Deals
Langholm Capital exits Bart Ingredients
Langholm acquired the spice manufacturer in a management buyout in May 2010
LDC exits Nexinto in trade sale to Plus Server
Transaction is a bolt-on acquisition for Plus Server, acquired by BC Partners in July 2017
German VC firms back €19m series-C for Global Savings
Rocket Internet, Holtzbrinck Ventures, Deutsche Telekom Venture Funds, Ru-Net and Deutsche Bank take part
NextWorld Evergreen invests €20m in Kusmi Tea
GP takes a minority stake in Orientis's tea branch Kusmi Tea as part of a capital increase
Maven reaps 4.7x on Crawford Scientific sale to Limerston
Sale of the stake leads to a 70% IRR after a three-year holding period for Maven
Otium Capital and Kima Ventures in €2m round for Comet
Venture capital funds back startup, which connects freelancers with companies who need staff
BGF invests £2.65m in Monodraught
BGF introduces Ewan Wilson, formerly of HellermannTyton Data, as non-executive chair
Danube and Fidura sell Mechatronic to Accuron
Sale ends a nine-year holding period for the GPs, which backed the company in October 2008
Isatis Capital invests €4m in Web100T
MBO of the medical administration software developer is supported by senior debt from LCL
EMH invests €50m in Native Instruments
Deal is the third investment for the EMH Digital Growth Fund, which closed on €350m in June
AnaCap-backed Heidelpay acquires Startec
AnaCap supports the transaction with equity from AnaCap Financial Partners III
Connection reaps 4.1x on TeamSport sale to Duke Street
Sale of the go-karting company comes four and a half years after Connection acquired the business
Phoenix sells Musto to OTPP's Helly Hansen
Divestment of sailing and lifestyle clothing brand brings to an end a dacade-long tenure
Céréa Partenaire invests in Organic Alliance
Sale ends a three-year holding period for Naxicap Partners, which created the company in 2014
RJD acquires majority stake in Class Tours
Deal for educational tour provider is the fourth investment from the GP's third buyout fund
Ixo et al. in €7.3m round for Antabio
Irdi Soridec Gestion, Galia Gestion and the company’s previous investors also take part
ECI backs Make It Cheaper
Fresh capital will be used to scale up the company's customer acquisition and increase its depth of service
Total Capital in £20m MBO of Walkers Transport
Hybrid deal sees the GP invest ТЃ13.5m for a 60% equity stake in the logistics company
Seaya Ventures backs Spotahome in $16.1m expansion round
UK-based Passion Capital also provided capital in the fundraising round for Spotahome
Dunedin reaps 3x on £280m sale of Kee Safety to Investcorp
Sale of safety equipment manufacturer ends a four-year holding, representing an IRR of 35%
Sapphire Ventures backs Feedzai in $50m series-C
VC firm is an existing investor and is joined in the round by another undisclosed backer
Hony Capital buys 30% stake in Mr&Mrs Italy
Management team retains a controlling stake in the Italian luxury parkas manufacturer
CM-CIC Investissement, BNP Paribas back Taranis
CM-CIC Investissement invests €3.3m, while BNP Paribas Développement injects €1.9m
Credo Partners acquires 55% stake in Geia Foods
Deal is expected to complete in December once approved by the Danish competition authority