Deals
Aurelius buys Connect Books
Division comprises six brands and has projected combined revenues of тЌ250m for 2017
3i makes 4.4x on €307m sale of Atesteo to IHO
Sale ends a four-year holding period for the GP, which acquired Atesteo in September 2013
Deal in Focus: IK buys Optimum from Mentha
IK Investment Partners makes its first acquisition in the Benelux region since the opening of its new office in Amsterdam in April
Vitruvian backs credit-comparison site Smava
London-based private equity firm Vitruvian Partners has made an undisclosed investment in German online banking platform Smava.
BGF, Blue Water Energy inject £56m into Rovop
Subsea vehicle services company will expand its fleet by 50% following the transaction
AnaCap sells First Names to Astorg's SGG
Transaction sees AnaCap generate a 2.6x money multiple on its investment in the administration business
BGF invests in APS Group
Tomato producer will invest in a new glasshouse, site expansion and automation technology
Enterprise sells Macon to Xella in trade sale
Deal ends a 12-year holding period for Enterprise, which acquired the business in 2006
Ontario Teachers' partially divests Busy Bees to Temasek
Nursery school business has undertaken an acquisitive growth strategy under the LP's tenure
Newfund invests €1.2m in LoginChinese
Newfund acquires a minority of shares in the Chinese-teaching app developer
Bain-, Advent-backed Concardis buys PCS Paycard, Simplepay
Both companies focus on providing payment solutions to small and medium-sized enterprises
CDC IC, RDIF inject €10m into Olmix
Russian investment fund and French state investment arm extend their partnership to smaller deals
CapMan buys majority stake in KotiSun
Finnish GP deploys capital from its CapMan Buyout X fund for the investment
Global Founders leads $14.75m series-A for DigitalGenius
Fresh funding will enable the company to invest in product development and marketing activity
Atami Capital leads £40m series-B for Simba Sleep
Saracens chair Nigel Wray also takes part in the round alongside Wharton Asset Management
TA buys Old Mutual Wealth's Single Strategy division
As of 30 September 2017, the Single Strategy business had ТЃ25.7bn in funds under management
Apera Capital backs refinancing of LDC's Seabrook
LDC mandates Apera to provide facilities worth ТЃ23.5m to support Seabrook's growth
Investindustrial acquires CEME from Investcorp for €280m
New GP will own 97% of the pump and valve maker, with the remainder held by management
DN Capital et al. in €18m round for Finiata
Point Nine, Fly Ventures, Redalpine and Energy also take part in the €10m equity funding
Corpfin Capital acquires majority stake in Kids&Us
English academy for young children targets €21m in revenues for 2017
Agilitas-backed Relita bolts on BBG
Company intends to use the fresh capital to scale up growth and offer more services
Perwyn-backed Sumo floats with £145m market cap
Listing of the video games developer will generate ТЃ39.7m returns for Perwyn and company management
Ardian's Assystem Technologies to take SQS private for £283.1m
Offer of 825 pence per share constitutes a 56.4% premium on the share price on 14 December
LBO France carves out Crouzet
French manufacturer of automation components Crouzet is carved out of PAI's InnoVistaSensors