Sector
Navigator buys ENA Guss Albbruck
ENA filed for insolvency in October 2017 and generates revenues of approximately €10m
Capzanine, Creadev back Recommerce
GPs invest €50m in the French used electronic products retailer in a series-C funding round
Gilde acquires Performation in MBO
GP acquires a majority stake in the Dutch healthcare business-intelligence provider
Capidea acquires 55% stake in Budweg Caliper
Deal marks first investment from the PE firm's latest investment vehicle, Capidea Kapital III
Bain backs Bugaboo
Acquisition of the stroller maker is the first Dutch investment for British GP Bain Capital
8GT launches £110m Sino-British venture fund
Government-formed fund will partner with Chinese institutes to invest in UK tech companies
Lonsdale acquires Simmons Bars
Deal is the fifth investment made by the GP's maiden fund, which closed on ТЃ110m in 2016
GPs bid for AkzoNobel's chemicals arm
GPs are in the auction process for the carve-out, said to be valued in the region of €10bn
EQT-backed Piab acquires Feba Automation
Deal marks the second bolt-on in three months after Piab acquired SAS Automation in 2017
Inception leads €2.2m seed round for Penta
Fresh capital will be used to hire more staff to support the company's growing customer base
Cairngorm acquires MJ Wilson
Acquisition of the industrial components distributor is the first phase of a buy-and-build strategy
Aurelius sells AH Industries back to management
Kim Kronborg Christiansen and Adrian Roy Willetts will head up the management team
Inflexion backs Calco in MBO
Deal marks Inflexion's first investment outside of the UK, according to Unquote Data
Palatine's Verdant bolts on Scoutscroft Holiday Centre
Aquisition of the Scottish holiday park is the company's fourth bolt-on under Palatine
Axcel acquires Isadora
Isadora intends to expand, with plans to enter the US market, following the deal
Marathon holds €32m second close for seed fund
Latest investors in the fund include the European Investment Fund and Athens-based Equifund
August sells Active Assistance to Montreux Capital
Divestment of the specialist healthcare provider follows an eight-year holding period
Blackstone backed-Clarion acquires Global Sources
Group will be led by the existing Clarion management team and will operate as Clarion Events
Eurazeo-backed Asmodee buys Rebel
Following the deal, Asmodee will use Rebel's product catalogue to access the Polish games market
Adelis acquires majority stake in Sogemedier
Swedish private equity firm is currently investing from its Adelis Equity Partners Fund II vehicle
Idinvest backs Bimedia
GP provided a unitranche facility to the French software developer back in 2015
Cinven-led consortium sells €142m stake in Jost Werke
Deutsche Bank, JP Morgan and Commerzbank place the shares in an acclerated offering
Epiris acquires Portals from De La Rue for £68m
Deal for the substrate manufacturer is the first investment made by the GP as an independent manager
Tera Ventures to raise €55m for second seed fund
Early-stage venture capital investor intends to hold a first close for the fund in 2018