Deals
Quadriga sells M&R Automation to PIA
Acquisition will strengthen PIA's portfolio in the powertrain and e-mobility production segment
Target and HTGF in $2.6m Simplaex series-A
Deal is the first of the year for Target and the 15th for High-Tech Gründerfonds
PAI enters exclusivity with Ergon for EliTech SBO
Ergon bought the medical equipment maker in 2010 in a deal valued at more than €100m
Eurazeo backs Dominion with $680m in GP's first US deal
Transaction is the first North American investment by Eurazeo since launching its New York office
Exponent's Photobox to bid for Cimpress's Albelli
Vendor is understood to have appointed Oakley to find a buyer, with three Dutch PE firms in the fray
Alto Partners acquires bread producer Ro Mar
Deal is the eighth and last acquisition for the GP's 2011-vintage vehicle, Alto Capital III
Inventure sells Beddit to Apple
Nordic early-stage VC firm sells its stake in the Finnish sleep monitoring sensor manufacturer
Ardian invests in Abvent
Ardian invested through its Expansion Fund IV, which closed last year on €1bn
BayBG takes minority stake in ISOG restructuring
Restructuring plan approved at the start of May means the company will keep its HQ and secure 85 jobs
Tikehau invests £80m in IT and web hosting firm Claranet
Company recently expanded into Italy, on top of acquiring Brazilian and Dutch competitors
Apax France et al. sell down remaining stakes in GFI
Qatar-based Mannai Corporation will increase its holding in the French IT business from 51% to 95%
HTGF in €1.5m seed round for Replex
Fresh capital will be used to expand into the US market, with a new office recently opened in San Francisco
Ardian takes 60% stake in Global Product Solutions
Ardian invests through its mid-cap buyout arm, for which it recently closed Ardian LBO Fund V on €4.5bn
Deal in Focus: Idea CCR I in turnaround for Pigna
Investment in struggling pulp and paper company is the third investment by the debt-for-equity investor
G Square Healthcare acquires Duomed
GP recently closed its second investment vehicle, G Square Capital II, on its €350m hard-cap
Terra Firma invests in Equistone's Sportgroup
Terra Firma will provide further support and advice but will not be involved operationally
Chequers Capital acquires Sport & Leisure Group
Two other bidders were reportdely in the running to acquire the synthetic turf maker
Spintop leads €2m round for cleaning platform Freska
Investment comes a year after the home cleaning platform acquired Norwegian competitor Freska
Gimv acquires stake in MVZ Holding
Gimv will provide financial and strategic support for MVZ Holding’s growth and acquisition strategy
Apposite Capital leads €7m round for NIMGenetics
Deal is the third acquisition for the GP's 2016-vintage vehicle, Apposite Healthcare Fund II
Bestport invests in Nu-Heat MBO
Underfloor heating company's founding directors will retire following completion of the deal
Kartesia leads €25m round for Vet+a
Deal is the second investment in the insurtech sector for the GP, after backing GT Motion in January
KKR et al. buy Intertur Hotels
Backers include Iberian asset management firm Dunas and Alchemy-backed hotel chain Alua
Verdane's Uppländska in Bellmans bolt-on
New company is plans to grow with further bolt-ons, as well as organically