Deals
TDR Capital backs MGM Advantage spin-off
TDR Capital has supported the spin-off of annuity specialist MGM Advantage.
MML invests €17.3m in ATA Group
MML Capital Partners has invested €17.3m in Ireland-based engineering business ATA Group.
Albion exits Nelson House to NHS-Care UK partnership
Albion Ventures has sold UK-based mental health hospital Nelson House to Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust and Care UK for £8m, generating a £2m profit for the VC.
Sun European Partners buys Dreams
Sun European Partners has acquired UK-based bed retailer Dreams from administrator Ernst & Young.
Foresight invests £7.5m in Utility Funding
Foresight Group has backed Utility Funding Ltd (UFL) with £7.5m to roll out smart metres across the UK.
Cathay makes first investment from Franco-Chinese Fund
Cathay Capital has invested €5m in French sealing solutions provider Flexitallic, in what marks the first transaction for the recently raised Franco-Chinese Fund.
Octopus in further funding round for Metrasens
Octopus Investments has made a further investment in technology business Metrasens.
Alpha's Savio bolts on Mesdan
Savio Macchine Tessili, a textile machinery producer owned by Alpha, has acquired a controlling stake in yarn splicing devices firm Mesdan.
Eurazeo doubles money on Edenred exit
Eurazeo has sold its 10.2% stake in French prepaid corporate services company Edenred SA, reaping a multiple of 2x its initial investment.
Battery and Hasso Plattner back GoEuro with seed funding
Battery Ventures has led a $4m seed round for German travel search platform GoEuro, which also attracted funding from Hasso Plattner Ventures (HPV) and business angels.
Blackstone et al. circle Electra‘s Allflex
Electra Partners' livestock identification company Allflex has attracted interest from a dozen private equity firms, including Blackstone, Carlyle and Bain Capital, according to reports.
Advent, Index and e.ventures back farfetch
Advent Venture Partners, Index Ventures and e.ventures have reinvested in farfetch, a UK-based e-commerce marketplace for independent fashion boutiques, in a $20m round led by Condé Nast.
Bridgepoint's Siblu in €80m refinancing
Siblu, a portfolio company of Bridgepoint Development Capital, has completed an €80m refinancing.
Carvest to buy Rave from Naxicap and Siparex
French transportation services group Rave is reportedly about to be sold by Naxicap and Siparex in a tertiary LBO backed by Carvest.
HTGF and K5 back Yorxs.de
High-Tech Gründerfonds (HTGF), K5 Ventures and a group of business angels have invested in German business Yorxs.de, an online portal for bulk diamonds and diamond jewellery.
Doughty Hanson's HellermannTyton to raise £30m in London IPO
Doughty Hanson-backed HellermannTyton is set to list on the London Stock Exchange, potentially raising £30m, according to reports.
Moleskine to list this month
Notebook and diary brand Moleskine, owned by Italian GP Syntegra, will list on the Milan stock exchange this month.
Sun European Partners leads Dreams race
Sun European Partners looks close to acquiring UK-based beds retailer Dreams for around £35m.
Finance Wales backs Fendor with growth capital
Finance Wales has invested £400,000 of mezzanine capital in Fendor, a Tyne and Wear-based manufacturer of glazing systems.
Omnes Capital injects €4m into Futuris
Omnes Capital has provided Futuris, an Italian developer of biomass-powered co-generation plants, with €4m of growth capital.
Innova sells Donako to Rudolf Weinberger Holding
Innova Capital and co-owner Zeleznik Industrie Consulting GmbH have sold Polish industrial manufacturing business Donako to Austrian trade buyer Rudolf Weinberger Holding.
Innovacom backs Green Communications
Innovacom has invested in French digital start-up Green Communications as part of a €600,000 funding round.
Montagu Private Equity sells ADB to PAI partners
Montagu Private Equity has sold Belgian airport lighting specialist ADB Solutions to PAI partners.
Miura Private Equity’s Gescobro buys Unitas
Gescobro, a debt management services company backed by Miura Private Equity, has acquired Spanish debt servicing firm Unitas.