Deals
Advent's Circet bolts on KN Group
Transaction for the engineering services company comes 10 months after the GP acquired Circet
Investindustrial in exclusivity for Italcanditi
Italcanditi is controlled by the Goffi family, who founded the company in Pedrengo in 1963
Draper Esprit leads $31m round for Fluidic Analytics
BGF, Delin, IQ and Amadeus also take part in the round for the biotechnology equipment firm
Triton sells Veltec to DBAG-backed PSS
Sale follows Triton's carve-out of Leadec and Veltec from the Voith Group in August 2016
Värde buys Portuguese real estate asset manager
GP plans to consolidate its market position in the Portuguese real estate market
Bridgepoint sells AHT Cooling Systems to trade
Bridgepoint makes the divestment from the €4.8bn buyout fund Bridgepoint Europe IV
Palatine acquires CET UK from Dunedin
Acquirer draws capital from its third flagship fund, which typically writes cheques of £10-30m
EmergeVest backs EV Cargo
Hong Kong-based GP creates EV Cargo, grouping six of its logistics-focused companies together
Oddo BHF, et al. inject €10m into Wizbii
Investors back the professional network operator to support product development
Bregal Freshstream backs M&J Evans
Company will use the fresh capital to boost its growth in the Midlands and expand in other regions
VR, BIP sell Leuna Tenside to trade
Sale ends a holding period of three years for the GPs, which jointly acquired a majority stake in 2015
Phoenix buys Nineteen Group, supports bolt-on
Nineteen is the eighth investment from Phoenix Equity Partners 2016, which closed on £415m
Litorina buys Care of Carl
CEO and founder Henning Källqvist will remain in his role and retain a stake of 30%
Verdane sells Powernet to Efore in deal worth up to €6m
Acquisition is conditional upon Efore receiving sufficient proceeds from its rights offering
ArchiMed buys Clean Cells in SBO from Sodero Gestion
GP buys biotechnology service Clean Cells, investing alongside management
Capitem backs Cortex MBO
Deal sees Cortex CEO buy a majority stake in the mail outsourcing and document management firm
MIP leads €5m round for Miscusi
Restaurant chain will scale up its team and further expand in northern Italy
Value4Capital acquires Kom-Eko from Royalton
Capital was deployed from V4C Poland Plus Fund alongside participation from co-investors
Ardian buys Technology & Strategy in SBO from Dzeta
Ardian acquires the technology-focused consultancy via Ardian Expansion Fund IV
Alchimia's uFirst buys LVenture-backed Qurami
LVenture will sell its stake in Qurami for both cash and a stake in the acquiring company
Source Code, Holtzbrinck in $22m Wind Mobility round
German electric-scooter-sharing firm will expand internationally and invest in product development
Intera invests in Porvoon Huoltomiehet
Finnish property maintenance company will undertake an acquisitive growth strategy
BGF injects £3.2m into Lightfoot
Fleet-focused driving telemetry company will extend its services into the consumer space
Illumina et al. in €16m series-A for Stilla Technologies
Kurma Partners, LBO France, BNP Paribas, Paris Saclay Seeds and Idinvest Partners also take part