Sector
BGF invests £13m in Miss Group
BGF first invested in the company in August 2018 and has supported several acquisitions
KKR buys 30% of Sector Alarm
Transaction is drawn from KKR European Fund V, a тЌ5bn buyout fund currently in the market
Quadrivio Group buys restaurant operator Nabucco
First deal made by the GP via its Industry 4.0 fund, which held a first close on €100m
Blackstone et al. agree £4.77bn Merlin take-private
Proposed transaction also includes co-investment from CPPIB and the investment arm of Lego
BtoV-backed Foodspring sold to trade buyer
US-based trade buyer Mars has acquired a majority stake in the nutrition products manufacturer
Idinvest, BPI France back Ornikar €35m series-B round
Former investor Idinvest and newcomer BPI France back Ornikar, an online driving school
Sun Capital exits Famosa Toys to trade
Sale ends an 11-year holding period for the GP, which is selling the business to Giochi Preziosi
Aurelius sells Solidus to Centerbridge for €330m
Aurelius acquired the packaging company in 2015 and merged it with Abelan in 2018
LBO France buys majority in Eurotab
GP’s small cap team backs France-based compacted powder tablets specialist, Eurotab
Via Equity backs Cego carve-out
GP invests from Via Equity III, a DKK 1bn fund that invests in companies with sales of тЌ10-100m
VCs invest €7m in CryoTherapeutics
Existing investors Creathor Ventures and Peppermint Venture Partners participate in the round
H2 invests in Siderise
Manufacturer of insulating materials used in construction made an operating profit of ТЃ2.6m in 2017
Investindustrial buys Farmaceutici Procemsa
GP deploys capital via its Investindustrial Growth fund, which closed on €375m in May 2018
VC firms invest $34m in ESmart Systems
Energy Impact Partners takes part in the round along with corporate venturing arm Innogy Ventures
Prime Ventures invests €22m in Creative Group
Primes Ventures is currently investing in IT companies from its fourth generation vehicle
Enterprise Investors sells 3S to trade in €96m deal
Polish fibre-optic and data centre service 3S is sold after a four-year holding period
Elysian acquires Aspirations Care from August
Deal for the residential care provider brings to an end a seven-year holding period for the vendor
Caixa Capital leads €55.2m series-D for Sanifit
New backers Columbus Venture Partners and Alta Life Sciences also take part in the investment
Dentressangle partially exits Acteon
Investment company FFP buys a minority stake in the medical equipment company for €15m
H&F-backed Allfunds bolts on Credit Suisse InvestLab
Credit Suisse will become a minority shareholder of up to 18% in the combined business
Novum acquires MMC from Dubag
Novum Capital is investing from its debut fund and will merge the company with Crosscast
TDR to de-list BCA Marketplace in £1.9bn deal
Price gives the car auction business an enterprise value multiple of 12.5x its adjusted EBITDA
DI Mittelstand acquires Loibl from B&W
Loibl's management team and its 140 employees will stay with the company following the transaction
Apax and Altamir to sell stakes in Altran to trade
GPs will sell their entire interest in the share capital of Altran for €14 per share