Deals
Invitalia Ventures, Primomiglio lead €3m round for Brandon
Sella Ventures, Sinergenis, Ecilog and private investor Fabio Cannavale also take part in the round
Gimv buys Groupe Claire in SBO
Belgium-based GP buys the France-based manufacturer of programmable valves from Industries & Finances
Chequers sells Cordenka to new Chinese fund
BMC Europe Fund I was launched earlier this year with $480m, and marks its first deal with Cordenka
Waterland's Schönes Leben acquires Gut Köttenich
New bolt-on Gut Köttenich Group operates 14 nursing homes across 11 locations
SGCP et al. back Milexia
SocGen Capital Partenaires, BPI France, Isatis Capital all acquire minority stakes
Invision backs ABC Design
Company's founders, the Fischer family, will retain a minority stake and stay on with the business
Beringea leads $10.5m round for Festicket
Booking platform for music-festival package deals is undertaking international expansion
C5 Capital leads $18m funding round for 4iQ
C5 Capital will take a seat on the company's board of directors following the deal
Goldman Sachs leads $28m round for Unicaf
Online higher education company will increase its number of scholarships to more than 100,000
Wise-backed Tatuus bolts on Breda Racing
GP plans to boost the two companies' internationalisation and achieve strong operational synergies
General Atlantic bids for Premiership Rugby - report
GP is reportedly the latest in a number of PE houses to have shown an interest in the pro league
Quadriga sells Alicona Imaging to Bruker
German GP sells the measuring technology company to a US trade buyer three years after investing
Avedon's Kinly bolts on MK2
Mid-market GP Avedon bought Amsterdam-based collaboration technology specialist Kinly in 2017
Albion invests £5m in The Evewell
Women's health clinic will look to capitalise on increasing demand for fertility treatments
Oaktree exits Eolia Renovables
Sale ends a three-year holding period for Oaktree, which bought the company in a €1bn deal
Nauta Capital invests £3.5m in series-A for Mercaux
Nauta Capital general partner Carles Ferrer will join the company's board to support the management
Vaaka Partners invests in Nordic Healthcare Group
GP invests via Vaaka Partners Buyout Fund III, which closed on its тЌ225m hard-cap last year
Cairngorm buys Arnold Laver, creates National Timber Group
Deal is the fourth acquisition in the GP's UK timber market consolidation strategy
Bain Capital's Autodis Group to acquire Oscaro
Bain, which has backed Autodis since 2015, was planning to list the business in H1 this year
Roivant raises further $200m from NovaQuest et al.
Latest round follows massive $1.1bn investment led by SoftBank Vision Fund last year
Privet sells Vivid Toy Group to Goliath
Sale of the toymaker brings to an end a holding period of just 20 months for the vendor
Atomico invests $24m in Framer
VC invests $24m in the Netherlands-based design company via its Atomico IV fund
Private-equity-backed Lesara files for insolvency
Company's CEO files for insolvency after a €10m bridge financing is cancelled
VC-backed BlaBlaCar raises €101m, acquires Ouibus
France-based carpooling platform BlaBlaCar raises €101m from SNCF and previous VC backers