Deals
BGF invests £5m in Spex Group
Investor's fourth deal in Scotland this year
Ratos-backed Inwido completes add-ons
Ratos-backed Inwido, a European supplier of windows and doors, has acquired Danish businesses JNA Vinduer & DУИre and Spar Vinduer.
Nordic Capital exits Kompan
GP understood to have reaped a 4.5x return
HgCapital acquires Ullink
GP's fifth European software investment in a year
Springwater buys 30% of Aernnova
Deal values firm at €500m
Corpfin Capital buys FCC logistics division for €32m
Business to be renamed Logisters
Duedil raises $17m series-B
Company claims it has doubled in size since series-A
Crescent leads £1m round for Analytics Engines
VC invests from its ТЃ22.5m fund Crescent III
Deal in focus: GC Aesthetics receives $60m lift
Management targeting 30% growth per annum
BGF energises 3sun with £10m investment
The Business Growth Fund (BGF) has invested ТЃ10m in 3sun Group, a provider of products and services to the global energy industry.
GMT's Karnov Group secures DKK 510m refinancing
GMT Communication Partners portfolio company Karnov Group, a Scandinavian information and business intelligence provider, has received a DKK 510m refinancing package.
PE-backed eDreams nears IPO
eDreams, the Spanish online travel agency backed by Permira and Ardian, is nearing an initial public offering.
Exponent backs Loch Lomond
Exponent Private Equity has acquired a majority stake in The Loch Lomond Distillery Company.
TPG reaps $479m in Lenta IPO
Russian hypermarket chain Lenta raised $952m in its IPO on the London Stock Exchange on Friday, with a market cap of $4.3bn and an enterprise value of $5.4bn.
BGF dials in £7m investment to Mono Consultants
The Business Growth Fund (BGF) has provided network support services provider Mono Consultants with a ТЃ7m growth capital injection, securing a minority stake.
VC-backed Horizon Discovery plans £25m IPO
Horizon Discovery Group, a Cambridge-based biotech backed by DFJ Esprit and Roche Venture Fund among others, is planning to raise ТЃ25m in its IPO on the AIM segment of the London Stock Exchange.
Emeram acquires HgCapital's Americana
German private equity house Emeram Capital Partners has acquired Americana International, the owner of fashion brand Bench, from HgCapital.
KKR's Pets At Home IPO to value company at £1bn
KKR-backed Pets At Home has set the price range for its IPO on the London Stock Exchange, valuing the company at more than ТЃ1bn.
GCP backs Chaucer MBO
Growth Capital Partners (GCP) has supported the management buyout of management consultancy Chaucer Group.
Riverside buys Mec3
Riverside has acquired Mec3, an Italian manufacturer of ingredients for gelato, pastry and other foods.
CEA Investissement leads €2m round for Microphyt
CEA Investissement, Sofimac Partners and Soridec have taken part in a €2m funding round for Microphyt, a French biotech specialising in microalgae-based bioactive products.
Citizen Capital et al. exit Trace in €40m trade sale
Citizen Capital, Entrepreneur Venture and NextStage have sold their stakes in Trace TV, a French media brand and pay-TV channel operator, to Swedish broadcaster Modern Times Group (MTG).
HitecVision sells Valco Group France to Argos Soditic
Divestment from HitecVision's fourth fund
CataCap acquires Lyngsoe Systems
CataCap has acquired a majority stake in Lyngsoe Systems, a Danish IT company.