Sector
Palatine supports Lucion's acquisition of Askams
Bolt-on of the asbestos specialist comes less than three months after the GP first backed Lucion
S-UBG invests in €10m funding round for Springlane
VCs including Tengelmann Ventures and HV Holtzbrinck invested in the company in 2013 and 2015
Aurelius buys Armstrong division from Knauf
Knauf acquired Armstrong in 2017, but was required by the EC to sell the ceiling business
Moira Capital invests €40m in GreenE
Company plans to use the financing to further develop its conversion technology and build new plants
Anders Invest buys Van Dam Machines
GP backs Van Dam, a producer of printing machines for plastic and paper cups and trays
BlackRock et al. in series-F extension for FlixMobility
BlackRock and other investors participate in funding round for transportation app FlixMobility
Bridgepoint-backed BigHand bolts on Iphelion
Deal comes nine years after the GP initially backed the legal-sector-focused software group
HTGF exits Cytena in €30.25m deal
High-Tech Gründerfonds first invested in the company in 2015, and again in March 2019
Waterland eyes logistics companies Marinetrans, BGL
GP files with the regulator to buy Dutch logistics businesses Marinetrans and BGL
Tikehau invests €25m in Milan-listed broker Assiteca
GP deploys capital from Tikehau Growth Equity II, which held a first close on €150m in July 2018
Armonia buys stake in Milan-listed Biodue
GP intends to take the company private and boost its expansion via additional acquisitions
Granite Creek injects $15m into Morrow Sodali
Corporate advisory firm has recently expanded internationally and made a number of senior hires
Accelerated Ventures invests £3.5m in Biosignatures
Fresh capital will be used to analyse blood samples with the goal of developing 20 new tests
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
IK sells Ellab to EQT
IK Investment Partners held the thermal validation services company for three years
Sofina invests €150m in Drylock Technologies
Sofina buys a 25% stake in Drylock, a diapers and incontinence products specialist
IGI invests in Route Capital-backed Test Industry
GP deploys capital from its IGI Investimenti Sei fund, which was launched with a €150m target in 2018
Exponent-backed Dennis Publishing bolts on Car Throttle
Deal is intended to increase the company's online presence in the automotive publishing space
PE-backed Nets offloads division to Mastercard for €2.85bn
Acquisition comprises Nets' clearing and instant payment services, and e-billing solutions
BlackRock et al. in $460m funding round for Klarna
Funding round values the payments and financing service at $5.5bn
Sovereign sells Outcomes First to Stirling Square's NFA
Deal for the specialist care provider brings to an end a six-year holding period for the vendor
VCs invest $17.5m in Teralytics
Investors back Zurich-based transport analytics firm Teralytics to foster expansion abroad
DPE acquires Stromberg
DPE acquires surface protection specialist Stromberg as a bolt-on for its portfolio company
Apse takes majority stake in Ultima
Recently formed GP typically invests in tech and tech-enabled companies valued at €50-200m