Sector
NVM leads £3.2m round for Ridge Pharma
GP contributes £2.75m towards the funding round for the UK-based pharmaceutical business
BPI France et al. invest €70m in Evaneos
Fresh capital supports France-based Evaneos in recruitment and international expansion
Summa Equity acquires Lakers
GP's funding will support the company's growth and development in the water infrastructure market
LDC invests £25m in Love Energy Savings SBO from NVM
Deal for the energy price comparison company is a partial exit for the vendor after three years
Emeram sells Hussel to Arko
Group will employ 2,000 people at 450 locations in Germany, Austria, the Czech Republic and Portugal
Hg invests in BrightPay
Deal is the first investment made by the firm's £75m debt and preferred equity fund
MBO Partenaires, Amundi PE buy Groupe Arcado in SBO
Siparex and Carvest sell majority stake in charcuterie specialist Arcado and reinvest
VC firms back Uberall's bolt-on of Navads
Total round now amounts to $50m, after HPE, Project A and Holland Private Equity invested $25m
PE-backed Advania acquires Wise
Oslo stock exchange-listed Akva is wholly exiting Wise to Advania in a NOK 80.6m deal
Equitin acquires Kids&Co
GP will accelerate the company's development providing early education services in Poland
Insight acquires Episerver from Accel-KKR
Deal is valued at $1.16bn and marks an exit for Accel-KKR after a four-year holding period
Kernel invests €1.7m in Sytorus
Company plans to use the fresh capital to accelerate its growth and open a new office in Frankfurt
IK's Mademoiselle Desserts bolts on Michel Kremer
IK bought a majority stake in pastry producer Mademoiselle Desserts via IK VIII Fund
GIC et al. in $100m round for Acorn OakNorth
Latest funding round values the digital challenger bank at around $2.3bn, three years after inception
LDC divests ByBox in £221m SBO to Francisco Partners
Sale of the supply chain logistics company comes just two years after LDC's initial investment
Sherpa Capital invests €20m in Busining
Company founder Óscar García Toledo will retain a minority stake in the business
Blumberg backs $30m series-B for Wunder
Round is led by family office KCK Group with participation from other undisclosed investors
Apax France appoints mid-market partner
Having joined Apax in 2008, Simon was involved in a number of deals in the services sector
Alcuin invests in On The Go Tours
GP reportedly acquires a majority stake in the UK-based escorted-tours travel agency
Castik-backed Alpega bolts on WTransnet
Ardian provides additional financing to Alpega to support the bolt-on of WTransnet
FSN-backed Bygghemma buys stake in Furniture1
With the fresh funding, Furniture1 intends to develop its sales model in the furniture market
Afinum buys Ventomaxx
Founder Hans Schorsch and his sons Philipp and Florian remain invested alongside Afinum
360 Capital launches €60m fund
Poli360 was launched in partnership with Italian university Politecnico di Milano
Summa Equity acquires HyTest
Investment marks the Nordic private equity firm's first deal in the Finnish market