Deals
BGF invests £6.4m in Miss Group
Fresh capital will be used to further scale the business and drive international expansion
YFM backs DSP in £10m MBO
YFM deploys capital from its YFM Buyout Fund I, which closed in April 2017 on £45m
LocalGlobe and Pentech lead £1.9m round for FloodFlash
Insurtech company will launch its product in October and double its headcount within six months
Elementis puts sale of Mondo Minerals to Advent on hold
Advent announced the sale of Mondo to listed Elementis in June, with EV amounting to $600m
Miura's Citri&Co bolts on Perales & Ferrer
As a result of the transaction, the combined group will generate revenues of €400m
Ardian exits Encevo to CSGI HK
Following the deal, Encevo is seeking industrial partnerships such as with CSG, based in Guangzhou
Cobe acquires Façades & Glazing Solutions from Saint-Gobain
GP carves out the facade installation and glass replacing divisions of Saint-Gobain's Glassolutions
JC Flowers sells OneLife to trade
New group will have a combined AUM of €16.5bn, €5.2bn of which is currently managed by OneLife
Brookstreet backs NanoPhos
Company intends to use the fresh capital to bolster its growth and international expansion
Paragon buys Innere Medizin from UCB
Paragon draws equity from its €412m buyout fund, which held a final close in 2017
Pollen Street acquires BIK from Syntaxis
Deal sees Pollen Street Capital acquire a majority stake in insurance provider BIK from Syntaxis
BGF injects further £10m into Coppergreen
Investment in the holiday park operator also includes an additional £15.3m HSBC debt facility
VC firms back $55m series-B for ReViral
Round is led by New Leaf Venture Partners and Novo Ventures, alongside new and existing investors
Ardian's Trigo bolts-on SCSI
SCSI represents the sixth acquisition since Ardian bought France-based Trigo in 2016
Qualium-backed Biscuit International acquires Arluy
Deal will grow Biscuit International's Spanish presence and complement its product lines
Bowmark sells Nexus to Phoenix in £142m deal
Bowmark exits the B2B vehicle rental business after less than three years at the helm
Exponent acquires Dennis Publishing
Deal reportedly values the UK-based publishing company in the £150-200m size bracket
Advent rejects offers for Unit4
Netherlands-based software developer Unit4 was acquired by Advent for €1.17bn in 2014
KKR exits car park operator Saba
Firm acquired its minority stake in Saba through two transactions in 2011 and 2012
Unigrains acquires Mecatherm in €120m deal
With acquisition of Mecatherm, Unigrains plans to strengthen is agricultural network
MCH buys Altafit
GP plans to support the company’s expansion with both organic roll-out and acquisitions
BGF injects £6.3m into Molson
Construction equipment company will pursue bolt-on opportunities and open a national parts centre
Triton acquires SKF Motion in SEK 2.75bn deal
Deal sees Stockholm-listed SKF Group divest its linear and actuation technology business to Triton
3i-backed Ponroy buys Densmore
Second bolt-on the group has made since 3i's initial buyout of the business in 2016