Deals
Basalt Infrastructure Partners backs Caronte & Tourist
GP acquires a 30% stake in the company, investing via its Basalt Infrastructure Partners II fund
OpenGate carves out Saint-Gobain's silicon carbide division
Carve-out is part of Saint-Gobain's plan to divest businesses with sales of €3bn
Nordic Capital acquires Board International
Sixth investment from Nordic Capital’s €4.3bn Fund IX, which held a final close in May 2018
Value Enhancement Partners buys Actos – report
Special situations specialist buys a stake in Netherlands-based staffing agency Actos
TT Capital and MSD invest in Clinithink
Healthcare data analytics company will invest in international expansion and new services
Investcorp acquires Ubisense's SmartSpace for up to £35m
Deal for the location software and hardware developer is the GP's fifth from its fourth tech fund
CVC sells Parex to trade in $2.55bn deal
Deal for speciality chemicals firm is expected to generate synergies in the CHF 80-100m range
BGF backs kitchen designer UForm
BGF's Graham Clarke will join the board of UForm and Jim Meredith will become non-executive chair
GT Healthcare in $26m series-B for Exscientia
New investor Celgene Corporation and previous backer Evotec also took part in the round
DBAG-backed Netzkontor buys BFE Nachrichtentechnik
Netzkontor Gruppe is owned by DBAG's Expansion Capital Fund, a periodically replenished investment vehicle
CBPE acquires Ideal Networks
GP invests alongside Ideal Networks' management team, which retained the remaining minority stake
LSP leads €28m series-B for Atlantic Therapeutics
Andera Partners, Atlantic Bridge, Seroba and Earlybird also take part in the round
VC firms in €25m funding round for Sunfire
Round includes investment from previous investors Inven, Idinvest and Total Energy Ventures
Bancroft acquires minority stake in Rubik's Brand
Deal for the Rubik's Cube rights owner will see the company develop new sales channels and products
Sovereign supports Utility Bidder MBO
GP is investing from its £395m fourth fund, which writes equity cheques of up to £50m
Synova reaps 5.6x from Stackhouse Poland sale to Gallagher
Sale of specialist insurance broker comes four years after the GP's initial investment
BGF et al. in £18m round for Gousto
New investor Joe Wicks, a celebrity fitness coach, also took part in the funding round
LDC acquires minority stake in Zip World
Deal will support the company's acquisition of new sites and investment in new attractions
Astorg's M7 buys division of Liberty Global's TV operations
Luxembourg-based M7 Group bolts on eastern European TV operations of Liberty Global
Triton mid-cap team invests in Deutsche Radiologie
GP draws equity from Smaller Mid-Cap Fund, a €448m vehicle that held a final close in July 2018
Investcorp transfers companies worth $185m to secondary fund
Deal will provide the companies with fresh capital and HarbourVest's active support
Waterland acquires Sandcastle Care
Deal for childcare provider is the GP's third UK platform investment since opening its Manchester office
Creafund sells Mylène to trade
Creafund invested in Belgium-based beauty and cosmetic products specialist Mylène in 2015
Inflexion makes minority investment in Granite Underwriting
GP is still investing from the first Partnership fund, despite raising a successor last year
