Sector
Inveready leads €2m round for Viniexport
Company will use the fresh capital to consolidate its market position and expand internationally
BDC to exit dental imaging company Acteon
Acteon was the second investment in France made by Bridgepoint Development Capital II
Afinum buys Zeit für Brot
GP draws equity from its €410m fifth buyout fund Afinum Achte Beteiligungsgesellschaft
Endless-backed Brabant Alucast files for bankruptcy
Dutch car component manufacturer was bought by Endless via Endless Fund IV in 2016
Procuritas acquires Temporary Space
GP makes the deal via its sixth fund, which held a final close on its hard-cap in May last year
CareVentures holds first close on €60m
Vehicle was registered in Luxembourg as CareVentures Fund II SCSP in April this year
GED's Vitro bolts on Cytognos
Following the acquisition, the combined group expects to reach sales of around €25m in 2018
Calculus invests £2m in CloudTrade
Funding will be used to strengthen the firm's global sales and support the growth of its teams
Suma Capital buys stake in GrandVoyage
Company will use the fresh capital to extend its product offering and its investments in technology
Balderton leads $10m series-A for HealX
Drug repurposing company will more than double its headcount and invest in product development
CapDecisif holds first close for CapDecisif 4
VC is aiming to exceed its €50m target but will not surpass the €70m assigned hard-cap
ADV leads $8m round for Snap40
UK-based growth and venture capital firm MMC Ventures is also participating in the funding round
Digital+ Partners holds final close on €350m
Vehicle was launched in 2016 with a €300m target and held a first close on €131.5m in 2017
Exponent-backed Enva bolts on GP Green Recycling
Transaction comes 15 months after the buyout house acquired Enva in a ТЃ219m all-equity deal
BPI France sells CPI to trade
French book printing group CPI is bought by Netherlands-based Circle Media Group
Panakes, Invitalia in €3m series-A for Aileens Pharma
Panakes principal Barbara Castellano and Invitalia’s Svetlana Vashkel will join the board
Alantra buys Grupo Ingenium
This is the sixth investment made by the GP via its Alantra PEF III fund
Stripes Group invests $40m in GlobalWebIndex
Deal will enable the UK-based digital market research company to pursue international expansion
Argos Wityu buys Juratoys in MBO
Juratoys was previously owned by US-headquartered Alex Brands, backed by Propel Equity
Terra Firma exits RTR in €1.3bn SBO
Sale ends a seven-year holding period for Terra Firma, which acquired RTR from Terna
Endless to carve out Menzies Distribution for £74.5m
Acquisition of the final-mile logistics company would mark the GP's first investment of 2018
BPE buys Greif-Velox
CEO Ralf Drews and the management team will acquire a minority stake in the business
CVC sells Linxens to trade in $2.6bn deal
France-based smartcard parts maker Linxens is sold to Chinese conglomerate Unisplendour
Terra Firma partially exits Wyevale Garden Centres
Trade buyer Blue Diamond acquires eight garden centre sites, with a further two also sold