Deals
Equistone-backed ITG bolts on Connect Group
Acquisition of the tech-focused marketing agency comes 10 months after the GP invested in ITG
NPM acquires stake in Ploeger Oxbo
New funding is intended to bolster Ploeger Oxbo's innovation and product development
NVM invests £3m in The Climbing Hangar
Indoor climbing centre operator will look to open new sites and invest in new facilities
NorthEdge starts deploying SME fund with iPortalis deal
NorthEdge held a first and final close for NorthEdge Capital SME Fund I in early July
Adcuram buys MEA Group
Corporate finance house Raymond James acts as exclusive financial adviser to MEA's shareholders
Aurica buys stake in Larrumba
Company will use the fresh capital to bolster its growth and expand internationally
LBO France et al. back Deezer
Consortium of investors injects €160m in France-based music streaming service Deezer
GPF Capital acquires Grupo EDT
Company will use the fresh capital to bolster its expansion, especially in Latin American
Risk Capital makes 5x on sale of Neilson to LDC
Sale of the holiday provider brings an end to a five-year holding period for the vendor
Alpha buys Calligaris
Company will use the fresh capital to bolster its growth and expand further internationally
Charterhouse acquires Funecap
Management equally reinvests in funeral service Funecap, which posts an EBITDA of around €40m
Paine Schwartz sells Meadow Foods to Exponent
Divestment of the dairy group brings to an end a holding period of just two years for the vendor
Eurazeo exits Desigual
Eurazeo invested €285m in Desigual in return for a 10% stake in the business in March 2014
LitCapital acquires Audimas
Newly raised capital will enable the company to implement growth plans investing in manufacturing
Sponsor Capital acquires Duell Bike Center
Duell's strategic goal is to strengthen relationships with both customers and suppliers
Applegreen, Equitix, Arjun to buy NIBC's infra portfolio
Applegreen will acquire a 55% stake in motorway service provider Welcome Break in the transaction
Cinven agrees to acquire ALE from Axa for €925m
Deal comes weeks after the GP transferred another life insurance business into its sixth fund
Rhône acquires 45% stake in Maxam from Advent
Deal closes seven-year holding period for Advent, during which the company expanded internationally
FSI acquires stake in Lumson
Company intends to use the fresh capital to bolster its growth and consolidate its market position
Albion leads $1.8m seed round for Hazy
Amadeus Capital Partners, Nationwide Building Society and AI Seed also take part in the investment
HIG's Valtris bolts-on Ineos divisions
Valtris buys France-based Ineos Baleycourt and Benelux-based Ineos ChloroToluenes
Equistone sells Apogee to HP for £380m
Sale of the office printing equipment supplier brings to an end a holding period of just two years
Finatem buys GfS
Fourth investment Finatem has made in 2018 and the sixth from its latest buyout fund
Triton-backed AVS Verkehrssicherung buys KMK
AVS Verkehrssicherung plans on strengthening its footprint across Europe