Deals
Foresight invests in Ekkosense
Deal for the software and sensor business marks the fifth investment made by the GP in the space of a month
EQT Mid Market buys nicotine gum maker Fertin Pharma
Founding family of the Danish business will reinvest alongside EQT for a 30% stake
Maven backs Incremental launch with First eBusiness acquisition
Scottish GP backs the management team of Scotland-based enterprise software platform Incremental
Blackstone acquires Acetow from Solvay for €1bn
Sale, representing a 7x EBITDA multiple, should help Solvay reduce debt with €150m capital gain
KKR acquires Infracapital's Calvin
Energy-focused financing company has grown by securing contracts to support smart meter installation
Afinum, BID Equity buys majority stake in Midoco
According to a statement, the GPs will look for strategic acquisitions to boost the company’s growth
Afinum acquires Hoffmann Fördertechnik
GP acquired a stake in the business via its Afinum Siebte Beteiligungsgesellschaft vehicle
Cinven sells HEG to GoDaddy in €1.69bn deal
Deal sees тЌ605m returned to vendors and values web services provider at 11x its 2016 EBITDA
L Catterton buys bicycles manufacturer Pinarello
As part of the acquisition, the company's CEO will retain a minority stake
CapMan acquires temp housing manager Forenom
Temporary housing provider is first acquisition by the Finnish asset managerтs buyout fund since 2014
Enterprise sells €12.5m Skarbiec share block
Partial sale comes two years after the asset management business was listed in Warsaw
ECI reaps 3x on sale of Rhubarb to Livingbridge
Deal for luxury catering company marks the first investment by Livingbridge's sixth fund
BGF in £10m round for RSK Group
RSK received ТЃ33m of debt funding from Permira Debt Managers in 2015
BC-backed Keter buys ABM Italia from Clessidra at c€400m EV
Clessidra reaped a 3x money return following a 17-month holding period
Seventure sells MinuteBuzz shares to TF1
French media group TF1 has acquired a shareholding of more than 50% in the group
Livingbridge 5 wraps up with Exclaimer investment
Deal marks the last primary investment from Livingbridge 5, a ТЃ360m fund raised in 2012
Meusinvest, Spinventure in €4m round for PDC Line Pharma
Round included €2.6m equity and €1.4m in bank loans, EU funding and French and Belgian regional funding
Polaris in €91m Avanti Wind trade sale
Exit by Danish GP was made to listed Swedish industrial business Alimak Group
Advent acquires V Group from Omers PE
Divestment of shipping management and support company marks the first European exit for Omers PE
BGF injects £10m into The Coaching Inn
Operator of inns will look to double its number of locations in two years and has exceeded initial target
Atomico signs €10m series-A for Lilium Aviation
Deal saw the GP act as the only investor in the round for the Germany-based business
Xenon's Eco Eridania bolts on Mengozzi
Deal marks the last of several acquisitions for the private-equity-backed business
Union Square and Mosaic join $20m series-B for Clue
Round was led by Finnish corporate venture firm Nokia Growth Partners
Industrifonden partially exits Oatly to Verlinvest
State-backed Swedish VC sells stake to Belgian and Chinese investors 14 years after backing Oatly