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FAI-backed Agrimola bolts on La Nuova Tradizione
With this add-on, Agrimola expects to strengthen its market position in Italy and broaden its customer base
BGF invests £2.7m in The Paint Shed
Management is planning to create an additional 20 jobs over the next 24 months
Market sentiment improving but dealflow likely to remain bifurcated – Baird
Baird MDs Vinay Ghai and Paul Bail discuss deal-making amid the pandemic and emerging trends for the months ahead
EQT to close ninth buyout fund in Q3
Total investments by the EQT funds in the second quarter amount to тЌ1.3bn
Committed Capital buys Intersteel from 5Square
Deal ends a two-year holding period for 5Square, which bought the company from ING and Rikon Holding
UI Gestion backs packaging manufacturer Sopac Medical
With the support of its investors, Sopac plans to further expand in France and internationally
LP platform Titanbay launches
Titanbay has a 1% set up fee for clients and a 0.5% annual maintenance fee
Zeotap raises $42m in series-C round
Company has raised around $62m since being founded in 2014
Headway Capital exits lighting specialist Castaldi to trade
Sale ends a four-year holding period for Headway, which bought the business as part of Cape Natixis Due's portfolio
CommerzVentures invests $6m in Concirrus
Company intends to use the funds to expand operations and its business reach
EVentures leads $4m seed round for Sorare
Fresh capital will be used to scale up Sorare's team and finalise additional licensing partnerships
Polaris to acquire and merge four Danish coach operators
Four operators had a combined pro forma revenue of тЌ108m in 2019
Draper Esprit leads £16.4m in series-C round in Ravelin
Ravelin is a fraud detection technology company that focuses on payment fraud
Fund Profile: Ardian Secondary Fund VIII
Ardian discusses with Unquote its secondaries activity and outlook on market trends amid the pandemic
Milaya in £15m round for Lanistar at £150m valuation
Established in 2019, the London-based company has 45 employees, with plans to triple its headcount
Verdane acquires minority stake in Studytube for €10m
Company plans on expanding further into the learning and development market
Neva Finventures leads €3m round for Yolo
Primomiglio, Banca di Piacenza, Intesa Sanpaolo Vita, Be Shaping the Future and CRIF also take part in the round
Hayfin becomes majority shareholder in Frans Bonhomme
Centerbridge Partners, which invested in the company in 2013, retains a minority stake
Novo Holdings et al. in $20m round for Reapplix
Company will use the proceeds to commercialise its flagship product across the US
Riflebird-backed Piller Entgrattechnik acquired by SFO
SFO specialises in the takeover and further development of mechanical and plant engineering companies
Apax invests in $65m series-C for PriceFX
Apax Digital Fund closed on $1bn in December 2017 and was deployed 23% in December 2019
Meridia invests in veterinary specialist Vetsum
This is the seventh investment made by the GP via Meridia Private Equity I, a €105m fund closed in 2017
Blackstone leads $200m round for Oatly
Oprah Winfrey, Roc Nation, Natalie Portman, and former Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz also take part in the round
Hony to lose control of PizzaExpress in debt-for-equity swap – report
Many bondholders bought into the restaurant chain in late 2019 as its bonds traded lower