Sector
LBO France buys My Media Group
GP draws capital from White Knight IX to invest in the French communications group
DBAG backs Karl Eugen Fischer in MBO from Equistone
Deal is the fourth MBO structured by DBAG Fund VII since it began deploying capital in 2016
LDC takes minority stake in RIBA commercial arm NBS
Investor injects £31.8m for a minority stake in RIBA Enterprises, which trades as NBS
FSN exits Green Landscaping in SEK 197m deal
GP sells its holding of 9,281,788 shares, held via its FSN Capital III fund, through a block sale
Gimv acquires One Of A Kind Technologies
OOAKT, a Dutch machine vision specialist, aims to triple revenues in the next five years
Apposite Capital closes Healthcare Fund II on £144.5m
Healthcare-focused Apposite seeks to deploy £10-20m over the life of an investment
Bowmark backs buyout of The Instant Group from MML
Both MML and the company's management team are reinvesting for a stake in the new company
LDC acquires £28m minority stake in RCIB
Transaction comes two years after the insurance broker acquired three brands from trade vendor ERC
Ambienta, L Catterton buy Pibiplast
Company plans to broaden its product offering and expand internationally following the deal
Segulah acquires Pelly from Fouriertransform
Acquisition is the sixth investment from the GP's Segulah V fund, which closed in 2016
LDC generates 3.5x on PEI sale to BDC
Sale of the media, data and events company comes less than three years after LDC's purchase
Nordic Capital sells AniCura to Mars Petcare
Deal ends a four-year holding period for Nordic Capital, which acquired the business in 2014
EI acquires Studenac
Studenac aims to accelerate the development of its regional store network
Blossom Capital hires Schroder Adveq's O'Farrell
O'Farrell will be the fifth partner at the VC firm, which was founded in 2017 by Ophelia Brown
PE firms back record $14bn funding round for China's Ant Financial
Round comprises renminbi and US dollar tranches, reportedly values the company at $150bn
CCMP, Corpfin exit Volotea
Volotea CEO Muñoz and the management team will increase their holding post-transaction
Alpina-backed ITB buys Logis
Both Alpina and its co-investor, private holding company Command, are providing fresh capital
Gimv buys Ellis Gourmet Burger
Gimv invests in the burger chain alongside Belgian corporate Top Brands
Matrix and Morpheus in $25m round for Starship Technologies
Fresh capital will enable the company to bring its autonomous delivery robots to market
L Catterton invests in Goiko Grill
Company plans to open new restaurants in Spain and expand abroad
Sovereign scores largest ever exit with Linnaeus sale to Mars
Divestment of the UK veterinary group generated the firm's strongest ever gross return
BlackFin appoints Franzmeyer to lead DACH expansion
Franzmeyer joins as managing director and will become head of Blackfin in Germany in September
Tenzing's Smoothwall makes first bolt-on with Future Digital
Lower-mid-market investor bought the Leeds-based web filtering technology provider last year
Ardian divests Diam in management buy-back
Management acquires a majority stake while BNP Paribas Développement retains a minority