Deals
Aliter-backed Edwin James buys PEME
Aliter draws equity from its maiden ТЃ92m fund, Aliter Capital I, to finance the deal
BC-backed Sabre to raise £213m from IPO
Motor insurance underwriter announces its intention to float following a four-year holding
Lone Star buys Stark Group in €1bn deal
US-based GP acquires the building materials distributor on a debt-free and cash-free basis
Sequoia invests $50m in Graphcore
Fresh capital will be used to expand production capacity in Bristol and Palo Alto
Ardian buys Berlys and Bellsolà
Following the merger, the new group expects to generate €300m in revenues with 1,700 employees
Kurma Partners et al. in €19m series-B for Horama
Previous investors Omnes Capital, Go Capital and Sham Innovation Santé also reinvest
Astorg's Parkeon to bolt on Cale
French parking services provider Parkeon starts talks to acquire Sweden-based Cale
LDC supports £16m SBO of Eque2 from Livingbridge
Construction admin software firm will acquire Miracle Dynamics Payroll and HR Solution
Atlantic Labs in $11.6m round for Neufund
Philipp Freise of KKR and Michael Jackson of Mangrove Capital also take part
Atlantic Bridge finances €2m round for Aylien
Backers in the round include existing investors SOSV and Enterprise Ireland
3i cancels sale of £182m ACR stake
$1bn deal for the Singaporean reinsurance business was shelved due to regulatory delays
Keen Venture Partners et al. in €14m round for EclecticIQ
Consortium of investors back the Dutch cybersecurity business with a €14m round
Capzanine sells stake in Taliance
Capzanine became a majority shareholder in the financial software business during an LBO in 2007
Livingbridge's Broadstone makes double bolt-on
Benefits and pensions consultancy acquires Mitchell Consulting and 2020 Trustees
83North invests $12m in TIS
Fresh capital will be used to accelerate product development and scale operations
GRO Capital backs Tacton's MBO
Deal is the first investment in Sweden for GRO Capital, which currently has five portfolio assets
Alpha Private Equity buys Ipcom from Waterland
Acquirer uses Alpha Private Equity Fund 7, which closed on €903m earlier this year, to fund the acquisition
Cairngorm secures majority stake in Thornbridge Sawmills
Deal is the first for the Cairngorm Capital II fund, which closed in April 2017
Terra Firma to walk away from Four Seasons
Creditor H/2 Capital had originally proposed that the GP retain an 11% stake in the business
Caixa, Sabadell lead €1.3m round for Snappy
Mobile application developer intends to raise an additional funding round within two years
EQT's Musti ja Mirri buys VetZoo
EQT expects Musti ja Mirri's e-commerce sales to double from 7% to 14% as a result
3i sells Hobbs to Foschini after 13-year holding
GP originally acquired the womenswear retailer from Equistone in a ТЃ111m EV deal in 2004
DN Capital in $15m series-B for Hostmaker
Thailand-based property developer Sansiri and Hong-Kong-based Gaw Capital lead the round
Ardian set to back Berlys SBO
GP will acquire the bakery in a deal valued in the €450-500m EV range, equating to a 10x EBITDA multiple