Consumer
Novator leads $22.3m series-B for Klang
Existing investors Northzone and Makers Fund have also invested in the video games developer
Riverside backs Toolport in OBO
Riverside Europe Partners has taken a 62% stake in tent and storage unit manufacturer Toolport
NorthEdge agrees to acquire Catalis at £89.8m valuation
Catalis investors include Axxion, Vespa Capital and its largest shareholder, Leo Capital
Phoenix-backed Nineteen buys Broden Media
Broden Media's managing directors, David Holden and David Brown, will hold a stake
LDC buys minority stake in Plimsoll
LDC has acquired a minority stake in UK television production company Plimsoll Productions
Duke Street-backed Great Rail Journeys buys Vacations By Rail
Founder and management team of VBR will both acquire a minority stake in the enlarged group
Genui acquires Berge & Meer and Boomerang Reisen for €100m
TUI Group agrees to sell two Germany-based tour operators to the Hamburg-based GP
Egeria exits WC furnisher Vendor to trade
Sale ends a 19-year holding period for Egeria, which acquired Vendor via its second fund
EQT-backed IVC bolts on Scarsdale Vets
Acquisition of the vet group comes four months after EQT sold a minority stake in IVC to Nestlé
VCs back Movinga - reports
Online relocation service company Movinga has raised capital from new investor Seven Ventures
S-UBG invests in €10m funding round for Springlane
VCs including Tengelmann Ventures and HV Holtzbrinck invested in the company in 2013 and 2015
BlackRock et al. in series-F extension for FlixMobility
BlackRock and other investors participate in funding round for transportation app FlixMobility
Armonia buys stake in Milan-listed Biodue
GP intends to take the company private and boost its expansion via additional acquisitions
Bridges acquires low-cost gym franchiser Énergie Fitness
GP has previously invested in the sector by backing Viva Gym Group, Impact Fitness and The Gym Group
Sofina invests €150m in Drylock Technologies
Sofina buys a 25% stake in Drylock, a diapers and incontinence products specialist
Palamon carves out Business School24 from Il Sole
GP already owns a 51% stake in the company and is buying the remaining 49% for €21.5m
NB Renaissance acquires leather producer Rino Mastrotto
Founding Mastrotto family will retain a significant stake and continue to lead the company
CVC buys online universities Pegaso and Mercatorum
GP deploys capital from its CVC Fund VII, which held a final close on its €15.5bn hard-cap in 2017
Acceptance threshold for KKR's Axel Springer bid exceeded
KKR has formed a consortium with the Springer founding family and its CEO to acquire the publisher
Apax buys Adco
GP sees off competition from Core Equity Holdings, EQT Partners and Triton Partners
Encore Capital invests in vegetarian restaurant chain Mildreds
Company intends to use the fresh financing to boost its expansion with further openings
Mayfair makes first exit with Fox International trade sale
Mayfair backed the SBO of the fishing tackle business in 2015, with Next Wave reinvesting
Progressio backs lemon juice producer Polenghi
GP invests from its Progressio Investimenti III fund, which recently closed on its €250m hard-cap
Ergon buys baked goods specialist Dolciaria Acquaviva
GP invests via its Ergon Capital Partners IV fund, which held a final close in March on €580m