Deals
BGF invests £2m in coffee chain Bob & Berts
Deal is BGF's third investment in Northern Ireland following Braidwater and RiverRidge
Halder-backed Aqua Vital buys Kalimba
Acquisition solves a succession problem for the company's founders, who started the business in 1996
HgCapital sells Sequel for £250m
GP has fully exited its stake in the business after a three-year holding period
Exponent sells Pattonair stake to Platinum Equity
Sale of aerospace and defence components supplier brings to an end a six-year holding period
HTGF, HIF in €800,000 round for Rodos Biotarget
Otto Gies previously invested in the company via crowdfunding platforms Seedmatch and Aescuvest
Principia invests in Gemelli Clinical Trial Center
GP provides capital via its healthcare-dedicated fund, Principia III – Health
Mentha mulling Optimum sale
Mentha Capital took a majority stake in Optimum in 2014, investing from Mentha Capital Fund IV
Startup300 in €1.5m round for Techbold
VC firm draws capital from Capital300, which held a first close on €20m in June 2017
Standout Capital acquires majority stake in Exsitec
Standout Capital holds 55% of the shares, while former owners retain a 45% stake in the company
L Catterton sells Intercos stake to Ontario Teachers'
Deal marks a partial sale for the US-based private equity house after a three-year holding period
Index leads $40m series-C for Prodigy Finance
Postgraduate student loans company also secured a $200m debt facility as part of the deal
Bain and Cinven takeover of Stada gets over the line
Bain, Cinven secured more than 63% of outstanding shares during the acceptance period
YFM divests Harvey Jones to AIB
Sale of stake in kitchen designer and retailer generates around 2x money multiple for the vendor
Standout, Tesi back BCB Medical
Backstage Invest also takes part in the round, while other shareholders retain their stakes
Permira rejects low PE bids for Teamviewer
Bids valued the company at €1.8-2.1bn, short of Permira's targeted valuation of up to €2.3bn
Invision buys majority stake in disinfectant maker Dr Deppe
Invision backs the producer of clinical cleaning products and disinfectants via its Invision V fund
SK Capital reinvests in Archroma via refinancing
Deal for speciality chemicals business comes seven months after GP was reportedly exploring a sale
TCV acquires minority stake in Pracuj
Deal for the online human resources company is TCV's first investment in Poland
HTGF, IFH sell Custom Cells to P3 Group
Altana also made a financial exit but will continue to cooperate with Custom Cells operationally
Five Arrows acquires minority stake in Opus 2
GP is currently investing from its second fund, which writes equity cheques of тЌ20-70m
Mentha Capital exits Venko Groep
Mentha sells the Dutch business to Clayton Dubilier & Rice portfolio company BrandSafway
TDR sells ICWG to Roark Capital
Deal for automated carwash business brings to an end a three-year holding period for the GP
Watermill Group acquires UK-based Cooper & Turner
Acquisition of the high-strength fasteners manufacturer adds to the US-based GP's presence in the UK
Bregal Sagemount invests in Options
Deal worth almost $100m will see the cloud-focused financial IT company invest in product development