Deals
ETF Partners et al. back Phenix
GPs invest €15m in France-based Phenix, a company that helps businesses reduce waste
Capitem Partenaires backs Shift in MBO
Capitem buys a minority stake in the Lyon-based digital project management consultancy
EQT's Apleona sells GVA
GVA is a UK-based subsidiary of real estate services firm Apleona, which EQT acquired in 2016
IK Investment Partners buys 2Connect
GP is investing via its IK Small Cap II Fund, which held a final close on €550m in February 2018
Meeschaert buys My Mobility
Buyout sees 2BR Mobilité, a transport service for disabled children, rebrand to My Mobility
Finatem sells Schollenberger to Cobepa-backed Socotec
Sale ends a holding of two years for Finatem, which acquired the company from its fourth fund
FSN sells €215m block of Netcompany shares
Shares valued at DKK 1.6bn (€215m) based on a share price of DKK 223 (€30) per share
P2P lender Zopa raises £60m
Zopa is in the process of obtaining a banking licence, which will allow it to launch a banking unit
Aurelius-backed Calumet Wex bolts on Foto-Video Sauter
Company plans to use the fresh capital to boost its growth and further expand its product offering
Ambienta exits Aico
Sale ends an eight-year holding period for Ambienta, which bought the company via its first fund
Mubadala acquires minority stake in Hyperoptic
Fibre-optic broadband provider looks to invest £500m in the expansion of its network
CVC acquires remaining 20% of Breitling
CVC acquires remaining stake following buyout last year that saw the firm secure an 80% holding
IK acquires Infradata in SBO
IK buys Dutch cybersecurity service Infradata from Waterland via IK VIII Fund
August invests in Charterhouse Voice and Data
GP is currently investing from its £224m fourth fund, which writes equity cheques of £20-25m
BaltCap invests in Kool Latvija
Investment is drawn from BaltCap Growth Fund, which is currently fundraising with a €50m target
Mentha Capital buys Lucardi
Mentha acquires a majority stake in Netherlands-based jewellery retail chain Lucardi
Quadriga sells Dorea Familie
GP makes the divestment from Quadriga Capital Private Equity Fund IV, a €529.1m buyout fund
Korelya Capital et al. invest $80m in Bitfury Group
Round will support blockchain hardware and software provider Bitfury in product development
Lakestar, Jungle Ventures lead $29.5m series-A for Engineer.ai
Softbank's venture capital fund DeepCore also takes part in the latest investment
Mercia in Arc funding round
Jaguar Land Rover's corporate venture arm InMotion led the round for the electric motorcycle startup
Tesi, Partnera buy Uusioaines
Tesi and the company's managing director, Jussi Parkkali, will both hold minority positions
MML invests in Sheridan Insurances
GP draws capital from its 2013-vintage, Ireland-dedicated fund to support the transaction
Parquest sells Polyexpert back to management
GP sells its minority stake in Polyexpert after investing via Parquest Capital I in 2014
Carlyle-backed Codorníu bolts on Gleva Cellars
Gleva Cellars CEO Ramón Raventós Basagoiti will be appointed CEO of the combined group