Deals
One Peak leads £41m round for Concentra
Operational data analysis software provider is in the process of opening its first Asian office
LocalGlobe, Atlantic Labs in €1.35m seed round for Covee
Capital will be used to launch in mid-2018 and work towards regulatory approval for an ICO
YFM invests £2.2m in Hutchinson Networks
Move towards cloud-based services is creating a large number of growth opportunites
EQT buys Dunlop Protective Footwear
EQT buys stake in Dutch wellington boots manufacturer Dunlop, investing alongside Gilde
Triton-backed Akeab acquires Mark & Energibyggarna
Firm joins Akeab as a new sister company in an infrastructure services group owned by Triton
Synova generates 8x return on Mandata sale to LDC
Deal for logistics software company brings to an end a five-year holding period for the vendor
Adelis-backed AddPro to merge with Svensk IT Funktion
Controlling shareholder Adelis will retain its majority stake in the newly created group
Lindsay Goldberg buys Coveris Global Rigid for €700m
Global Rigid is headquartered in Zell, Germany, and generated sales of €560m in 2017
Egeria acquires consumer electronics business Trust
With Egeria on board, Trust intends to further develop its growth plans and focus on new products
Zubr, EBRD back Targetprocess with $5m
The GP acquired the company via its Zubr Capital Fund I, which held a first close in 2016
Andera leads $70m series-B for Crescendo Biologics
UK-based biotechnology company will progress its lead programme to the clinical stage
VC firms in €20m round for Flaschenpost
Latest round was led by Portuguese family office Sociedade Francisco Manuel Dos Santos
Blackstone acquires Cirsa
Company will use the fresh capital to bolster its growth both organically and through acquisitions
Altor's CTEK acquires Chargestorm
With the acquisition, CTEK intends to develop electrical vehicle charging products and services
Insight and ISIF in >€100m round for AMCS
ISIF is understood to have contributed around тЌ40m to the round for the recycling software firm
EQT sells Piab to Patricia Industries in SEK 6.95bn deal
Deal ends a holding period of two years for EQT after acquiring the company in December 2015
Hg sells Teufel to Naxicap
GP makes the divestment from HgCapital 6, a £1.87bn vehicle that held a final close in 2009
Astorg to sell Metrologic to trade
French 3D measurement specialist Metrologic to be sold to Swedish Sandvik in €360m deal
Draper Esprit et al. divest Tails.com to Nestlé
Dog nutritionist and food retailer will become part of the trade buyer's Purina Petcare division
Ardian enters exclusive negotiations to buy Capzanine's Opteven
GP pre-empts auction of French insurance company Opteven and takes over from Capzanine
Ardian's Italmatch bolts on Afton's metalworking fluid unit
Following the deal, Italmatch plans to consolidate its position in the industrial lubricants market
Equistone-backed Gala Kerzen acquires Korona Candles
Deal marks the third candle manufacturer Equistone has acquired in short succession this year
Arkéa Capital backs Lumiplan in MBO
GP acquires a minority stake in the French communications service for trasport businesses
Nimbus buys H van Wijnen
Nimbus generally invests in medium-sized businesses with turnover between €10-500m