Deals
Synova sells 4Ways to ECI, earns 6x
Synova backed the MBO of 4Ways in 2015 and has helped to scale the firm's operations
EMH invests in Brainlab
Fifth investment from the EMH Digital Growth Fund, a €350m vehicle that closed in 2017
Abac acquires Motocard
GP deploys capital from its Abac Solutions I fund, which held a €320m final close in May 2016
Atomico et al. back LendInvest in $39.5m series-C round
Atomico, GP Bullhound and Tiger Management back property finance online platform LendInvest
WestBridge Capital backs MBO of AJM Healthcare
GP is investing from its second SME fund, which held a ТЃ50m first close earlier this year
Unigrains' Fondo Agroalimentare Italiano backs Agrimola
Banca Popolare dell'Emilia-Romagna and Mediocredito Italiano provide a debt package for the deal
Livingbridge acquires minority stake in SecureCloud+
High-security ICT service SecureCloud+ will invest in recruitment and product development
Ardian backs IWD
Ardian Growth buys a stake in IWD, a retail technology specialist, in an expansion deal
Elbrus invests in Active Component
Deal follows a memorandum of understanding between the company and the Russian government
Three Hills invests in Recycling Lives
Impact-focused waste management company has increased its EBITDA by 46% year-on-year
360 Capital, P101 exit Musement
Company will be managed as an independent business unit within TUI Destination Experiences
Corpfin buys Dimoldura Group
Corpfin draws capital from its €255m fourth buyout fund that held a final close in 2015
CapMan exits Fluido
Deal marks the first exit for the CapMan Growth Fund, which held a final close in December 2017
VC firms back series-A extension for All3DP
Bayern Kapital leads the round, alongside two business angels from the BayStartUp investor network
EQT merges Broadnet and GlobalConnect
Combined new entity of fibre-based data companies reported total revenues of around тЌ310m
Nexxus, Capzanine acquire stake in Spanish medical group
Group's founders, Manuel and Jorge Fernandez, will retain the majority stake in the business
Navigator Capital in talks for Tropicana's French plant
Bottling plant sale was announced in late March, and the offer could be finalised in Q4 2018
Capital Croissance backs Toutapprendre.com's OBO
Marc Wacongne buys a majority, while the GP buys a minority in the online courses provider
Advance Venture leads $15m series-B for Clippings
C4 Ventures, which backed Clippers in 2017, also took part in the latest funding round
Longship-backed Ecura completes two bolt-ons
Deals strengthen Ecura in the Norwegian care market and deepens its footprint in the Oslo region
Afinum-backed Cotta buys Sinkro
Company will open three stores in Sarajevo in 2018, creating an additional 800 jobs in the region
ETF leads €10m round for Cloud&Heat
Inven Capital, the corporate venturing arm of the Czech energy company, is an existing investor
Blackstone to acquire €1bn stake in Luminor
Transaction represents one of the largest M&A transactions in Baltic regional history
SHS sells EIT to Johnson & Johnson
Sale ends a two-year holding period for the GP's €125m life sciences investment fund, SHS IV Fonds