Deals
Apex backs €1.8m seed round for Kivu
Austrian VC firm AWS Gründerfonds and Swiss investor BtoV Partners also back the round
NB Renaissance buys machinery producer Comelz
Fourth acquisition since the GP launched its €620m maiden vehicle in March 2015
Mosaic backs $8m seed round for Infosum
Mosaic and Saul Klein are providing an extra €5m for the round, which originally closed on $3m
Foresight injects £3m into Onfab
Deal is the seventh investment from the £38m Foresight Regional Investment Fund
CVC sells down Ahlsell stake
Partial divestment comes less than a year after the company listed on the Nasdaq Stockholm
Sofinnova leads €11m fundraising for DNA Script
French investor now has 10 portfolio companies in the industrial biotechnology sector
Activa's Atlas for Men refinances one year after carve-out
French bank Caisse d'Epargne Normandie joins the existing pool of lenders
General Atlantic backs Typeform in $35m series-B
Existing investors including Index Ventures, Point Nine and Connect Ventures also take part
Clessidra exits Acetum via trade sale
GP has fully exited the Italian vinegar producer after a two-year ownership period
Cathay Capital invests in The Independents
LGT and Tikehau provide unitranche debt to the new group, born from the merger of K2 and Karla Otto
Silverfleet buys Pumpenfabrik Wangen
Fifth investment from Silverfleet's second fund, which closed on its €870m hard-cap in June 2015
Investec leads £8m investment in Propelair
ECP and Universal Partners also took part in the round for the water-efficient toilet producer
MMC leads £2.5m Peak series-A
Peak lists the Economist, AstraZeneca and Morrisons among its clients
Prolimity sells Rigdon to Hörger Group
Sale ends a three-year holding period for the turnaround and restructuring specialist
BGF invest £4m in Hobs Group
BGF's total investment in Hobs Group stands at £11m, following a £7m round in December 2014
Kindred Capital leads £2m Sn-ap funding round
A number of private investors from the travel and finance sectors also backed the business
Carlyle sells Itconic via trade sale
Deal draws an end to the GP's two-year ownership of the Spanish datacentre business
Inflexion acquires Virgin Experience Days
GP draws capital from its £250m Enterprise Fund IV to fund the buyout of the day-trip business
Unigrains seals first Spanish deal with Genuine Coconut
Deal is the first investment for Unigrains Iberian Capital Fund, advised by MCH Private Equity
Main Capital sells Connexys to Bullhorn
Main Capital reports that the transaction is one of its "biggest exit successes"
General Atlantic backs ManoMano in €60m series-C
Previous investors include Piton Capital, Partech Ventures and BPI France's Ambition Numérique fund
Livingbridge invests in Superbike Factory
Investment in motorcycle retailer and credit company was made from the GP's SME-dedicated vehicle
Torqx buys Hoco Parts
Company's directors will take a minority stake in the business alongside management
CD&R, Ardian sell 5.2% stake in Spie
Following the transaction, investors reaped €189.28m in gross proceeds