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Bain’s Italmatch invests in FRX Polymers
Italmatch expects to further strengthen its position in the flame retardant additives segment
LDC acquires ELE from Albion and Maven
Albion and Maven valued their stakes in ELE at more than 4x and 5x original cost, respectively
Capital A acquires Smart Internet Media
Capital A, previously known as ABN Amro Participaties, buys a majority in the marketing agency
Charterhouse's Optima carves out Pernigotti's ice-cream unit
Third bolt-on made by the company, following its acquisitions of Modecor and Giuso Guido
Progressio acquires interior design specialist Interni
Sixth deal made by the GP via its Progressio Investimenti III fund, which closed on €250m
Turenne backs M-Energies OBO
Turenne invests in heating and cooling devices business while BPI France partially exits
Thrive leads $30m series-B for Pitch
BlueYard Capital, Index Ventures and Slack Fund have previously invested in the company
B4 Investimenti buys seats manufacturer Lazzerini
GP deploys capital from its B4 H II fund, which was launched in 2018 and has raised €43m
VCs invest $100m in Rapyd
VCs including Target Global, Tiger Global and General Catalyst have invested in the fintech
Main Capital-backed Assessio buys HFM Talent Index
Sweden-based Assessio Group adds on HFM Talent Index to improve its product offering
Keensight's LinkByNet buys Data Essential
Data Essential is the fourth bolt-on carried out by LinkByNet under Keensight's ownership
Battery-backed PST to acquire SST
Battery Ventures-backed PST has made more than seven bolt-on acquisitions since 2017
Principia backs laser specialist Lambda
Company management retains the remaining minority holding and stays on with the business
Advent buys Industria Chimica Emiliana
GP intends to further strengthen the company's market position and boost its international expansion
Radial to acquire Knorr-Bremse' Powertech business
Radial Capital Partners has agreed to acquire the loss-making Powertech division of Knorr-Bremse
Waterland-backed Enreach buys NT Technology Group
Deal is a continuation of the buy-and-build strategy started by Waterland with Swyx in early 2018
Keensight backs Geodesial SBO
GP will foster international expansion of France-based design software developer Geodesial
KKR-backed SoftwareOne to float
SoftwareOne is expected to float on the Six Swiss Exchange in the first quarter of 2019
Partech leads €30m series-B for Amboss
Existing investors Cherry Ventures, Wellington Partners and Holtzbrinck Digital also take part
Bain-backed Italmatch buys Water Science Technologies
Firm plans to strengthen its presence in the North American water treatment and oil & gas markets
Phoenix-backed Just Childcare secures £50m financing package
Ares Management and the Royal Bank of Scotland will provide the financing package
VC firms back €20m series-A for Stipe
Novo Holdings co-leads the round with Arix and Wellington Partners, and Sunstone Ventures invest
KKR's Pillarstone sells 50% stake in Manucor to trade
Manucor and Biaxplen expect to expand their market presence and further develop their R&D capabilities
Stirling reaps 3x on Siblu Villages sale to Naxicap
Holiday park operator Siblu's EBITDA increased from €20m at entry to €39m at exit