Deals
Smedvig, Panoramic back content creation firm Quill
Investment will be used to scale up the firm's operations and expand internationally
Intesa Sanpaolo's Neva Finventures backs Iwoca
Intesa's venture capital arm acquires a minority stake in the UK SME loan provider
Mandarin secures second ceramics investment with Elios
Deal follows the recent acquisition of Italian luxury ceramics manufacturer La Fabbrica in March 2017
NVM injects £3m into Knowledgemotion
Deal is the third of the year for NVM, which focuses on UK growth capital
Ufenau buys Karthaus
Horse breeder and billionaire Andreas Jacobs, the duke of Croy and CEO Victor Baltus will also hold shares
Lone Star buys Esmalglass for €605m
GP acquires its stake via Lone Star Fund X from Bahrain-based asset management firm Investcorp
Platina Equity exits Ekium
GP acquired two thirds of Ekium, then Cira Concept, through an MBO in 2007
Go Capital exits Spread
Go Capital recently launched its second seed vehicle, Go Capital Amorçage II, with a €60m first close
EQVenture, AWS Gründerfonds back Meo Energy
New funding will be used to launch the product as a white-label offering for European energy companies
HPS buys Slovenian wholesaler Merkur
Formerly known as Highbridge Principal Strategies, the GP span out of JP Morgan in March 2016
Insight leads $75m series-D for Darktrace
Cybersecurity firm will use the funding to support its ongoing international expansion
HTGF et al. sell Comnovo to Linde MH
Company's founders are the majority shareholders and will also sell their stakes in the transaction
Index leads $66m series-B for Revolut
Online bank will expand internationally, with a particular focus on the US and Asia
Notion, NEA in $48m series-C for Move Guides
Since it was founded six years ago, Move Guides has raised $91m in five funding rounds
Banks and VC firms in $10m series-A for Curve
Santander Innoventures, Investec, Speedinvest, Oxford Capital and Breega Capital also backed the round
Carlyle to sell subtitling business BTI Studios to Altor
Sale of media dubbing business comes after a four-year tenure in which BTI's EBITDA trebled
GPF Capital buys freight transport firm Vicarli
Deal is the fifth acquisition for the Spanish private equity fund manager
Foresight makes 2x on sale of Blackstar
Deal ends a five-year holding period for Foresight, with the company's revenues more than doubling
Ekkio Capital exits Amatsigroup
Amatsigroup is said to be valued at €130m in the transaction, non-inclusive of its residual debt
Battery Ventures-backed PST buys Rotronic
Company will join Battery's existing process-measurement companies Analytical Industries and Michell Instruments
Ixo PE backs Air Support MBO
GP recently held a final close for the Ixo 3 fund on its hard-cap of €150m
Bain, Cinven in increased bid for Stada
Following a failed bid in June, the GPs launch a new offer with a 25 cents increase
Endeit Capital in €15m series-B for Gastrofix
Round was led by German brewery group Radeberger, which already provided €8m in February
MB Rahastot sells Cityterveys to Synlab
Divestment comes from the GP's buyout vehicle, MB Equity Fund IV, which held a final close on тЌ260m