Deals
BGF invests £8.5m in IFA
Funding will be used to bolster growth by enhancing manufacturing and testing capabilities
BGF divests Duncan & Todd as part of LDC-led SBO
Opticians group will pursue an acquisitive growth strategy under LDC's ownership
PAI, BCIMC finalise €1.58bn Refresco take-private
97.4% of the company's issued and outstanding shares are tendered at €20 per share
Triton sells stake in Befesa
Shares are valued at approximately €123.9m, based on the share price of €41.30 per share
Principia leads €10m series-A for CheckMab
GP deploys capital from its healthcare-dedicated vehicle Principia III to finance the investment
Mentha Capital's Destiny bolts-on Motto Communications
GP injects new equity into Destiny to finance acquisition of Dutch cloud service Motto
Capnamic leads €4m series-A for Userlane
High-Tech Gründerfonds, Commerzbank's Main Incubator and FTR Ventures also take part
GIC in £100m round for Oxford Nanopore
Deal gives the UK-based gene-sequencing devices company an equity valuation of £1.5bn
GP Bullhound injects $3.1m into Quixel
Quixel will use the extra funding to accelerate the growth of its content library
Northzone, Creandum in $17m funding round for Kahoot
With the fresh capital, Kahoot plans to accelerate the development of its platform
VC-backed N26 raises $160m
Earlybird Venture Capital, Horizons Ventures and Valar Ventures previously backed the business
Idinvest, Brighteye Ventures back Ornikar
GPs take part in a €10m series-A round for the French online driving school
Maj Invest exits DK-Foods
Sale ends a two-year holding period for Maj Invest, which acquired the company in January 2016
Inflexion acquires Chambers and Partners
Legal publishing company will undertake international expansion and invest in product development
Triton-backed Glamox buys O Küttel
Acquisition will be used as a platform for Glamox to enter the Swiss lighting market
Altor buys stake in O'Leary's
Deal is valued at around SEK 800m, according to Swedish business daily Dagens Industri
Maven-, Penta-backed Endura acquired by Pentland Brands
Transaction comes three and a half years after the GPs invested in the cycling apparel brand
Novalpina to acquire 64% stake in Olympic Entertainment
Novalpina made an offer of €1.90 per share in a deal valuing the online casino operator at €288m
Alliance Entreprendre et al. back Demarne
Historical backers Unexo, Ouest Croissance and BPI France exit the French seafood specialist
Gradiente buys HPF
GP is deploying capital from its Gradiente II fund, which held a first close in November 2017
VC firms sell Prexton to Lundbeck for up to €905m
Vendors include Sunstone Capital, Ysios Capital Partners and Forbion Capital Partners
Mobeus, Beringea lead £5m round for MPB
New investment will be used to scale up operations in Germany and the US
YFM Equity Partners backs MBO of Checkmate Fire
Deal is the fifth investment from YFM Equity Partners 2016, which closed in April 2017
BC-backed Springer Nature eyes May IPO
BC Partners owns a 47% stake in the business alongside German publisher Holtzbrinck