Deals
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 €410m 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
Nord Holding buys PPS Imaging
PPS managers Michael Krieger and Roland Niggemeyer invest alongside Nord Holding for a minority stake
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' £20m second fund
UFG backs merger of Rutaxi and Fasten
UFG Private Equity becomes majority shareholder in the new company created by the merger
Albion and Grafton in £12m series-B for MPP Global
UK-based media, marketing and data analytics business to expand across the US and Asia Pacific region
Ardian invests in Santédiscount
Ardian made the investment through its lower-mid-market arm Ardian Growth
Eurazeo acquires Mondelez confectionery firm for €157m
Eurazeo's takeover enables brands including Carambar and Suchard to come back under French ownership
Summa Equity invests SEK 100m in Pagero
Fresh capital will be used for R&D, expansion into new markets and expanding the workforce
GMT liquidates 2006 fund in direct secondary deal
Consortium of investors acquires portfolio, with LPs given the option to recommit to a new vehicle
Novartis, Columbus et al. in €37.5m series-A round for Vivet
Other investors in the round include Roche Venture Fund, HealthCap, Kurma Partners and Ysios Capital
EQT's Getec acquires Urbana
EQT's portfolio company strengthens its presence in the northern Germany energy sector
Nova Capital sells DirectorBank in management buy-back
Sale of executive recruitment firm brings to an end an 11-year tenure for the GP
Finlab and Coparion back Fastbill
Extra capital will be used to support the company's growth by expanding the financial platform
BIVF at al. lead €20m series-A for ImCheck Therapeutics
Backers include Kurma Partners, Idinvest, Gimv and Life Sciences Partners
HTGF sells Collinor to Godesys
Medium-term goal of the acquisition is to integrate Collinor's software into Godesys's project management systems