Deals
Pentech et al. in £3m round for TravelNest
Deal for the holiday bookings management platform is the first made by Pentech and Mangrove's new funds
Vitruvian acquires majority stake in EasyPark Group
Verdane retains the option for future co-investment ahead of the closing of the deal
HTGF backs seed round for Unity Robotics
Fraunhofer Gesellschaft, Staufen.Digital Invest and Haas Equity also take part in the round
Stirling Square buys Vernet
GP acquires a majority stake in French copper-wax thermostatic elements producer Vernet
Vitruvian buys 30% stake in Bitdefender
Deal marks end of 10-year holding period for Romania-based PE firm Axxess Capital
Terra Firma calls on H/2 to accept Four Seasons proposal
Development comes a month after the GP proposed to hand over its stake for a nominal sum
Actera to acquire Gratis
Turkish buyout firm filed a request with the Turkish Competition Authority to acquire a 55% stake
Hg-backed Cogital buys Shelley Stock Hutter
Shelley Stock Hutter is the first acquisition made under the Blick Rothenberg brand
Abénex backs debt manager Premista
GP acquires minority stake in debt consolidation expert Premista in LBO transaction
Neuberger Berman acquires FII's portfolio
Portfolio of 21 companies has a combined turnover of €2.3bn and EBITDA of €282m
E.Ventures, Greycroft back $20m round for Deposit Solutions
Fresh capital will be used to accelerate Deposit Solutions' international expansion
LBO France buys Bexley majority stake
GP announces its first ever buyout of a French men's shoes retailer with acquisition
Ardian acquires majority stake in DRT
Individual shareholders and Tikehau Capital reinvest part of their proceeds alongside Ardian
Taxim buys Turkish lingerie designer Suwen
GP draws equity for the transaction from its €200m buyout fund Taxim Capital Partners I
BC portfolio company Pharmathen sells Greek operations
Pharmathen will retain name, while the sold operations will be subsequently rebranded
ADV and Mercia inject £1.3m into MindTrace
Collision-avoidance systems developer will recruit a development team and CEO following the deal
Aurelius acquires Abelan Board Industrial
Packaging business will be merged with the GP's Netherlands-based portfolio company Solidus
Litorina acquires Digpro
Deal is the first investment from Litorina V, which held a first close on SEK 2.5bn
Steadfast sells AVS Verkehrssicherung to Triton
Triton drew equity for the investment from its €3.3bn buyout vehicle, Triton Fund IV
Elvaston backs Magnolia
GP drew capital from Elvaston Capital Fund III to support the deal for the software firm
BlueGem buys QMS Medicosmetics
GP draws equity to support the transaction from its €370m buyout fund, BlueGem II
Eurazeo buys 30% stake in Rhône
Eurazeo managers will serve on Rhône's boards and a Rhône observer will sit on Eurazeo's
Forward Partners leads $4m round for Apexx
Payment processing marketplace will invest in product development and international expansion
Industrifonden leads series-A for DPOrganizer
Creades, Inbox Capital and SolУЄng Invest also take part in the funding round