Deals
Puma invests £2.35m in Le Col
Deal for the cycling apparel producer includes an option to increase the round to £3.5m
Edge Investments in £2.9m round for TRX
UK-based TV licensing platform has quadrupled its volume of transactions since Q1 2018
Kharis Capital acquires Nordsee from HK Food
Firm is wholly acquired via KC North Sea, an investment vehicle managed by Kharis Capital
BGF invests £5m in Fleetondemand
BGF investment manager Chris Boyes and head of TMT John Eggleston will join the company's board
GPs bid for French drugsmaker Upsa
GPs and PE-backed Stada are bidding for France-based Upsa according to press reports
KKR's SoftwareOne buys Comparex
Combined business will employ more than 5,500 people in 200 locations across 88 countries
Partech et al. inject €5m in Acorus
Other backers in the round include French VC firm Elaia Partners and Kima Ventures
Argand-backed Oase begins US expansion
US-headquartered buyout firm acquired Oase from Equistone Partners Europe last year
PE-backed BluJay bolts on Era System
Deal allows BluJay to boost its market position as an integrated customs solutions specialist
DTCP injects $10m into Pipedrive's $60m series-C
Follow-on round for the CRM software developer comes four months after an initial $50m series-C
Triton buys Norres Group
Norres owner and CEO Burkhard Mollen retains his management position and reinvests
PHD Equity Partners invests in Technikraft
Transaction for the Yorkshire-based chemicals business was carried out via a newco
Bridgepoint acquires HTL
GP intends to support HTL's international expansion, especially in Asia and North America
SV, Sofinnova in $30m series-A for Sitryx
Biotech company focused on immuno-oncology and immuno-inflammation launched earlier this year
H2 sells Oerlemans Foods to trade
Frozen vegetables and fruits producer Oerlemans is bought by Spanish counterpart Virto
Charterhouse considers secondaries deal for ninth fund
Vehicle launched in March 2008 with a €6bn target but held a final close on €4bn in 2009
Cairngorm acquires Helix Tool Company
Deal is part of the GP's plans to create a consolidated player in the UK full-service MRO space
Friuli Veneto Sviluppo backs CIB Unigas
GP deploys capital from its Fondo Sviluppo PMI, which targets SMEs based in the north-east of Italy
Paluel-Marmont buys minority stake in Snetor
GP and family office Sofival back Snetor, a chemicals merchant generating a €966m turnover
Mid Europa exits PKL to Polish Development Fund
Deal marks the end of a five-year holding period for Mid Europa after it took the firm private
FII, Hat Orizzonte acquire Marval
FII invests €34m in the auto parts manufacturer and acquires a majority stake
Capiton buys Euro Vital Pharma from BC-backed Aenova
Aenova is majority-owned by BC Partners, which acquired the business from Bridgepoint
CDPQ invests in Biogroup-LCD
CDPQ buys a minority stake in Biogroup-LCD, a network of medical and biology laboratories
HIG, General Atlantic sell £1.65bn FNZ to Generation, CDPQ
Deal for the fintech company brings to an end a nine-year holding period for HIG