Deals
ProA Capital buys Go Fruselva for €40m
Deal marks the second investment for the Spanish mid-market GP in the food production sector
Equistone acquires TOM Vehicle Rental
Acquisition of the commercial vehicle rental business marks the 17th investment from the GP's fifth fund
Nazca sells Biogran to Wassanen for €67m
GP has fully exited its investment in the business after an 18-month holding period
Permira's Arcaplanet bolts on Zoomarketshop
Deal marks the first acquisition following the buyout from Motion Equity Partners in April 2016
Argos Soditic buys Sasa Demarle from Weinberg Capital
Weinberg took a majority stake in the group in a deal valued at €92.6m in 2007
MMC et al. in £5.8m round for Signal Media
Text analysis software business will look to expand into the US and develop new services
Equistone buys Group of Butchers from Nordian
Dutch meat products business had been backed by Nordian since 2012
Elaghmore acquires SB Components
Deal for the automotive components business marks the first investment from the GP's maiden fund
Astorg sells Kerneos to Imerys for €880m
Entreprise value represents an 8.8x EBITDA multiple and is expected to close in summer 2017
Amundi buys Pioneer from Unicredit for €3.5bn
Transaction is expected to generate a €2.2bn net capital gain for Unicredit in 2017
Edge invests £2.4m in Newsflare
Online video marketplace will look to expand into the US and Japanese markets following the deal
MBO Partenaires takes 70% stake in Cosmogen
GP first acquired a 51% stake in Cosmogen's parent group Alkos in 2014
EQT to acquire Independent Vetcare from Summit
Deal follows a two-year holding period for Summit and comes two years after EQT acquired Evidensia
Apax Partners buys Unilabs from Nordic Capital and Apax Partners France
As part of the deal, Nordic Capital and Apax Partners France fully exited the business
Maven makes 9x on Regent Pacific/Plethora exit
Scottish GP Maven Capital Partners has made 9x money on its investment in London-based premature-ejaculation-focused pharmaceuticals company Regent Pacific, after a full exit.
SEP and Albion Ventures exit Exco InTouch
Venture capital firms originally invested in the company in 2011 and 2014 respectively
Quaestus sells Metronet to Telekom Austria
Fund manager Quaestus exits its stake in the Croatian business after an eight-year holding period
CVC in exclusivity over acquisition of Advent's Corialis
Proposed deal for the aluminium profiles manufacturer comes just two years after Advent's acquisition
Isatis backs Daveo's MBO with €3m
Deal marks first investment by small-cap buyout fund Crescendo, which held a €42m first close this year
OpenGate buys EverZinc in €142.4m EV deal
German lender Deutsche Bank provided a unitranche debt facility to support the transaction
Cerberus backs spinout of Staples' European branch for €50m
As part of the deal, Staples will retain a 15% stake in the European business
SVP partially exits Jeyes to Henkel
GP sells Jeyes, Parozone and Bloo brands to trade buyer after five-year tenutre, but retains control of Easy
DBAG buys Dieter Braun from Seafort
GP acquired its stake via the DBAG Fund VI vehicle, which reached a €700m final close in 2012
BGF Ventures leads £4m series-A for Marvel
Design and prototyping software company will look to undertake a recruitment drive