Deals
Three Hills Capital invests €60m in ACT Group
Three Hills injects €60m in ACT Group, a market maker in environmental energy products
LFPI Gestion exits Accolab in trade sale
LFPI sells stake in clinical laboratories operator Accolab after three years of ownership
Verdane exits JSB Group
Deal supports JSB’s corporate strategy by combining business activities to grow scale and resources
Segulah snaps up Conapto
Deal is the seventh investment for Segulah V, which held a final close on SEK 2.4bn in 2016
Bridges acquires Cucina, creates Impact Food Group
GP has merged the school meals provider with portfolio company Innovate Services
VC firms invest $50m in Owlstone Medical
Horizons also took part in the first phase of the funding round that was led by Aviva Ventures
Hg sells Lumesse
Sale of HR software company brings to an end an eight-year holding period for the vendor
Piper leads £15m funding round for Bloom & Wild
Piper draws capital from Piper Private Equity VI, which has recently closed on £125m
IK Investment Partners sells Transnorm to trade
Sale ends a four-year holding period for IK, which bought Transnorm from Equita Management
PE-backed Acces Industrie buys Matelev
Acces Industrie, of which Parquest Capital owns a majority stake, buys the equipment rental agency
Inverleith acquires Planet Organic
Deal for organic supermarket chain is the third investment made from the GP's first fund
Värde injects £60m into Masthaven
Funding will enable the UK-based bank to increase its lending and develop new services
BC Partners mulling Antelliq exit
BC Partners hires Rothschild and Goldman Sachs to advise on the sale of its majority stake
Advent-backed Laird sells off CVS division
Advent wholly acquired the UK-based manufacturer in a take-private deal earlier this year
IK's Questel acquires MultiLing
Deal is supported by a debt package from existing lenders Capzanine and Barings
VC-backed Green Man Gaming pushes back IPO plans
Online videogame community and marketplace has reportedly reduced its anticipated valuation
Antea buys Working Spirit
Dutch GP acquires a 60% stake in Netherlands-based employment agency Working Spirit
Piper sells Orlebar Brown to Chanel
Sale of tailored swimwear company was reportedly expected to value the business at up to £50m
Star Capital sells Olivotto Glass to trade
Sale ends a seven-year holding period for Star, which acquired a 71.6% stake in Olivotto for €16.4m
European buyout value reaches post-crisis high
Deal value has been boosted by a spike in €1bn+ deals and strong activity in Southern Europe
Vitruvian leads $50m series-E for Darktrace
Other participants in the round include existing investors KKR and TenEleven Ventures
Swiss crypto bank SEBA raises CHF 100m
Black River Asset Management, Summer Capital and a host of other investors took part in the round
Neuberger Berman, NB Aurora exit Mesgo
Hexpol also acquires a majority stake from company founder and CEO Francesco Caldara
BC Partners buys United Group from KKR in SBO
KKR acquired a majority stake in United Group from Mid Europa Partners in March 2014