Deals
Riverside backs GermanPersonnel
Riverside will support GermanPersonnel's expansion by bringing in industry experts
Foresight injects £3m into DA Languages
UK interpreting and translation business will look to expand its private sector activity
Edge leads £4m Hoop series-A
Deal will enable the online booking platform to expand its operations team and prepare for a US launch
PAI acquires M Group from First Reserve
Acquirer is currently investing from its sixth flagship fund, which writes equity cheques of тЌ100-300m
Montefiore backs Groupe Premium
GP buys a 70% stake in insurance business Groupe Premium via Montefiore Investment IV
BGF invests £3m in Ruroc
Company will use the fresh capital to support the launch of its new Atlas motorcycle helmet
Permira sells remaining Just Group shares
Final selldown follows GP's share sale in January, in which the investor sold shares worth ТЃ78.5m
Lone Star backs €1bn carve-out of Imerys tiles division
Deal, the GP's third since 2016 in the building materials sector, is valued at 9x EBITDA
Lone Star's Evoca bolts on Quality Espresso
Following the acquisition, Evoca plans to expand further in the APAC region and in North America
Paragon buys Inprotec
Selling shareholders Andreas Baranyai and Pierre Schwedtfeger will retain a significant minority
Carlyle in exclusivity for HGH Infrared Systems
GP is to draw equity from its €656m European technology fund to acquire the infrared systems company
BaltCap exits Runway to KKR-backed Webhelp
Deal also sees the current majority shareholder Dasha sell its shares to Webhelp
IK backs Domia Group in SBO
Sale ends a five-year holding period for Metric, which bought the company in May 2013
VC-backed Home24 to raise €150-200m in IPO
VC firms Rocket Internet and Kinnevik hold stakes of 41% and 17% in the business, respectively
VC-backed iZettle acquired by PayPal in $2.2bn deal
Mega-deal comes just days after the startup announced its intention to float in Stockholm
Triton makes 5.5x on €527m sale of Aventics
First of two exits in 24 hours, as the GP also announces the sale of social care provider Mehiläinen
Epiris acquires The Club Company from Lone Star
Deal is the third made by Epiris Fund II and reportedly values the country club chain at around ТЃ100m
Triton, KKR sell Mehiläinen to CVC
Deal for the Finnish healthcare services provider is reportedly valued at тЌ1.8bn
Activa's Mecadaq acquires US-based Hirschler Manufacturing
Mecadaq gets additional funding injection from Activa to buy the hard-metal machining business
Highland Europe injects $21m into Incopro
IP protection software and consultancy business will build out its Chinese operations
GA leads $60m series-B for OpenClassrooms
Existing investors Alven Capital, Citizen Capital and BPI France are also taking part
IGI's Bracchi bolts on Bas Group
Following the acquisition, Bracchi expects to boost its growth and reach a turnover of €130m in 2018
Hg-backed Visma and Raet to merge
Visma has launched a тЌ300m term loan add-on financing to syndication to finance the acquisition
Armonia buys Estendo
GP deploys capital from its Armonia Italy Fund, which held a first close on €200m in June 2016