Deals
ECI backs pet food producer MPM
The Macclesfield-based companyтs management team will remain at the helm following ECIтs investment
Ardian sells Novacap to Eurazeo et al.
Eurazeo and Mérieux Développement enter the business, while Ardian will retain a minority stake
KKR buys Defence Electronics from Airbus for €1.1bn
KKR buys the defence electronics division of French aircraft producer Airbus, which may yet hold onto a minority stake
Idinvest, Kima in €10m Zenly round
Geolocalisation startup had already raised €2m from Kima Ventures for its seed round
Aconex buys Conject for €65m, Seventure exits
Australian company Aconex acquires German collaboration software Conject for €65m
Sponsor Capital exits Espotel to trade buyer
Exit for Finnish private equity firm comes three years after it acquired Espotel
Portobello invests in Ramón Sabater
Portobello Capital Fund III has completed its sixth transaction since final closing in 2014
Partech leads $36m series-B for Finland's M-Files
Round pushes the total funding raised by the Finnish enterprise software company past the $40m mark
Riverside invests in Guestline
Following the deal, Riverside will support Guestline's organic and acquisitive growth
Insight sells Jagex to Shandong
Shandong has paid $300m for the business despite suffering losses of $55m in 2015
Sofinnova leads €22.5m Gecko Biomedical round
Extension to series-A round also includes BPI France, Omnes, CM-CIC Innovation and CapDecisif
Heliad backs ePetWorld's €5m round
German pet food online shop ePetWorld raised €5m from Heliad, Mountain Partners et al.
Nauta Capital leads €1m round for Geoblink
Nauta held a first closing on $70m for its latest vehicle in September 2015
Inflexion picks up Global Reach
Following the management buyout, Global Reach will pursue an acquisitive growth strategy
Bowmark merges its property services businesses
The two companies, Leaders and Romans, will continue to operate separately following the deal
Cinven in €450m Prezioso exit to Altrad
Cinven had acquired the French industrial services company from Indigo Capital in 2012
Crate raises $4m seed round from Dawn Capital et al.
Austrian database developer Crate raised a $4m seed round from Dawn Capital et al.
Endless's Enact backs Kesslers
Deal marks fourth transaction for Endless's SME-focused Enact fund
Livonia reaps 2x on exit of legacy asset Archyvų Sistemos
Baltic archiving services company was a legacy asset from a portfolio that pre-dated Livonia’s maiden fund
Gimv acquires 32% stake in Contraload
Existing investor Down2Earth, founded by former Gimv executives, retains a 38% stake
Eurazeo buys Glion and Les Roches for CHF 220m
The Swiss hospitality management schools have a combined enterprise value of CHF 380m
MCI makes 11x on €76m Invia exit to Rockaway
Polish-Czech GP says the exit marks the highest return on a single investment in its fund’s history
Ardian sells KOS to CIR and F2i for €292m
CIR has raised its stake in the business to 62.7%, while F2i has taken a 37.7% stake
Marley Spoon raises $17m from QD Ventures et al.
German recipe box delivery service Marley Spoon had previously raised a $3.5m series-A extension