Deals
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 £25.7bn in funds under management
Graphite divests Corbin & King to Minor Hotels
Luxury restaurant group opened four new restaurants and one hotel during the GP's holding period
Apera Capital backs refinancing of LDC's Seabrook
LDC mandates Apera to provide facilities worth £23.5m 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
Phoenix acquires LDC's Forest Holidays
Deal reportedly values the rural holiday accommodation business at around the £100m mark
DN Capital et al. in €18m round for Finiata
Point Nine, Fly Ventures, Redalpine and Energy also take part in the €10m equity funding
Palatine acquires ZyroFisher from LDC
LDC retains a stake after reinvesting to support the company's future expansion plans
Abénex, Astorg sell Onduline to Naxicap
Company's management team, led by Richard Seguin, will retain a minority stake alongside Naxicap
KKR buys Unilever Spreads for €6.8bn
GP acquires the spread business of Anglo-Dutch giant Unilever on a debt-free basis
Northzone in €7.5m funding round for Matsmart
Matsmart intends to focus on growing in the Nordic region and the rest of Europe
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 £39.7m returns for Perwyn and company management
BGF invests £8.5m in bakery Coopland & Son
Coopland's expansion plans include opening 30 new shops within the next three years
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