Sector
Index Ventures leads €9m round for Kayrros
Index was joined by a number of private energy sector investors in the round
Octopus leads £7.5m round for Bought By Many
Deal will fund the launch of the online aggregation and price comparison platform's insurance products
Beringea backs infant clothing maker My 1st Years
The ТЃ5m growth funding was provided together with Hargreave Hale
Indufin invests in software developer AXI
Indufin is taking over from ING as the main investor in the software group
BlackRock invests €100m in Linkem
Deal completes a €500m total investment for the business, according to a statement
BGF invests in Chesney's
Fireplace and wood-buring stove manufacturer will look to expand across China and the US
Invitalia leads €700,000 round for Remoria VR
Backers include Italian venture capital house LVentures Group and several business angels
Advent, Bain buy German payment service Concardis
GPs have acquired the business to lead a market segment consolidation across the DACH region
Palamon in SEK 765m SBO of Happy Socks
Transaction includes a growth capital component of SEK 40m
Mid Europa in €202m sale of Hungary-based Invitel to China-CEE Fund
Exit values the telecommunications business at 4.5x its 2015 EBITDA
Connection invests £5.4m in Clamason MBO
Precision metal pressing company will look to capitalise on its Slovakian manufacturing facility post-Brexit
Alpina backs German software developer Gefasoft
GP acquires an undisclosed stake in the business from its 2013-vintage Alpina Partners Fund vehicle
Chequers Capital exits Provalliance
Chequers exits the Paris-based hair salon operator after a four-and-a-half year holding period
BGF invests in Ultra Finishing
Deal marks the GP's second investment in north-of-England-based bathroom suppliers in six months
IK sells dental group Colosseum Smile to Jacobs Holding
GP exits Norway-headquartered dental group after a six-year holding
HenQ leads €5m series-A round for Housing Anywhere
New funding round brings the total amount raised by the Dutch startup to $6.27m
Wise's Biolchim purchases 70% stake in Matécsa
Deal marks the third bolt-on acquisition during Wise's ownership
EMBL, Life Sciences Partners lead €8m series-A for Luxendo
GPs completed the funding round launched in 2015 with an additional €2m injection
TA Associates buys Think Project
GP acquired an undisclosed stake from former investor Walter Beteiligungen und Immobilien
Exponent sells Immediate Media to Hubert Burda in £270m deal
Sale of the UK media company values the business at around 7.3x its 2015 EBITDA
Boehringer Ingelheim leads €9m series-A for Heparegenix
Backers to the funding round include Novo Seeds and High-Tech Gründerfonds
Caixa, Kereon lead €2.5m round for Transplant Biomedicals
Deal marks the second round led by the two investors for the Spanish business
Packaging sector poised to secure status as PE pillar stone
Resilient nature of the sector and plentiful supply of consolidation opportunities could lead to a resurgence in activity
Indinvest leads $9.4m series-B for Ngdata
Deal marks the second tranche of the $20m series-B round for the business