Deals
Bregal buys Swiss watches and jewellery retailer Embassy
Deal marks the sixth investment overall and the second in Switzerland for the GP
Céréa Capital and BPI France invest in GPS Group
Transaction marks fourth deal completed with €225m Céréa Capital II fund
Silverfleet's Coventya makes two Turkish bolt-ons
French chemicals producer buys Turkish metal treatment businesses Politeknik and Telbis
NorthEdge-backed Ramsdens to float with £26.5m market cap
IPO of the UK pawnborker and foreign exchange business will return ТЃ10.6m to existing investors
Wise buys Gradiente's Tapì
Deal marks the third investment for the GP’s 2015-vintage Wisequity IV vehicle
ECI divests stake in Clarke Energy to Kohler
Deal is widely reported to value the energy equipment business between ТЃ300-350m
Sentica's Kotipizza bolts on Pizzataxi
Finnish pizza delivery and restaurant chain grows in southern Finland
Primary Capital's Maru acquires Usurv
Deal value and financial terms for the bolt-on were undisclosed
Frumtak Ventures invests $1.5m in Goodlifeme
Icelandic VC invests in Gothenburg-based developer of SideKickHealth app
Triton, Davidson Kempner buy Via Location from ICG
ICG invested in Via Location in 2007, providing mezzanine debt for the group's second LBO
Deal in Focus: Hannover Finanz backs PWK's MBO
An in-depth look at the GP’s acquisition of the German auto parts producer market
Paragon Partners buys Novagraaf from Gilde
Gilde Buy Out Partners became majority owner in the group in 2007, taking over from Halder and NIP Capital
Kerogen invests $100m in MBO of Tullow Oil Norge
GP will invest up to $300m in former Norwegian division of Tullow Oil, now Pandion Energy
Metric Capital buys Gruppo Bancario Mediterraneo
Backers include high-net-worth individuals Filippo Cortesi and Nicola Bonito-Oliva
Siparex backs Flip in owner buyout
Transaction marks second deal for Siparex Midcap 2 fund within a month
Fidura sells Webfactory via trade sale
GP sells its stake in the German software business after 10-year holding period
Phoenix invests in Rayner
Deal for opthalmic implant business marks the second investment from Phoenix's 2016-vintage fourth vehicle
Capiton backs Gemaco's MBO
Deal marks the fourth investment for the GP’s fifth vintage, Capiton V
Arx carves out Nutricia Deva from Danone
Former managing director of Candy Plus, Keith Dilworth, took part in the deal
KPN leads €5m seires-B for Personal MedSystems
Backers include German lender NRW Bank, Seventure and High-Tech Gründerfonds
Paragon Partners supports Chicco di Caffè
Coffee supplier will put funding towards recruitment, marketing and an in-house academy
Polish VCs sell ZenCard to PKO Bank Polski
Experior Venture and SpeedUp Group exit the business after a 18-month holding
BGF invests £10m in Frontrow
Oil and gas services business will invest in the development of Scottish energy-related tech companies
Insight Venture leads $165m series-B round for Tricentis
Deal is understood to mark an exit for existing investor Viewpoint Capital Partners