Deals
Carlyle acquires packaging producer Logoplaste
Deal marks the seventh transaction for the firm’s €3.75bn 2013-vintage vehicle, Carlyle Europe Partners IV
PNC Riverarch backs MBO of Steelite
UK tableware company will look to expand its US operations
3i’s Atesteo in €70m refinancing
BayernLB, Commerzbank, HSBC and UniCredit act as lead arrangers on the deal
Gimv-backed Brakel acquires Argina Technics
Gimv acquired a majority stake in Dutch group Brakel in September 2015
Abris sells Novago to Chinese industrial investor for PLN 550m
China Everbright International will acquire Poland-based waste-to-energy group Novago
ECM acquires Wieners+Wieners
ECM hopes to take advantage of the consolidation of the language services market
Alto Partners buys La Suissa
Deal marks the sixth investment for Italian SMEs-focused vehicle Alto Capital III
Imperial, Cambridge Innovation in £12m Storm series-A
Cambridge-based biotech will explore potential new cancer therapies
Deal in Focus: Kartesia in Desmet Ballestra debt-for-equity swap
unquote" looks back on alternative lender Kartesia's progressive takeover of the Belgian-Italian group
Corpfin sells Logiters for €85m
Deal sees Corpfin exit the Spanish logistics operator after two-year holding period
Greycroft backs Splash's $2.5m round
In March, Splash won the founder prize at tech-festival South by Southwest
Montefiore in €20m round for MisterFly
Investment comes nine months after Paris-headquartered startup was founded
Carlyle takes 95% stake in Cupa for €170m
Following press reports, fresh capital will be used to repay the company’s €155m net debt
New Leaf backs Crispr's $38m boost to series-B
Closing comes a week after US regulators approved Crispr's first clinical trial
Alma Mundi leads €1.5m round for Enigmedia
Spanish encryption company will increase its activity in Latin America
Investcorp’s SecureLink acquires Coresec
New cyber security group will have combined revenues of €200m
Deal in Focus: Quilvest exits Acrotec in uncertain Swiss watch market
An in-depth look at the recent sale of watch component maker Acrotec by Quilvest to Castik
Altor exceeds 25% IRR on Ferrosan Medical Devices exit
Final exit comes five years after GP divested Ferrosan Consumer Health division to Pfizer
Xerys Gestion leads €13m second round for Sevenhugs
Parisian tech startup had previously raised €1.5m in a seed funding in March 2015
EQT sells Spanish parking operator Parkia
EQT Infrastructure and Mutua Madrileña sold the business after a five-year holding period
Addventure leads $3.2m series-A for Armut
Existing seed investor Hummingbird Ventures participated to the series-A funding round
Panakés and Invitalia lead €4m series-A for Echolight
Deal marks the fifth investment for Invitalia Ventures and the first for Panakés
Equistone acquires Sihl
GP acquires the business from Italian company Diatec, which had owned it since 2003
Mentha takes majority stake in petrol supplier Nefco
Transaction marks the second deal within a month for the Dutch private equity firm