Deals
Ontario Teachers' exits Bridon-Bekaert Ropes Group
OTPP sells 33% stake in Belgian wire and cable manufacturer BBRG to subsidiary Bekaert
Finatem buys Mungo Befestigungstechnik
Selling consortium includes the CEO, Oliver Annaheim, who will retain a minority stake
Hg sells Radius to Baring's Vistra
Deal comes five years after the GP invested in the company via its acquisition of UK-based Nair & Co
CVC-backed Avast sets price range for £2.5-3.2bn IPO
Company announces a share price range of 250-320 pence for its upcoming IPO on the LSE
Kerogen leads €15m funding round for Ideol
Amundi Private Equity, Sofimac Regions and Paca Investment are also subscribing to new shares
Tikehau Capital in exclusivity for Nexteam Group
GP enters exclusive talks to acquire French metals engineering company Nexteam Group
Cinven acquires Partner In Pet Food from Pamplona
Deal comes after Pamplona invested in April 2015, ending a three-year holding period for the GP
Aliter's Boston Networks bolts on PEL
Aliter is planning further acquisitions in its bid to create a fire, security and IT networking group
BGF exits Brownhills in Duke Royalty-backed deal
Glass merchant and processor has expanded via a bolt-on and investment in new facilities
Andera Partners in Conduent carve-out
GP acquires UK and France-based off-street parking business from US-based Conduent
VR Equitypartner, SüdBG sell Piller to Riflebird
Fresh capital from the transaction will be used to drive Piller's expansion into the US and Asia
Elliott Advisors acquires Waterstones
Deal reportedly values the UK book retailer in the region of ТЃ250-300m and will complete in May
Capnamic, ProFounders lead €4m series-A for NDgit
Existing investor Dieter von Holtzbrinck Ventures also takes part in the financing round
EI scraps Dan-Wood IPO
Offering did not achieve a price that reflected the GP's valuation of the company
DST leads $250m series-C for Revolut
UK fintech company will look to expand across North America and Asia-Pacific regions
BC-backed Springer Nature sets price range for €3.6bn IPO
Company is targeting proceeds of up to €1.6bn from the primary and secondary offering
Verdane buys portfolio from Bauer Media Group
Portfolio comprises three German companies including women's fashion brand Navabi
Naxicap buys Groupe ABF in SBO
Naxicap buys a majority stake in the buildings insulation service from Ixo Private Equity
Three Hills-backed Magnaghi acquires Blair-HSM
London-based direct lender is supporting Magnaghi through a tailored financing package
Riverside acquires Netwatch and NMC to create new group
Investment sees the creation of a CCTV monitoring company with a US and European presence
Ardian sells Piz'wich to Emeram's Frostkrone
GP sells the French frozen snack producer to Frostkrone after a 16-month ownership
LDC invests £13m in Paladone
Paladone intends to grow its presence in the US market, in addition to Australia, Asia and Europe
Blossom, Atomico in $10m series-A for Fat Lama
Atomico also takes part in the financing alongside startup accelerator Y Combinator
NorthEdge acquires Prohire in MBO
GP secures a majority stake in the Stoke-on-Trent-headquartered fleet management company