Deals
Tesi and Debiopharm in $10m series-B for BC Platforms
Biopharmaceutical company will launch new technologies and integrate clinical and genomic data
LBO France buys VetroElite from Gradiente
Deal saw the Italian mid-cap private equity house divest the asset after a four-year holding period
Wise buys digital printing business Aleph
Deal is the fifth acquisition for the GP's 2015-vintage Wisequity IV
EMBL and Life Sciences Partners sell Luxendo to Bruker
Bruker will expand its portfolio with the addition of Luxendo's microscopes and intellectual property
Highland and Grafton in $40m round for Starleaf
Cloud-based video conferencing company to expand its presence in the Asia Pacific region
Livingbridge backs online fashion company In The Style
UK-based womenswear retailer will expand into the Australian and American markets
HIG sells Brand Addition to Elysian
Acquirer takes a majority stake in the merchandising company, with HSBC and Beechbrook providing debt
Catacap buys translation service LanguageWire
Deal is the second acquisition of 2017 for the Danish small- and mid-cap buyout house
BGF et al. inject £7m into Pharmacy2u
Expansion deal marks Business Growth Fund's eighth investment for 2017 so far
Highlander backs Rotometal
Rotometal will use the new investment to expand its product range and enter new export markets
NextStage acquires NaturaBuy
Online marketplace had been backed by publishing house Mondadori France since 2012
Idea CCR I purchases Sinterama
Deal is the fourth transaction in 2017 for the Italian debtor-in-possession fund
Extens et al. take majority stake in Snal
Extens, Capital Croissance and BPI France together hold around 75% of the group's equity
Accel leads $30m series-A for UiPath
New funding will be used predominantly to hire new staff to keep up with increasing product demand
Innogy Ventures leads €13m series-C for Move24
Move24 plans to hold further closes for the round, potentially raising up to €20m over the next eight weeks
PE-backed Lindorff bolts on credit recovery firm Gextra
Nordic Capital-backed credit recovery firm acquires Italian competitor from DoBank
Ringier, BtoV, et al. in €6m round for Foodspring
Company will use the fresh capital to expand into other European countries and develop its food products
Adelis Equity Partners takes majority stake in Knightec
Launched in 2012 in Stockholm, Adelis is currently investing from its тЌ410m maiden fund
Project A sells Minodes to Telefonica Next
Fifth exit from Project A's first fund, which held a final close on €80m in 2012
Avenue Capital et al. buy Selcom Elettronica
Deal follows the insolvency proceedings filed for the business in March 2017
IK Investment Partners acquires Messerschmitt Systems
German hotel management systems developer will use the extra funding for international expansion
RCapital invests in Cluttons
Chartered surveyor has suffered from difficult trading conditions and legacy issues
BlueGem purchases majority stake in Lateral
London-based GP acquires the business via its 2013-vintage BlueGem II fund
PHD Equity Partners invests in Olympic Fixings
Deal is the second investment for PHD Equity Partners' ТЃ20m second fund