Deals
LDC invests in engineering consultancy Patrick Parsons
Funding will enable the company to bolt on Birmingham-based consultancy THDA
Aurelius sells Regain Polymers to Imerys
Sale of plastics compounder and recycler follows just a two-year holding period
Afinum buys Garz & Fricke
Founders Manfred Garz and Matthias Fricke will retain a significant stake and remain co-CEOs
Sodero joins Ixo in Loubat capital structure reshuffle
Inked in late July, the deal will allow Ixo to partially realise its investment
Carlyle buys Prima Solutions
Carlyle draws equity from Carlyle Europe Technology Partners III, a €656m fund that closed in 2015
Re-Sources Capital buys Novatim stake from Siparex
Siparex injected €1m into the French IT outsourcing services business in 2012
Foresight injects £1.9m into Regency Design & Print
Graphics company will recruit for its management team and pursue international expansion
Unigrains leads €4m round for Sodevat
Backers in the funding round include asset manager Idia Capital Investissement
Bain, Cinven yield to Elliott's Stada share price demands
Elliott announced last week that it would not support the Stada bid for less than €74.4 per share
Infracapital sells Alticom to Cellnex Telecom
Sale ends a six-year holding period for Infracapital after a buyout valued at $100m in June 2011
Blackstone-backed AAG buys Klapper Autoteile
Andreas Klapper was the company's sole shareholder prior to the transaction and will remain CEO
Main Capital-backed Ymor acquires Avenida
Main Capital draws equity from its third fund, which closed on €60m in June 2014
LDC backs Stuart Turner MBO
Investment in water pump producer is the GP's fifth deal in the Midlands region this year
Atomico in $90m series-B for Lilium
Chinese investment firm Tencent, LGT and Obvious Ventures also take part in the round
Oxx backs $12m funding round for Apica
Other investors include Nordic VC Industrifonden, SEB Venture Capital and KTH Chalmers Capital
Ardian-backed Bricoprivé acquires Racetools
Online DIY tool distributor further expands in continental Europe following the purchase
Bridgepoint acquires shares in Séraphine
GP invests in the UK-based maternity clothes business via its growth fund
Industri Udvikling buys 40% stake in Maki
Toy maker will look to expand across the Nordic countries with the addition of new brands
LBO France acquires pharmaceutical distributer Piex
Following the deal, the GP has nominated a new CEO alongside a new management team
Atlantic Labs backs Cara
Anonymous business angels also participated in the round, which will be used to launch the platform
Apax acquires Matchesfashion
Founders reportedly make £400m from the sale, placing the enterprise value at £800m
Mobeus acquires Ski Solutions
GP invests £6m to acquire majority stake in luxury holiday travel agency as part of an MBO
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