Deals
RDIF leads Lenta's $225m SPO
Lenta first listed in early March, raising $952m
Mountain Partners backs Lingoda
Online language school raises €2.5m in series-B financing round
Levine Leichtman acquires CJ Fallon
Deal marks GP's first investment from тЌ100m LLCP Europe Fund
Public bonds: Private equity's way into the Mittelstand?
A wave of upcoming refinancings could unlock the Mittelstand
Towerbrook buys Ad Van Geloven in SBO
Lion had bought the business from Egeria in 2008
HgCapital sells Sporting Index
Unnamed buyer is a strategic investor in online sports betting
Foresight backs £111m materials recycling facility
Green Investment Bank makes ТЃ28.25m investment via Foresight-managed fund
FSN Capital sells Tactel to Panasonic Avionics
Turnover recovered slightly in recent years after steep fall
Baird acquires Clearwater
Acquisiton partly financed with debt provided by RBS
Better picks up CAV for £40m
Aerospace business will not be combined with Gardner Aerospace
Forbion et al. back Rigontec's €4.8m series-A
Total invested in round comes to €14.25m
CEE IPOs failing to pick up in Q1
IPO activity may be solid across Europe, but listings are yet to take off in CEE
Kreos Capital injects €5m into Spotcap
Credit platform raised €13m in October last year
Herkules acquires Admincontrol
Acquisition is Herkules' first buyout of 2015
DBAG backs Cleanpart Group MBO
DBAG invests €12.5m from balance sheet for 13% stake
Mid-market valuations close to 2007 levels, says Argos research
Buyout houses still paying higher multiples than corporates
Deal in Focus: Greenbriar swoops in on WFCI
Greenbriar's purchase of WFCI marks a rare foray for an overseas PE investor in the French lower mid-market
Ares, GE finance Trainline deal with £265m debt package
New debt package supports KKR's purchase in January
Seventure loses out on So Factory
Business went into administration in early January
Dunedin commits further £3m to Formaplex
GP originally backed company's ТЃ9m MBO in December 2007
HTGF et al. back Bionic Robotics series-A
Robotics arms producer to use funds for new assembly facilities
Nord Holding's PDS acquires TCG
GP initially purchased a 70% stake of PDS in 2006
Aurinvest leads €2m series-A round for Azalead Software
GP invests from €22m Capital 3 fund
Valedo invests in Rapunzel of Sweden
GP invests with management and aims for international growth