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Capiton Acquires GPE Group
GPE Group is the ninth company in Capiton V's portfolio, which includes BWTS and Ispin
CVC to sell Continental Foods to trade
Transaction would value Belgium-based Continental Foods at around €900m, according to a report
IK-backed Schema acquires Tid Informatik
As a new wholly-owned subsidiary of Schema, the company will operate as an independent business
BC-backed VetPartners acquires Clyde Veterinary Group
Bolt-on comes nine months after the GP bought VetPartners in a deal reportedly worth around £700m
Insight and DST lead $230m series-A for Checkout.com
GIC, Blossom, Endeavour Catalyst and others also took part in the round for the e-payments firm
VC firms in $30m series-B for logistics specialist Freighthub
Maersk Growth, Northzone, Unbound, GFC and Cherry Ventures also take part in the investment
Kirk Kapital invests in Catacap’s TPA
Both Catacap and the company’s management team will remain invested in the business
Aquiline-backed ClearCourse acquires Crafty Clicks
Since October 2018, ClearCourse has acquired six other firms with Aquiline's backing
Apollo's Watches of Switzerland mulls IPO
UK-based luxury watch retail group could reportedly have a market cap of up to £800m
Blackstone-backed Cirsa carves out Giga Games
Blackstone acquired Cirsa from its founder, Manuel Lao Hernández, in April last year
PE-backed Walkers Transport buys MTH Express Services
Enlarged UK-based Walkers Transport group will generate a combined turnover of £48m
DBAG invests in Cloudflight
DBAG has co-invested approximately €8m from its balance sheet, for a 12% stake in Cloudflight
Steadfast eyes Wilvo
Backing of metal parts manufacturer Wilvo would be second Dutch deal for Steadfast
Artá Capital exits Mecalux in €122m deal
Sale ends a nine-year holding period for the GP, which backed the company alongside Corporación Alba
Standout invests in X-akseli
GP invests from its SEK 1bn buyout fund Standout Capital I, which was 35% invested by November
LDC invests £20m in SGI carve-out from Kiwa
Environmental testing and consultancy business will pursue an international acquisitive strategy
H&F, Blackstone's take-private of Scout24 stalls – reports
Shareholders resist a voluntary takeover offer following a rise in Scout24's share price
Triton-backed Glamox buys Luxonic
Triton acquired a 75% stake in Glamox for a consideration of NOK 2.8bn in December 2017
Foresight invests £5m in Steamforged Games
Capital will be used to roll out Steamforged's pipeline of eight new games in the next 24 months
Phoenix to acquire Mobius Life from Souter, Manfield
GP is investing in the financial services firm with capital drawn from its 2016 vehicle
EQT exits Avenso in management buy-back
EQT acquired a majority stake in Avenso in 2013 and has expanded the company's product portfolio
Bencis-backed Abriso eyes Airpack
Abriso plans to buy at least 50% of Italian peer Airpack according to a regulatory filing
Oakley Capital invests in Spanish insurance broker Acierto
Oakley, Admiral Group and Mapfre will form a joint venture by combining Acierto with Rastreator
Beringea invests in $19m series-A for Fnatic
Round was led by LVL1 Group, the holding company of tech entrepreneur Lev Leviev