Deals
Idea Box acquires packaging producer Drukarnia Ekspres
Deal is the third investment for the Polish private equity firm, launched in 2012
Partech, Serena and Airbus in $2m round for BestMile
New funding will be used on sales and marketing resources to aid with international expansion
Mobeus invests £2.9m in Buster + Punch
Product design company will invest in new product development and international expansion
HgCapital sells Qundis for 3.5x money
Exit represents a 3.5x investment multiple for HgCapital and a 30% gross IRR, with cash proceeds of £36.9m
Cornerstone and Oaktree buy IT Kontrakt
Cornerstone partners with Oaktree to source, execute and support equity deals in CEE countries
Mayfair acquires Talon Outdoor
Deal is the fifth investment for the firm, which closed its maiden fund on £400m in 2016
Secondary buyouts take up record slice of exit market
Ample funding for quick-dealing GPs has been a key driver of rising secondary buyouts
CBPE's Allied Glass refinances with £75m Investec package
Transaction comes three and a half years after the GP reacquired the glass packaging company
KKR injects $70m into Ivalua
Funding round for the spending management software firm ranks among the largest seen in France in recent years
Portobello Capital buys car rental service Centauro
Deal is the final acquisition for the GP's €375m third vehicle, Portobello Fondo III
Beechbrook backs Plan.com and Infomedia
Investor provided a unitranche loan to finance the buyout of a minority shareholder in Infomedia
Inveready leads €1.2m round for Dexma
Backers include state-backed investor CDTI Eureka and several high-net-worth individuals
Picus Capital and IBB in €2m seed round for Getsurance
New funding will be used to bring the company's digital disability insurance product to market
Advent to acquire 90% of Integer.pl
Conditions of offer have been met, and received unconditional consent from the antitrust authorities
Unigrains backs Sfoglia Torino's build-up strategy
GP has acquired a 30% stake in the business to boost its buy-and-build growth strategy
HTGF and IFH back KSK Diagnostics
New funding will be used to develop point-of-care tests by utilising isothermal amplification technology
Piper divests Weird Fish to Total Capital
Deal-by-deal investor Total Capital will take a 70% stake in the leisurewear company
BC Partners sells SGB-Smit to OEP
Transaction involves a €590m all-senior debt package, €340m term loan B and €250m undrawn facilities
Holtzbrinck invests in €1.5m round for Dreamcheaper
Hotel reservation service will use the fresh capital to expand its services and invest in marketing
Deal in Focus: TSG invests in BrewDog
Scottish brewer's owners have been critical of craft breweries selling to trade buyers, raising questions surrounding the GP's exit strategy
SEP leads £26m funding round for LoveCrafts
Online crafts platform will look to expand its presence across Europe and Australasia
Battery Ventures leads $17.5m round for Hibob
Eight Roads Ventures also took part in the funding round, alongside existing backers
Northzone leads €6m second round for Lemoncat
Investment brings the total amount raised by the catering booking platform to €9m
Omnes Capital leads €4m series-B for 360Imprimir
Deal marks the first investment in the Portuguese market for the French GP