Intralinks has more than 800 employees globally and 4,000 clients including numerous PE firms
Sagard, BPI France to buy Sabena Technics
Reports say the transaction would value Sabena at €350m, equivalent to 9x its EBITDA
Agilitas-backed Hydro International buys Oxford Scientific
Agilitas acquired the wastewater treatment products and services provider earlier this year
Balderton Capital leads $50m round for VOI Technology
Proceeds from the series-A funding round will be used to enter new European markets
Via Equity-backed Adform sets price range for IPO
Firm intends to raise DKK 750m through a listing with an expected market cap of DKK 1.04-1.23bn
Riverside generates 4.3x on sale of Euromed
Riverside makes the divestment from its $340m buyout vehicle, Riverside Europe Fund V
Single-asset funds afford slow and steady pace
When a fund approaches the end of its lifespan, transferring the last remaining investment into a new vehicle is proving increasingly popular
V-Bio Ventures et al. invest €37m in Camel-IDS
Consortium of investors backs series-A round for Belgium-based biotech company Camel-IDS
ABN Amro to partially sell stake in PE arm
Bank will partially exit PE division ABN Amro Participaties, which will be renamed as Capital A
Neuberger Berman, NB Aurora exit General Medical Merate
NB's stake was acquired by the Sordi family and Kangda Medical Equipment Group
DIP Capital injects £1.5m into Wejo
DIP Capital was established in February 2018 and focuses on investing in disruptive businesses