Media
Felix and Fertitta in $145m series-A for Moonbug
Children's media production group will look to make acquisitions following the deal
Waterland invests in Intracto
GP draws capital from its €2bn Waterland Private Equity Fund VII, which closed in 2017
Vertis, StarTIP lead €7.8m round for Buzzoole
Previous backers R301 Capital and Impulse VC also took part in the funding round
Amulet acquires Open Health to merge with Peloton
Consolidated healthcare communications agency will have operations across three countries
Stanhope leads $90m round for S4
Investment in the UK-based digital marketing business will support the bolt-on of MightyHive
Mobeus leads £2.2m series-A for Kudos
Company will use the fresh capital to expand its suite of services and further improve its impact
Adelis-backed Søgemedier buys MarkkinointiAkatemia
Fifth bolt-on the group has made since the acquisition of Søgemedier in February 2018
NCI, BPI France support Welcome Media BIMBO
Transaction sees new managers Frederic Boucher and Antoine Emeury become shareholders
Initiative & Finance sells Fil Rouge to Altavia
Marketing business Altavia is minority-backed by Andera Partners (formerly Edmond de Rothschild Investment Partners)
Platinum sells Exterion to Global for £400m
Sale of the billboard company comes 16 months after the vendor reportedly aborted a previous auction
Edge Investments in £2.9m round for TRX
UK-based TV licensing platform has quadrupled its volume of transactions since Q1 2018
Tikehau backs Maltem
GP uses Novi 1, closed on €290m in 2015, to back France-based IT consulting firm Maltem
Endless reaps 7.7x on Ink Publishing sale to Stagwell
Sale of in-flight media publisher brings to an end a three-year holding period for the vendor
Mentha buys Insites Consulting
All 13 current managing partners will remain in their roles and partner with Mentha
General Atlantic to sell MeteoGroup to TBG
Full-service weather business serves corporates, industrials, media and consumers
Inflexion nets 50% IRR on quick Outdoor Plus exit
Outdoor Plus proved to be a success for Inflexion's minority-stake-focused Partnership Capital fund
BPI France et al. inject $50m into Launchmetrics
BPI France, Seventure, Cipio Partners and Famille C back the SaaS data analytics company
Albion leads $4m series-A for Phrasee
Previous backers Next Fifteen and angel syndicate Galvanise Capital also take part in the round
Swedbank, Zouk in €10m funding round for Readly
Funding will drive the next stage of growth for Readly, with new investor Swedbank Robur on board
LDC backs FC Business Intelligence MBO
Earlier reports suggested the vendors were hoping for an £80m valuation for the events company
Star Capital buys Educom via DPH
Educom will be owned by DPH, a company established by Star to pursue its buy-and-build strategy
Adelis-backed Søgemedier aquires Defiso Media
Acquisition gives Søgemedier a base in Sweden, along with its investment in Danish Søgemedier
Equistone-backed ITG bolts on Connect Group
Acquisition of the tech-focused marketing agency comes 10 months after the GP invested in ITG
GPF Capital acquires Grupo EDT
Company will use the fresh capital to bolster its expansion, especially in Latin American
