Deals
Warburg Pincus invests $75m in Blue Yonder
German SaaS company to expand globally in response to growth in industrial Internet of Things
Riverside's Orliman buys Soft Medical Europe
Riverside bought Orliman in 2011, anticipating a buy-and-build strategy
DBAG backs Pfaudler Process Solutions Group
Second MBO in a month for GP
Balderton leads £4.6m series-A for Carwow
Online car purchase service to expand its team and invest in marketing
Calculus participates in £6m Collagen injection
Business has used the funding to buy New Zealand-based Southern Light
Bain picks up CRH divisions for £414m
Two divisions sold to Bain comprise CRH's clay companies Ibstock in the UK and Glen Gery in the US
Equistone sells A-Plan to HgCapital
HgCapital reportedly fended off other GPs to buy the asset
BGF invests £5m in Cussins
Home builder to capitalise on new planning policies
Altor sells Eltek to Deltronics
Deltronics has offered NOK 11.75 per share
Permira places 4.9 million Hugo Boss shares
Third share placement in 2014 sees Permira stake reduced to 32%
Mobeus commits further £3.9m to Automated Systems
GP has now committed more than £10m to the business
CVC ups its offer for Deoleo
GP agreed to buy 29.99% of Spanish olive oil business in April
Axcel to cut losses in Noa Noa
Slowing business has left the company's debt too burdensome for the GP
BC’s Allflex acquires SCR for $250m
SCR develops systems for monitoring cows and farm management
Quadrivio, Como back D-Orbit
Quadrivio first backed the business in 2011
Enterprise and PHD back Modern Rugs MBI
Former director of retailer Timpson takes majority stake
Elysian makes 2.6x return on IPS sale
Beechbrook Capital supplied mezzanine and equity investment
Charterhouse sells £106m of Card Factory shares
GP retains a 29.5% stake in the firm
Zouk leads $51m series-D for Huddle
Cloud collaboration service to ramp up its development team
Alto invests in listed Novacyt
Company is listed on the Alternext Paris with a market cap of €33m
Albion leads £3.2m round for SEP-backed Exco
SEP remains healthcare IT company's largest backer
Southern European mid-market showing signs of steady resurgence
Southern European mid-market has picked up to its highest levels of activity since Q2 2011
Procuritas takes majority stake in Fidelix
Fidelix's management will remain at company and retain signifcant ownership
Equistone’s Européenne des Desserts picks up Handmade Cake
The deal is part of Européenne des Desserts' growth strategy