Deals
Portobello buys five dental clinics
Following a €500m first close, the GP completes the first investment from its fourth fund
Beringea leads €5m funding round for Smartassistant
Retailing software platform will undertake international expansion with a particular focus on the US
BGF invests £3.5m in Filmore & Union
Company will use the fresh funding to expand its restaurant portfolio across the north of England
Nord Kapital buys refrigeration specialist Kuldeteknisk
Deal sees GP become majority stakeholder, with the remaining 37% held by other minority shareholders
NorthEdge invests in Cubic Motion
Computer-generated imaging business will double its headcount and roll out its latest technology
Centerbridge et al. to buy Sompo UK division Canopius for $952m
US-based investment firm Gallatin Point Capital also takes part in the deal
Rocket Internet sells Plinga to Orangegames
Seventure, PD and Klingel also sell their stakes while Spil Games retains its minority stake
Charme invests in Livingbridge-backed Witherslack
Vendor will reinvest for a significant minority stake in the specialist education and care provider
TIIN leads €5m series-A for shipping app SendCloud
Backers include Dutch seed investor henQ and existing shareholder Brabant Development Agency
Serena Capital leads €4m round for Elium
Government-backed Société Régionale d'Investissement de Wallonie (SRIW) also invested
H2 invests in BA Components
Door and furniture component manufacturer will invest in its manufacturing facilities
Equistone buys fashion retailer DefShop
GP secures a majority stake from the founder of the business, who will retain a minority
Turkven to float Medical Park after three-year holding
GP is likely to float the Turkish hospital group on the Istanbul stock exchange in Q1 2018
Trilantic's Gamenet files for IPO in Milan
Company aims to list on Mercato Telematico Azionario (MTA), part of the Milan stock exchange
Capvis makes final exit from VAT Group
Capvis placed the shares with institutional investors through an accelerated book-building
LDC backs SBO of Pelsis from Wind Point
Deal for pest control business brings to an end a 12-year tenure for the US-based vendor
Bridgepoint in running for 5àSec deal
If it goes ahead, the deal would mark the fifth PE ownership change for the dry cleaning business
Elliott demands €74.4 per share to support Stada takeover
Hedge fund Elliott Management held a stake of 11.43% in the company as of 28 August
Turkven acquires MNG Cargo
GP deploys capital from its Turkven Private Equity III fund, which closed in 2012
ETF and Frog Capital in $20m round for Vulog
French car-sharing technology firm had previously raised тЌ8.4m from fund managers in September 2015
Cherry Ventures in €4m round for Homelike
Existing investor Coparion has also participated in the round, which will fund recruitment
VC firms back €10m seed round for Coya
Angel investors Mato Peric, Rolf Schrömigens, Elvir Omerbegovic and Marco Knauf also invest
Indufin sells Preflex Group to Wienerberger
Sale ends a 12-year holding period after a management buy-in worth around €10m in 2005
Palatine invests in Trade Skills 4U
Deal for the electrical training provider is the first investment from the GP's impact investment fund