Deals
Stada tells PE bidders to improve offers
German drug manufacturer reportedly received offers from Bain/Cinven and Advent/Permira consortiums
Bain Capital reduces Maisons du Monde stake
GP reduces its stake in the group from 31.2% to 15.8% through the transaction
Kingsley invests £10m in Oxford Cannabinoid Technologies
Company will work alongside Oxford University to develop treatments for acute and chronic conditions
Bayside sells Bodybell to CVC's Douglas
Bayside first bought into the company's loans in 2009 and swapped its position to equity in 2015
3i invests €120m in Lampenwelt
Deal for German lighting company sees existing co-owner reinvest alongside incoming chair
FSN Capital acquires Active Brands
Buyout sees the Norway-based private equity fund acquire a majority stake in sporting goods group
Bregal- and Project A-backed Onlineprinters bolts on Solopress
Acquisition comes six months after the company was acquired from TA Associates in a secondary buyout
VRD and Bayern Kapital in €7.4m round for Lophius
Lophius will use the funding to accelerate diagnostic developments for tuberculosis using T cell technology
Lonsdale-backed portfolio companies bolt on two firms
Global Yachting Group and Avalon acquire ACA Marine and Plan My Funeral
Endless acquires C&F from trade vendor SIG
Deal for the carpet and flooring company is the 14th investment from the GP's fourth fund
Unigrains buys minority stake in Nutrisens
French GP has acquired its stake from family office Evolem, which owned the business for 10 years
SVG sells Xceptor to CBPE Capital
Divestment comes as the vendor prepares to wind down after HarbourVest acquired its portfolio
Arvato and SBI in €26.3m series-A for Solarisbank
Company will expand its banking platform and internationalise its client base and operations
BaltCap backs Sanoma Baltics MBO
Previous owner Sanoma Media Finland reaps €10m in proceeds from the sale
Apacig leads €10m funding round for Helpling
Helpling will use the extra capital to expand its service offering into additional household tasks
Genesis acquires 47% of POS Media Group
Transaction is the second investment made from the Czech GP's third fund, which raised more than €80m last year
Inflexion acquires Cawood Scientific from NVM
Agriculture-focused laboratory testing business acquired Sci-Tech under the vendor's tenure
Sofinnova's Avantium launches IPO with €277m market cap
IPO brought the renewable energy specialist a capital increase of €103m
Alcedo backs Duplomatic's €27m SBO from Progressio
Company's private-equity-ownership history started in 2008, when Ardian acquired an 85% stake
Riverside's Brookson acquires 1st Option
1st Option provides accountancy, financial and other services to professional freelancers and contractors
Inflexion sells off On the Beach block
Inflexion has been gradually selling off its stake in the firm since its 2015 IPO on the London Stock Exchange
Optima leads €9.3m series-C round for Crealytics
Company will use the funding to combine its advertising technology with its enterprise resource planning software
Main Capital's Denit acquires Dutch Cloud
Transaction marks first bolt-on for Denit since Main's investment in the group in 2016
Inflexion acquires minority stake in K2
Deal for the tech consultancy firm is the fourth made by Partnership Capital Fund I in four months