Financials
Aleph, Crestview invest €260m in Keyhaven-backed Darag
Darag has completed 23 run-off transactions in Europe with a total value of more than €740m
Cabot Square, Eurofin sell 321 Crédito
Business has a net loan book of €250m and generated net profit of €7.9m last year
Portobello Capital exits Multiasistencia
Under Portobello Capital's management, Multiasistencia grew and expanded internationally
ECI acquires The Clear Group
GP is currently investing from its 10th fund, which invests in companies with EVs of £20-150m
Cabot Square to launch sixth fund in 2019
Financial-services-focused GP's new vehicle is understood to have a target in the region of £300m
Mobeus's Advantedge bolts on Henry Howard Cashflow Finance
Deal is the invoice finance provider's first acquisition since Mobeus's intial investment
CDC International, Mubadala back SFAM
Franco-emirati Fund (FEF), jointly-owned by CDC and Mubadala, was used for the transaction
EI acquires Unilink
Unilink intends to become the largest insurance distribution company in the CEE region
HPE Growth backs $50m funding round for PPro
Round is led by PayPal with participation from Citi Ventures, the CVC arm of Citi Group
General Atlantic injects $250m into Greensill
GA's investment values the working capital finance provider at $1.64bn
Cinven merges Viridum with Generali Lebensversicherung
Transaction is an exit for Fifth Cinven Fund, which held a final close on €5.3bn in 2013
Maven in £2.8m round for P2P lending platform Lending Works
Previous backer NVM, along with Pollen Street and business angels, bring in £800,000
PE-backed FNZ Group buys EBase for €151m
Sale is expected to generate a positive non-recurring income before tax of €85m for Comdirect
Marcorp leads $20m round for PaySend
UK fintech company PaySend plans to roll out additional services as it focuses on global growth
Eight Roads leads £14m series-B for Moneybox
Existing investors Oxford Capital Partners and Samos Investments are also taking part
Cerberus buys Officine CST
Company's CEO, Gianpiero Oddone, will stay on with the business and retain a 28% stake
EQT acquires Saxo Payments Banking Circle
Deal was arranged in partnership with Saxo Payments Banking Circle's founders and other co-investors
Raise to back Artemis Courtage
Raise Investissement typically invests €10-50m in companies generating a €30-500m turnover
Madison Dearborn and HPS acquire UK insurance firm PFP
US private equity houses own Ardonagh, a group of UK-based insurance brokers
Eurazeo in talks to buy Albingia
Albingia plans to use the GP's long-term institutional shareholder base to develop in the market
Livingbridge backs investment platform Munnypot
Munnypot uses a chatbot to select investments for customers and helps manage their accounts
Sovereign-backed Arachas acquires Covercentre
Third acquisition Arachas has made since Sovereign backed its MBO last year
LDC divests Validus-IVC in trade sale to Verisk
Sale of motor-insurance-related business brings to an end a five-year tenure for the vendor
Omnes et al. in series-B round for Tiller
GPs will provide a €12m equity ticket and can deploy up to €8m in the next 18 months