Deals
Rabo Ventures and Value8 invest €4.5m in Ceradis
Rabo Ventures and Value8 have committed €4.5m to a new financing round for Ceradis, a Dutch producer of crop protection products.
BlackFin Capital Partners acquires MisterAssur
BlackFin Capital Partners has wholly acquired French insurance aggregator MisterAssur.
Hamilton Bradshaw backs Knights Solicitors
Commercial law firm Knights Solicitors has received a capital injection from Hamilton Bradshaw, the private equity firm owned by James Caan.
AXA PE nears €1bn Fives deal
Charterhouse is set to sell French engineering company Fives to AXA Private Equity and the company's management, according to reports.
Nova Capital Management exits Carbolite
Nova Capital Management has sold Carbolite Holdings to Dutch tech company Verder Group in a deal generating a gross equity return of 3.5x.
3i sells LNI stake for €36m
3i Group has sold its 5.7% stake in Lakeside Network Investments (LNI) to Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association of America for €36m.
BGF invests £4m in online garden products retailer
Business Growth Fund (BGF) has injected £4m into UK online garden products retailer Primrose.
Providence to acquire HSE24 from AXA PE
Providence Equity Partners is to acquire a majority stake in AXA Private Equity-held German shopping channel Home Shopping Europe (HSE24), according to reports.
Octopus makes 2.5x money on AVM exit
Octopus Investments has realised its stake in British visual communications systems business AVM through an SBO backed by Alcuin Capital, returning 2.5x money to investors.
FSI Régions sells ISIFA to EduServices
FSI Régions has sold French vocational training and apprenticeships provider ISIFA to EduServices, a private post-secondary education provider backed by Duke Street.
EdRIP backs Edimark Santé OBO
Edmond de Rothschild Investment Partners (EdRIP) has taken a minority stake in the owner buyout of medcdtll, a newco regrouping French medical publishing companies Edimark Santé and Espace Information Dentaire.
Seguranza leads series-A round for Aquilón
Seguranza has led a €2m series-A funding round for veterinary services and products producer Aquilón CyL.
BGF and NVM’s Wear Inns expands
Wear Inns, a portfolio company of the British Growth Fund (BGF) and NVM Private Equity, has acquired nine pubs from TCG Bars.
AXA PE backs MBO of Arkadin
AXA Private Equity has bought a 45% stake in French collaboration services business Arkadin.
SEB Venture leads $5m series-C for Apica
SEB Venture Capital has led a $5m series-C financing round for website performance testing and monitoring company Apica.
Sun Capital acquires Personal Care division
Sun Capital Partners has acquired the cosmetics, toiletries and household care products division of Personal Care from consumer packaging company Rexam for $459m.
21 Centrale Partners buys Village Center
21 Centrale Partners has acquired outdoor accommodation group Village Center from NYSE Euronext Paris-listed Promeo Group.
Bridgepoint acquires La Compagnie du Ponant
Bridgepoint has entered exclusive talks to buy French cruise operator La Compagnie du Ponant from its parent company CMA CGM Group.
AXA PE continues secondaries spree with OMERS portfolio purchase
AXA Private Equity has acquired a portfolio of 11 private equity fund investments and related unfunded commitments from OMERS Private Equity.
Hellman & Friedman buys Wood Mackenzie in £1.1bn SBO
Hellman & Friedman has acquired a majority stake in UK-based consultancy Wood Mackenzie from Charterhouse in a deal that values the business at £1.1bn.
August Equity backs MBO of SecureData Europe
August Equity has acquired the European subsidiary of South African IT security provider SecureData.
HgCapital and VSS exit SHL to CEB for $660m
HgCapital and Veronis Suhler Stevenson have exited psychometric testing company SHL to the NYSE-listed trade player Corporate Executive Board (CEB) for $660m.
Quilvest PE buys stake in Acrotec
Quilvest Private Equity, the private equity arm of French family-owned wealth manager Quilvest Group, has invested around CHF 30m in Swiss watch components maker Acrotec.
Acton leads financing round for Fashion For Home
Acton Capital has led a funding round for German online furniture retailer Fashion For Home.