Deals
CIC buys printing machines manufacturer Hunkeler
Stefan and Michel Hunkeler will retain a joint majority stake in the family business
Mercia injects £1.5m into Voxpopme
Deal for video market research software business comes 11 months after the GP's initial investment
BNP Paribas Développement et al. back Amarris Groupe
Investors inject €5.5m in France-based accountancy firm Amarris Groupe, which bolts on peer
Alantra PE Fund II completes secondaries deal
Partners Group is the leading investor in the new vehicle, alongside several existing investors
DBAG buys electronic components company Sero
Vendors are members of the family of the company's founder Armin Schröder, who will leave the firm
Tikehau backs Maltem
GP uses Novi 1, closed on €290m in 2015, to back France-based IT consulting firm Maltem
One Equity's Lutech bolts on CDM Tecnoconsulting
Group intends to expand further internationally, especially in the rest of Europe and China
Ardian sells ADA Cosmetics to Moonlake
Ardian makes the divestment from Ardian Expansion Fund III, which acquired the business in 2014
Mobeus invests £9m in Ventrica
Outsourced customer communications company aims to almost double its headcount within a year
Litorina-backed Fresks acquires XL-Bygg Mellerud
Founder of the company will reinvest a significant part of the proceeds from the transaction
Atomico leads $31m series-B for Varjo
Funding will be used to scale Varjo's teams from 80 to 200 over the next 12 months
GED Capital's Procubitos Europe bolts on Polo Nord
Procubitos Europe will enter the Italian market and further boost its presence in the sector
QED leads $10m series-A for Arachnys
Compliance due diligence software provider will look to bring its products to market
Cinven’s Chryso bolts on Chemtec Admixtures
Chemtec Admixtures CEO James Grace will continue to run activities in Ireland
Electra Private Equity to wind down
Electra sells Photobox for £98m and will receive £21m from the Knight Square deal
Permira-backed Corin acquires Global Orthopaedic Technology
First bolt-on after Permira acquired Corin in a secondary buyout earlier this year
PE-backed LeasePlan prepares for IPO
Consortium of investors including TDR Capital bought Leaseplan for €3.7bn in 2015
Jadeberg sells MCS to trade
Sale generates a gross IRR of 33% for Jadeberg over its holding period of two-and-a-half years
Aurica Capital invests in Winche
GP is deploying capital from its Aurica III fund, which held a €140m second close in April 2017
Volpi's Version 1 bolts on Presidion
Version 1 has completed nine bolt-ons and says it has a strong acquisitions pipeline into 2019
Jolt Capital leads €20m investment in Vectaury
Funding allows Vectaury to roll out its offering across Europe
Stride.VC leads $3.9m seed round for Forward Health
Albion Capital also takes part alongside angel investors including Jay Desai and Melissa Morris
Highland invests £20m in powdered food maker Huel
Highland is currently investing its Europe-focused third fund, which closed in June on €463m
ECI-backed IT Lab acquires Content and Code
IT Lab expands its portfolio of supported software to include Office 365 and M365