Deals
Standard Investment sells Dutch Bakery to Egeria
Standard Investment created the bakery chain through a series of mergers in 2015
Piper injects £6m into Frame
Fitness club chain will look to expand across the UK, with two new sites imminent
Verdane invests in jewellery marketplace Safira
Safira plans to use the fresh capital to expand across the Nordic countries and the rest of Europe
Spintop leads €1.4m seed round for Crosser
Swedish VC firm Almi Invest and Norwegian state-backed lender Norrlandsfonden also take part
Bridgepoint to acquire 5àSec from Rive et al.
Bridgepoint is to acquire the French dry-cleaning group from its current private equity backers
TDR Capital in exclusivity for Buffalo Grill
Deal for the French steakhouse chain, backed by Abénex and Nixen, could value it at around €400m
Manutencoop buys out PE backers
Private equity backers have fully exited the Italian facility management business
Livingbridge backs Mobysoft
Social housing administration business will invest in HR, recruitment and product development
H2 Equity Partners acquires Poultry Machinery Joosten
Firm buys a majority stake in the developer and manufacturer of poultry processing systems
Turkven buys majority stake in Vansan
GP signs a share purchase agreement after eyeing the firm for two and a half years
Bain Life Sciences co-leads $55m series-D for Inflarx
US-based Cormorant Asset Management and RA Capital Management co-led the round with Bain
Sponsor Capital acquires 70% stake in StaffPoint
Varma Mutual Pension Insurance Company and management will continue as shareholders
Alitalia sale process extended, PE still in the running
US-based GP Cerberus is reportedly still bidding for Italy's insolvent flag carrier
Livingbridge invests in Catalyst Development
GP draws capital from its Enterprise 2 fund, which typically writes equity cheques of ТЃ5-15m
Coparion backs €2m seed round for Vehiculum
Insurance company Schneider Golling and Russian entrepreneur Oskar Hartmann also take part
Folmer acquires 60% stake in Finnsiirto
Following the transaction, the owners of the company will retain a 40% stake in the firm
BIP backs €12m round for Simpleshow
Fresh capital will be used to finance international growth and further develop the website
Nordic Capital to become largest shareholder in listed Nordax
Transaction was implemented through a reverse bookbuilding process with Carnegie Investment Bank
Spanish VC consortium in €3.5m series-A for Coverfy
Round's backers include Spanish firms K Fund, Sabadell Venture Capital and Seaya Ventures
Abénex Capital acquires Groupe Square in MBO
GP acquires the business consulting company alongside president Jérôme Boucheron
Sherpa acquires Hedonai for €19.3m
GP acquires the Spanish healthcare and personal beauty business out of insolvency
Nordwind leads $6m round for DriveLock
DriveLock intends to expand its product range and grow its presence in existing markets
Alteri acquires Intertoys from Blokker
Dutch toy retailer will invest in marketing activity, its online platform and store refurbishment
EQT buys Curaeos from Bencis
Bencis made the first acquisition in its dental buy-and-build strategy in July 2011