Sector
Crane leads $30m series-C for Onfido
Existing VC backers also took part in the round for the automated background check platform
XAnge, Idinvest et al. in €15m Wandercraft series-B
Previous backer LBO France also takes part in the round via its Sisa growth fund
Ufenau-backed Altano buys Pferdeklinik Kirchheim
GP supported the transaction with equity from the €227m fund Ufenau V German Asset Light
Francisco Partners sells Lumata to Evolving Systems
Sale ends a six-year holding period for Francisco Partners, which acquired a 70% stake in 2011
Starwood invests $250m for 30% stake in Yotel
Fresh funding will allow the group to acquire land and buildings to be developed into new hotels
Alpha exits Pavan via trade sale
Deal sees the private equity sponsor fully exit its controlling stake after two and a half years
Artificial intelligence offers smart opportunities for PE
Once the domain of early-stage VC investors, the AI segment is now attracting the attention of private equity buyers
Synova acquires Syslink via MBO
Synova is currently investing from its ТЃ250m third fund, which typically deploys ТЃ10-30m
Waterland-backed Atos buys Fleetinsel Klinik Hamburg
Physicians from the clinic will receive shares in the business, amounting to a minority position
Khosla, Seventure in $20m Eligo round
Series-A also includes a $2m award from the Worldwide Innovation Challenge
Born2Grow leads series-A for Venneos
Seed investors HTGF, the Max Planck Society and private investors also take part
Redalpine backs $3.9m round for Inkitt
Frontline Ventures, Speedinvest and a number of private investors also take part in the round
Hannover Finanz invests in Sporternährung
GP takes a 30% stake and founder Konrad Kreid retains the remaining 70% of shares
Entrepreneur Venture leads €6.2m round for LPB
Following the acquisition, the company aims to use the fresh capital to expand across France
Cinven sells 10% of Just Group for £130m
Sell-down comes six months after Cinven and Permira sold a joint 10.2% stake in the group for ТЃ124m
Siparex et al. acquire Apside
Siparex invested €30m from its €315m ETI 4 fund, which announced its final close this week
Providence's Nace buys majority stake in KC School
Deal is the second acquisition for the GP in the Italian market since 2011
Blackstone sells AAG to Genuine Parts Company for $2bn
Deal values auto parts business at more than three times the figure at which Blackstone acquired it
Accel and Index take part in $385m Deliveroo round
Latest funding round values the delivery company at around $2bn
Nextech, Syncona in $80m Autolus series-C
Company, launched just three years ago, has now raised a total of $150m
LBO France et al. lead Bioserenity's €15m series-A
French fund managers Idinvest Partners and BPI France also take part in the funding round
Inflexion in Xtrac buyout
Investment will support the expansion of Xtrac's factory and extra hires
Temasek invests in Francisco-backed BluJay
Deal values logistics SaaS company at $700m five years after Francisco bought the company for ТЃ103m
Hellman & Friedman to acquire Nets in DKK 33.1bn deal
Hellman & Friedman intends to delist the Denmark-based payment service provider from Nasdaq Copenhagen