Deals
EQT Ventures leads $18m series-B for Silexica
Existing investors Merus Capital and Pau Ventures also take part in the round
Ace, CM-CIC sell Spring Technologies to trade
Sweden-based Hexagon, a specialist in Autonomous Connected Ecosystems (ACE) buys Spring
Litorina-backed Fresks acquires Urban Strålin Byggvaror
Previous owners Kay and Leo StrУЅlin will reinvest part of the proceeds in the building materials retailer
BGF injects £3m into DevOpsGroup
Investment will fund the acquisition of Wales-based IT skills training business AgileSnap
Cerberus buys WFS in €1.2bn SBO
Sale ends a three-year holding period for Platinum Equity, which bought the company from LBO France
FPE Capital invests in TNP
Deal is the fourth investment from FPE's first institutional vehicle, closed last year
Amundi PE et al. back EMP Rotomoulage MBI
Brothers Cyril and Samuel Delamaire sell their stakes in the French plastic parts manufacturer
LDC divests Validus-IVC in trade sale to Verisk
Sale of motor-insurance-related business brings to an end a five-year tenure for the vendor
DeA Capital's Tecnomeccanica bolts on Mea
Tecnomeccanica expects to reach a turnover of €27m following the acquisition
Insight backs $18.8m series-C for Blinkist
Existing investors Greycroft, IBB Beteiligungsgesellschaft and EVentures also take part
MPM et al. in €64m series-B for iTeos Therapeutics
Previous and new backers inject €64m in the cancer-focused biotechnology company
CVC in talks over acquisition of Recordati
Talks were put on hold recently due to concerns about Italy's political uncertainty
MBO Partenaires buys BCF Life Sciences
GP takes over from Céréa Capital and Sodero Gestion, investing alongside management
PE-backed SGH Healthcaring buys Rovipharm and RR Plastiques
SGH Healthcaring's double-acquisition is supported by a Bluebay financing package
Epidarex and Sixth Element in $10m round for Adorx
Cancer drug discovery company will ramp up its research activities following the round
PEQ sells TM Progress to Kiilto
Deal comes two years after the GP acquired the business via its second flagship buyout vehicle
FII leads €13m round for Supermercato24
Company will use the fresh capital to bolster its growth in Italy and expand abroad
EQT in $28m series-B for Beamery
Microsoft's corporate venture arm also took part in the round for the recruitment software firm
Vaaka sells Enegia to state-owned Gasum
Sale encompasses Enegia Consulting, Enegia Portfolio Services and IntStream
KKR et al. acquire stakes in Altice telecoms towers
KKR Infrastructure buys 49.99% of new company SFR TowerCo, with an EV of €3.6bn
Alpina sells Dolan to Dralon
Sale ends a holding period of three years for Alpina, which bought the firm in a double acquisition
Nauta leads €6m series-A for Talentry
Existing shareholder Global Founders Capital also took part in the funding round
Omnes et al. in series-B round for Tiller
GPs will provide a €12m equity ticket and can deploy up to €8m in the next 18 months
Verdane acquires Nordicfeel
Nordicfeel will merge with Verdane's existing portfolio company, online retailer Eleven