Deals
BGF injects £3m into Prezola
Wedding gift-list platform will invest in its mobile platform following the deal
Axcel begins investing from fifth fund with Nissens buyout
Axcel V is still fundraising and has so far raised €440m against a hard-cap of €600m
Apax France, Fortino back Vodafone Malta, Melita merger
Apax France and Fortino took a majority stake in Melita through a secondary buyout in 2016
HTGF, Kima exit eWings.com in trade sale
Hogg Robinson Group enters into an agreement to acquire the digital business-travel service
Deal in Focus: Quadriga Capital sells M&R to PIA
Vendor sells its majority stake in the automation business after a holding period of less than two and a half years
Felix, Verlinvest lead €30m funding round for Frichti
Food delivery business will look to expand across France, before reaching other European cities
Sioen acquires AAC's James Dewhurst for £44m
AAC had been backing James Dewhurst since 2008, when it acquired a majority stake in the group
Balderton leads $22m funding round for Frontier Car
EchoVC+, TPG/Satya, NEA and Partech Ventures also took part in the funding round
BlueGem takes 80% stake in Big Fernand
Deal should be sealed by June 2017, with BlueGem aquiring shares from the founders and family office SEP
Target and One Peak in €15m series-D for DocPlanner
Investment will fund international expansion, with a particular focus on the Latin American market
Jobi Capital in £20m series-B for Quiqup
Delivery company will look to expand across the UK and internationally following the deal
VC-backed Supercell acquires Space Ape Games
Deal will mean an exit for a number of Space Ape backers, including Accel and Northzone
BC's Mergermarket Group acquires TIM Group
BC Partners acquired Mergermarket in 2013 and has made a number of bolt-ons since
Montefiore Investment buys QCNS Cruise from Duke Street
Duke Street acquired a majority stake in QCNS Cruise in 2011, with Kings Park Capital as co-investor
Lyceum's Bellrock bolts on Profile
Deal is the sixth acquisition for the building and property management company over the past year
VC-backed Flixbus buys Hellö
Flixbus is owned by a consortium of VC firms, with General Atlantic holding around 35%
Brockhaus acquires minority stake in Peakwork
Brockhaus will acquire the stake through its cross-industry fund Brockhaus Private Equity III
YFM invests in TEV management buyout
Deal for air conditioning business is the third investment made by the GP's maiden LP-backed fund
NPM's De Boer Structures to be acquired by Gilde's Losberger
NPM Capital acquired De Boer from 3i and the De Boer family in 2005
Ysios, Omega lead €15m series-A for Anaconda Biomed
Additional backers include Banco Sabadell and existing investor Innogest Capital
PE-backed Celli bolts on beer pumps producer Anagram
Deal is the third bolt-on acquisition for Celli during its private equity ownership period
Tikehau inks €60m unitranche for Terratest
Deal is the third transaction in Spain for the French listed asset management firm
Demeter, Innovacom and Kreaxi in €10m round for I-Ten
Three GPs first invested in I-Ten in 2014, injecting €3.2m into the group
Igi, Finint sell Vimec via trade sale
Deal is the first divestment for Igi's vehicle, Igi Investimenti 5, and the third for Finint's NEIP III