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Ratos-backed Bisnode acquires Grufman Reje
Swedish business information business Bisnode, a portfolio company of Ratos, has acquired Grufman Reje, an analytics company specialising in trade and industry analysis.
VC-backed Just-Eat bolts on Meal2Go
Just-Eat to infuse electronic point-of-sale technology
Corpfin Capital buys FCC logistics division for €32m
Business to be renamed Logisters
Duedil raises $17m series-B
Company claims it has doubled in size since series-A
GMT's Karnov Group secures DKK 510m refinancing
GMT Communication Partners portfolio company Karnov Group, a Scandinavian information and business intelligence provider, has received a DKK 510m refinancing package.
BGF dials in £7m investment to Mono Consultants
The Business Growth Fund (BGF) has provided network support services provider Mono Consultants with a ТЃ7m growth capital injection, securing a minority stake.
GCP backs Chaucer MBO
Growth Capital Partners (GCP) has supported the management buyout of management consultancy Chaucer Group.
Sovereign-backed Cordium acquires Zodiac
Cordium, a Sovereign Capital-backed regulatory compliance consultancy, has picked up Maltese asset management industry advisory firm Zodiac Advisory Services.
Arle floats DX Group
Arle Capital Partners-backed DX Group has priced its IPO on AIM and will start trading this week.
Calculus Capital backs Quai with £2m
Calculus Capital has made a ТЃ2m capital injection into Quai, a digital administration services provider.
Mentha acquires Etiket
Dutch GP Mentha Capital has acquired Dutch producer of self-adhesive labels Etiket Nederland via its fourth mid-market buyout fund, which recently held its first close on €51m.
Wheb exits AMCS
Wheb Partners has sold its stake in Advanced Manufacturing Control Systems (AMCS), an Irish provider of technology solutions to the waste and recycling sector.
BGF invests £3.4m in Jumpstart
The Business Growth Fund (BGF) has injected ТЃ3.4m into tax consultancy business Jumpstart.
GTCR picks up Vitruvian's Callcredit
US-based private equity firm GTCR has acquired Leeds-based Callcredit Information Group from Vitruvian Partners.
LBO France exits Sonovision in trade sale
LBO France has reaped a 2.1x money multiple on the sale of Sonovision Group, a Paris-based provider of logistics and document engineering services for the space industry, to French industrial firm Ortec Group.
Kebek acquires Belgian business Mifratel
Belgian buyout firm Kebek Private Equity has acquired Mifratel, a Belgian contact centre operator, alongside the company’s management.
Charterhouse's Webhelp picks up SNT
Charterhouse-backed Webhelp Group, a French provider of customer management solutions, has acquired Dutch customer contact services provider SNT.
CataCap acquires Handicap Befordring
CataCap has acquired Handicap Befordring, a Danish special care transport services company.
Blackstone credit arm commits $200m to Lobo
GSO Capital Partners, the credit arm of Blackstone, has made a $200m equity investment in Irish helicopter leasing company Lobo Leasing.
Sentica's Citec buys TGB
Sentica portfolio company Citec, a Finnish engineering services business, has acquired German engineering company Technisches Gemeinschaftsbüro (TGB) from Siemens.
PHD scores 9.2x on Liberty Services exit
PHD Equity Partners has generated a 9.2x money multiple and a 70.4% IRR on its sale of Liberty Services to Capita.
HIG provides unitranche to support Steelite MBO
HIG WhiteHorse, the credit arm of HIG Capital, has supplied tableware business Steelite with a ТЃ29m unitranche facility to allow management to secure full ownership.
Palamon ups investment in QualitySolicitors
Palamon Capital Partners has provided its portfolio company QualitySolicitors, a UK-based high-street legal brand, with additional funding more than two years after its acquisition.
RDIF and EBRD back Cotton Way
The Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) have invested RUB 3.6bn ($109m) in Cotton Way, a Russian textile and laundry rental company.