Deals
Bridges invests £5.6m in Vegetarian Express BIMBO
Deal marks the second food sector investment for the GP's £125m third sustainable growth fund
Endless's Enact fund acquires WHP
Investment marks second deal for the GP's SME-dedicated fund since the start of 2016
Vista-backed Misys aims to raise £500m from IPO
Banking software provider announces its intention to float on the London stock exchange
Trident leads $14m series-A for 4iQ
Backers include Spanish venture capital firms Adara Ventures and Telefónica Open Future
LDC reaps 2.8x on sale of Node4 to Bowmark
IT and communications company has undertaken an acquisitive strategy under the vendor's tenure
IK acquires German pharma group Aposan
Investment comes from IK Small Cap I Fund, which closed on €277m earlier this year
Montagu to acquire Aqua Lung from Air Liquide
Montagu is currently investing from its €2.75bn Montagu V vehicle
HTGF in All3DP series-A
Funding will allow wider coverage for the online platform and more e-commerce capabilities
TDR's Euro Garages bolts on EFR
Transaction marks the first bolt-on for the business since the GP's investment
Amadeus injects £1.5m into HealX
Funding will enable the drug repurposing company to invest in its proprietary technology
Gimv takes 60% stake in Acceo
Ekkio Capital (formerly Acto Capital) held a 40% stake in the group prior to the transaction
True Capital acquires The Cotswold Company
Furniture retail business will expand by adding new showrooms and increasing its product range
P101 leads €3.8m round for Tannico
Italian GP led a previous €1m funding round in May 2015
Runa et al. in $34m round for Smava
Verdane Capital invests after buying Neuhaus's stake in the business earlier this year
Nord Holding acquires Ruf-Bett and Parador
German furniture group Hüls sold the assets as part of its restructuring process
Omnes reaps 4.7x returns in Simp exit
Omnes took a majority stake in the plastic and rubber injection moulding group in 2011
Baring Asia acquires Cath Kidston from TA
Deal comes two years after the vendor sold half of its stake in the retailer to Baring Asia
FSN pens first 2016 deal with Bygghemma MBO
Norway-based buyout firm sustains Nordic PE’s affinity for DIY assets
NVM backs £7m Presteigne MBO from Avesco
GP provided an equity cheque worth in the region of £5m to support the buyout
Beringea backs TVPlayer's spinout from Simplestream
VC's investment director Hodgkinson leaves his role to become COO at the TV streaming company
Beechbrook invests £7.5m in Hotcha
Unitranche facility will enable the food takeaway business to double its number of outlets
Charterhouse buys Sagemcom from Carlyle
Tertiary buyout sees the Carlyle Group selling the business after five years at the helm
Stage Capital spins out from NBGI Private Equity
Deutsche Bank and Goldman Sachs back the creation of a new independent firm with €300m in AUM
Omnes divests Pommier, fully realises CACI 2 fund
CACI 2 was raised in 2005 and has generated a final IRR of 15%, according to the GP