Deals
Total Capital Partners backs winter services firm Gritit
Total Capital's acquisition of a minority stake was financed by a combination of equity and debt
Patrimonium PE sells CCS Group to trade
Swiitzerland-based CCS Group is the last portfolio company of the CHF 100m ZM Opportunity II vehicle
IK buys Schema Group
Deal is the third transaction IK Small Cap II has completed this year and the second in Germany
Forbion leads €17m series-C for Omeicos
VC firm was joined by existing investors, including Vesalius, Remiges, SMS, KfW and HTGF
NCI, BPI France support Welcome Media BIMBO
Transaction sees new managers Frederic Boucher and Antoine Emeury become shareholders
CVC to partially exit Elsan to trade
CVC's hospital operator Elsan to sell division Clinique Toulouse-Lautrec, say press reports
Solix buys Wärtsilä
Carved-out pumps division generated sales of €50m in 2017 and employs 230 people
Horizon backs confectionery maker Yarych
Horizon is currently investing from its $150m Emerging Europe Growth Fund, closed in 2016
IGI's Fimo bolts on DCE
Marks the second add-on inked by Fimo, following the acquisition of Polyform in December 2017
PE–backed Synthesio sold to trade in €50m deal
Social media monitoring and engagement company Synthesio joins market research giant Ipsos
ProA Capital partially exits Grupo Vips
Spanish GP ProA Capital and the company's founders will reinvest €75m through a capital increase
VMG and Hillhouse invest in Little Freddie
Deal for the organic baby food provider is the first in a formal partnership between the GPs
KCP sells Mi Glass in management buy-back
Divestment of the specialist glass processor brings to an end a seven-year holding period
FnB Private Equity buys Henri Raffin
Food- and beverage-focused French GP buys majority stake in meat delicacy producer
General Catalyst leads £85m round for Monzo
Deal reportedly values the online bank at more than £1bn, around four times its 2017 valuation
Target Global leads series-A for Omni:us
London-based VC firms MMC Ventures and Talis Capital also take part in the financing
EOS Investment buys Neronobile
Equita Private Debt Fund supported EOS IM's acquisition by fully subscribing to a subordinated bond
Astorg buys Aries Alliance in SBO
Phoenix, CM-CIC Investissement, BNP Paribas Développement and Ace Management exit the business
Inflexion invests in PMC Treasury
GP draws capital for the transaction from Inflexion Enterprise Fund IV to finance the transaction
Montreux Equity et al. in $97m round for GC Aesthetics
Financing includes a debt package provided by credit platform Hayfin Capital Management
Abris buys CADM Automotive for PLN 42.5m
Abris draws capital from Abris CEE Mid Market Fund III to finance the transaction
Sports Direct buys ECI's Evans from pre-pack administration
Deal brings to an end a three-year holding for ECI, with PwC mandated to find a buyer
Initiative & Finance sells Fil Rouge to Altavia
Marketing business Altavia is minority-backed by Andera Partners (formerly Edmond de Rothschild Investment Partners)
Inflexion's Radius Payments buys Adam Phones
Acquisition is the first since the minority investment by Inflexion in January