Deals
Equistone-backed Mecaplast to acquire Key Plastics
Equistone became majority shareholder in the group earlier this year
Woodford in €16m series-B round for Eve Sleep
Startup held a first closing in July this year, when it raised an initial €8m
Calculus exits Human Race to Tour de France owner
GP says the sale of its stake in the event organiser has been profitable for its investors
BNP Paribas, CapDecisif in €12m round for Linkfluence
Latest round brings total amount of funding raised by startup above €20m mark
Atlantic Bridge in $6m Ubimax round
It is the company's first funding round since it was founded in 2014
CCMP- and Hermes-backed Pure Gym cancels IPO plans
UK gym group said market volatility and challenging IPO conditions were behind the decision
Industrifonden leads $6m round for Soundtrap
Stockholm and Silicon Valley-based app will use funding to accelerate product development
Livonia Partners buys garden centre Hortes
GP completes second buyout from maiden vehicle with Estonian retail business
Holtzbrinck and Hanse merge voucher startups
Both companies' CEOs will jointly run newly founded Savings United
EdRip's Eurogiciel acquires PE-backed Alyotech
Alyotech formerly backed by Iris Capital, BPI France and Galileo Partners, among others
Creathor leads €2.6m round for HappyCar
Global Founders Capital sold its shares to Creathor following the last round
Afinum sells shutters maker Schlotterer
Afinum and the company's management sell 100% of Austrian shutter producer Schlotterer
Equistone-backed Mademoiselle Desserts acquires Quality Pastries
Transaction marks the third bolt-on acquisition made with Equistone's backing
Carlyle to buy Atotech from Total for $3.2bn
GP will draw down capital from its vehicles Carlyle Europe Partners IV and Carlyle Partners VI
WCP invests in Alliance Marine
Marine equipment and spare parts business will look to increase its international distribution
Ardian buys car parts producer Weber
Transaction also includes a capital increase provided by Ardian and the company's founders
PE-backed Axio sells Vidal for €100m
Deal marks a 2.8x cash proceed received by Electra from its original investment in Axio
Towerbrook, BPI take minority stake in La Maison Bleue
Activa and EPF took a majority stake in the group in 2012 and will now exit the business
CVC to list Ahlsell in Stockholm
GP reveals public market exit process for Swedish industrial company
Abénex Capital reaps 2.5x on Hild exit
GP acquired the group from the Hild family through a management buy-in in 2011
Alcuin sells Krispy Kreme UK to US parent
Deal reportedly values the business in the region of £200m and sees its IPO plans scrapped
KPCB and Silver Lake in $70m GoEuro round
Latest funding round brings GoEuro's total capital raised to almost $150m
Assietta buys 87% stake in MMB Costruzioni Meccaniche
Ape III is now 60% invested and aims to deploy its last acquisition by May 2017
Sunstone et al. raise $6m series-A for Sourced
Backers include venture capital houses Otium Venture and Kima Ventures