Deals
Lyceum-backed Briefing Media bolts on Urner Barry
Deal is the second add-on for Briefing Media since Lyceum's buyout of the firm in 2015
PE-backed Indigo Telecom acquires Belcom247
Transaction is first bolt-on acquisition after Indigo's Maven- and YFM-backed buyout 15 months ago
FPE's Kallidus acquires Advorto
GP provided the HR software company with fresh capital to support the acquisition
Argos Soditic backs Fabbri Vignola SBO
French GP acquires the business from its peers Lincolnshire Management and Igi
Dragon Capital buys minority stake in ShipNext
ShipNext will receive fresh capital to integrate its newly launched digital services
PAI Partners makes fresh bid for Refresco
Non-binding €1.4bn takeover proposal was rejected by the Dutch bottles business in April
Springwater sells Delion four years after carve-out
GP acquired the business from multinational information technology business Indra in July 2013
EQT sells 19% stake in Anticimex
Stake is to be acquired based on an enterprise value of €2.3bn, according to the GP
BGF injects £10m into Roc to support CCM bolt-on
IT business will also pursue additional acquisitions and invest in operations and infrastructure
Elvaston Capital backs eFulfilment
Elvaston generally invests in companies with revenues between €10-80m and acquires majority stakes
Ardian exits TimeOne
Company was created in 2016 by merging two of Ardian's portfolio companies
Blue Equity acquires stake in Fire Eater
Denmark-based Blue invests from its DKK 707m second fund, with its first vehicle fully deployed
KKR-backed Selecta buys Argenta
Motion Equity Partners exits, having originally backed the business in 2007
YFM injects £1.5m into E2E
Fresh capital will enable the business to launch its NeatAccess communications node
Triton to buy majority stake in Glamox from Arendals Fossekompani
Triton will own a 75.6% stake in the Norway-based lighting manufacturer following the NOK 2.8bn deal
Kester backs MBO of CETA Insurance
Niche insurance provider will look to make acquisitions following the transaction
Alchemy exits Endeka via trade sale
UK-based special situations investor sells the ceramic business three years after a debt-for-equity swap
Equistone-backed Apogee buys Kopiervertrieb Rhein-Ruhr
Fifth acquisition the company has made since Equistone's original investment in September 2016
EQT Ventures leads $8.2m series-A for Varjo
VC vehicle of the Swedish private equity house led the round alongside other investors
Mountain Partners backs €2m round for Volders
Government-backed KfW Bank also takes part in the round, along with unnamed family offices
MVP et al. sell Cobi to Bosch eBike Systems
Creathor Venture, Capnamic Ventures and Iris Capital also make an exit through the sale
KKR's SoftwareOne acquires UC Point
SoftwareOne looks to develop its presence in the enterprise communication software market
Alcedo backs Agrimaster SBO
Deal sees Italian buyout house B4 Investimenti fully exit the business after three years
Accel-backed Rovio sets IPO pricing
Majority owners in the firm are Trema International and venture capital firms Accel Partners and Atomico