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Gilde exits Comcave in trade sale
Adult learning and training provider expanded to 40 new locations in Germany under the GP's ownership
TA Associates, Meridia exit Kipenzi
Sale ends a three-year holding period for TA Associates, which bought an 89.4% stake in Kipenzi from Corpfin
Ardian buys Cérélia in c€810m deal
IK sells its majority stake in the France-based bakery business acquired in 2015
Bridgepoint invests in Oris Dental
Based in Trondheim and founded in 2016, Oris operates 25 dental clinics and four dental laboratories
Resource Partners acquires Maced
Tomasz Macionga will continue as CEO, while Edmund Macionga will join the supervisory board
Meridia buys juicer manufacturer Zummo
GP invests via its Meridia Private Equity Fund I, which closed on €105m in June 2017
LDC invests in Global Autocare
NatWest will continue to support the fleet management business as its incumbent senior lender
ECM acquires majority stake in SIS
GP plans to assist the emission-reduction technology company with expansion to new European markets
Cathay-backed Smart AdServer buys LiquidM
Acquisition was financed using cash from the company's balance sheet
Alantra buys three genomics businesses
Combined group operates four centres across Spain, employs 160 staff and generates revenues of €25m
Elysian acquires Mergon
Elysian draws equity from its second fund, which closed on £250m in 2015
EQT to buy SHL Medical stake
GP will acquire a 31.1% stake in the Switzerland-based medical equipment manufacturer
Providence buys Smartly.io majority stake
GP invests €200m for a majority stake in the Helsinki-based digital advertising platform
Mubadala leads €150m series-E for delivery platform Glovo
Previous investors Drake Enterprises, Idinvest and Lakestar also take part in the round
Maven exits Prime Document for 2.6x return
Acquisition of Prime will allow UnifiedPost Group to enter the UK market
DeA Capital buys machinery manufacturer Turatti
GP deploys capital from its €218m food- and agriculture-dedicated vehicle Idea Taste of Italy
LDC acquires Commsworld
Mark Kerr, head of LDC in Scotland, and investment director Colin Bennett will join the board
Mentha buys and merges Paradigma and BlijWerkt
Gilde Healthcare was invested in HR specialist BlijWerkt since 2011
Hellman & Friedman buys AutoScout24 in €2.9bn deal
Deal follows H&F and Blackstone's unsuccessful Scout24 takeover attempt in May 2019
Tesi et al. back $15m series-C for BC Platforms
Company will use the fresh capital to expand its global network of clinical and genomics data
Endless-backed The Book People goes into administration
Book retailer The Book People will continue to trade and no redundancies are planned
Mayfair-backed GCI to acquire Nasstar for £79.4m
Mayfair draws equity from its second fund, which closed on £650m, to support the acquisition
Accursia, Navigator buy Body Panel Göppingen
GPs plan to pursue a buy-and-build strategy in the automotive manufacturing tools sector
Vectis sells WinBooks to trade
Founded in 1989, Exact launched its cloud-based accounting product Exact Online in 2006