Deals
PE firms back record $14bn funding round for China's Ant Financial
Round comprises renminbi and US dollar tranches, reportedly values the company at $150bn
Ardian, Edmond de Rothschild exit Siaci Saint Honore
Charterhouse takes over, acquiring a minority stake in the insurance brokerage business
CCMP, Corpfin exit Volotea
Volotea CEO Muñoz and the management team will increase their holding post-transaction
Alpina-backed ITB buys Logis
Both Alpina and its co-investor, private holding company Command, are providing fresh capital
Gimv buys Ellis Gourmet Burger
Gimv invests in the burger chain alongside Belgian corporate Top Brands
Matrix and Morpheus in $25m round for Starship Technologies
Fresh capital will enable the company to bring its autonomous delivery robots to market
L Catterton invests in Goiko Grill
Company plans to open new restaurants in Spain and expand abroad
Sovereign scores largest ever exit with Linnaeus sale to Mars
Divestment of the UK veterinary group generated the firm's strongest ever gross return
Tenzing's Smoothwall makes first bolt-on with Future Digital
Lower-mid-market investor bought the Leeds-based web filtering technology provider last year
Ardian divests Diam in management buy-back
Management acquires a majority stake while BNP Paribas Développement retains a minority
Silverfleet sells Ipes to Genstar's Apex Group
Sale of the fund administration business generates a 3.8x return and 30% IRR for the vendor
LT Capital invests in Groupe Leader Insurance
First investment for the LTC III vehicle, which is due to close on €100m in July
Iris Capital exits Lediberg
Lebanese GP sells the Italian business to stationery producer Johnson CPZ Distribuzione
FSN-backed Netcompany sets final IPO price
Copenhagen-headquartered IT firm lists with market capitalisation of DKK 7.75bn
Eurazeo, Naxicap buy 2RH Group
Naxicap already invested in 2RH Group, a protective sports equipment manufacturer, in 2015
TriSpan acquires majority stake in Rosa's Thai Cafe
GP invested in the UK-based Thai food chain via its restaurant-dedicated Rising Stars platform
NGP leads $20m series-B for Caroobi
Other backers in the round include Target Global, BMW iVentures, DN Capital and Cherry Ventures
SVP et al. sell Cory Riverside to infrastructure consortium
Transaction reportedly values the UK-based energy-from-waste company at around £1.5bn
Palero sells Krähe-Versand to HBB Holding
Palero acquired Krähe-Versand in January 2015 from the Berner Group
Downing et al. in £4m series-A for CTT
Downing invests alongside existing investors Parkwalk, Cambridge Enterprise and Amadeus
Kleiner Perkins leads $40m series-B for Spotahome
Company's existing shareholders, including Seaya Ventures, also take part in the funding round
Bain's Autodis bolts on Geevers Auto Parts
After recently cancelling its IPO, Autodis announces the bolt-on of its Dutch peer
NVM invests £8.2m in Flexioffices MBO
Deal for office space broker is the second MBO made by the GP's maiden institutionally backed fund
GED Capital's Cubers Premium bolts on Procubitos
GED vice-president Félix Guerrero will become president of the new group following the deal