Deals
PE firms circle Premier Foods' spread businesses
TDR Capital, CapVest and Morgan Stanley Private Equity are reportedly due to submit first round bids for Sun Pat and Hartley's Jam, two businesses owned by Premier Foods.
Lack of distributions continues to fuel secondaries
Exit woes fuel secondaries
3i looking to sell Enterprise to Ferrovial
3i is planning to sell support services company Enterprise to Spanish infrastructure operator Ferrovial, according to reports.
Finance Wales backs Creo Medical
Finance Wales has made a ТЃ1.36m equity injection into Chepstow-based medical devices company Creo Medical as part of a ТЃ3m funding round.
Polaris-backed Alliance+ bolts on Miljöteamet
Polaris portfolio company Alliance+ has acquired Swedish cleaning services business MiljУЖteamet.
Argos Soditic acquires ASC International House
Argos Soditic has completed the MBO of Swiss education provider ASC International House.
Arkeon backs NOVACYT
French investor Arkeon Gestion has participated in a €1.5m funding round for Vélizy-based cytology company NOVACYT.
Altor exits Meyn to Berkshire Hathaway subsidiary
Altor Equity Partners has divested Dutch food equipment producer Meyn to US-based CTB, a subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway.
HTGF et al. invest in fos4X
High-Tech Gründerfonds (HTGF), Bayern Kapital and UnternehmerTUM's venture capital arm have invested in fibre-optic measurement business fos4X.
BGF and NVM invest £10m in Wear Inns
The Business Growth Fund (BGF) and previous backer NVM Private Equity have invested a joint ТЃ10m in UK pub chain Wear Inns.
Balderton seeds Archify
Balderton Capital has completed a seed investment in Austrian technology company Archify.
LDC-backed A-Gas acquires SA Rural
LDC portfolio company A-Gas International has acquired Australian fumigation products company SA Rural Agencies.
Lyceum sells UK energy consultancy M&C to Schneider Electric
Lyceum Capital has sold Scotland-based energy consultancy M&C to French energy management company Schneider Electric, in a deal believed to be worth ТЃ90m.
Almi in SEK 12m round for Arkub
Almi Invest has taken part in a SEK 12m funding round for Swedish telematics company Arkub.
TA Associates exits eCircle
TA associates has sold German digital marketing company eCircle to American analytic data solutions company Teradata.
Lion to make 5x money on Weetabix
Lion Capital has sold 60% of UK cereal business Weetabix to Chinese food group Bright Food, in a deal that values the company at ТЃ1.2bn.
Nordic Capital et al. sell Nycomed spinoff Fougera for $1.5bn
Nordic Capital, DLJ Merchant Banking Partners (DLJMB), and Avista Capital Partners have sold US-based Nycomed spinoff Fougera to Swiss trade player Novartis for $1.525bn.
HgCapital acquires Qundis Group for €160m
HgCapital has acquired a majority stake in Qundis Group, a German provider of submetering devices and systems for consumption-dependent billing of heat and water, alongside other institutional clients of HgCapital.
FSI Régions injects €700,000 into Bourdoncle
FSI Régions has invested €700,000 in French diversified industrials group Bourdoncle.
Triton sells Dunkermotoren to Ametek
Triton Partners has sold German electronics company Dunkermotoren to US manufacturer Ametek.
Sagard buys Stokomani from Advent
Sagard Private Equity has acquired French discount wholesaler Stokomani from Advent International, a transaction valued at €200-210m.
Ludgate backs Ignis Biomass
Ludgate Investments has injected ТЃ3.1m into Ignis Biomass, a UK-based renewable energy company, in exchange for a minority stake.
Ludgate invests in Micropelt
Ludgate Investments has contributed £4.1m to a £5.3m funding round for German waste heat recovery company Micropelt.
Ludgate backs Tamar Energy
Ludgate Investments has injected ТЃ7m into Tamar Energy, a UK-based company that produces energy from organic waste.