Official Record/Deals
BIVF, UCB Ventures lead £1.4m round for Rinri
Representatives from BIVF, UCB Ventures and BioCity have joined the company's board of directors
LSP et al. back $38.5m series-B for DNA Script
Illumina Ventures, M Ventures, Sofinnova, Kurma and Idinvest recommit to DNA Script
Bowmark sells Aston Lark to Goldman Sachs
Deal brings to an end a four-year tenure, during which the insurance brokerage made 13 bolt-ons
Wise-backed Tapì buys Les Bouchages Delage
Management led by CEO Delage will continue to run the company, which will operate independently
Bencis sells BRB International to trade in €163m deal
GP sells Dutch petrochemical business BRB to Malaysia-based peer Petronas Chemicals Group
Mosaic acquires minority stake in SkinnyBrands
GP acquires a 37.5% stake in the low-calorie drinks brand and typically writes cheques of up to £10m
Summit Partners, FleetCor exit Masternaut to Michelin
Masternaut will continue to operate under its own brand as a wholly owned subsidiary of Michelin
Unexo, BPI France, NCI, Nord Capital back Sofrino
France-based Sofrino manages the brand Sofrilog, a specialist in the storage of cold products
SoftBank leads $484m series-E for GetYourGuide
Temasek, Lakestar, Korelya Capital, Heartcore Capital and Highland Europe also participate
Greenoaks et al. in $575m round for Deliveroo
Food delivery company will add to its engineering team and develop delivery-only "super kitchens"
EQT sells Coromatic to trade
Sale ends an eight-year holding period for EQT, which acquired the company from Litorina
Reus exits Spanish videogames specialist LVP in €22m deal
Mediapro, which already controls around 50% in the company, acquires the stake owned by Ticnova
Auctus buys QuinScape with new fund
QuinScape plans to implement a buy-and-build strategy and will geographically expand
Andera, Omnes buy majority stake in Spherea
Company management and existing shareholders Ace and Irdi-Soridec Gestion reinvest in the business
Bowmark's Node4 acquires Secura
Deal comes two years after the IT and communications group bolted on database services provider Onomi
Indaco Ventures leads $6m series-B for Mainstreaming
Existing investor United Ventures also takes part in the round, alongside Sony Innovation Fund
CapMan sells Komas to trade
Capman was compensated with 60 million new shares, which equates to approximately €6.6m
ADV leads $10m series-B round for Urban
Existing backers Felix and Passion also take part in the round for the health treatment booking firm
Capvis acquires Xovis from Emeram
Emeram and the management team invested in Xovis in 2016, with Emeram taking a majority stake
NVM reaps 2.7x on £37.5m sale of MSQ Partners to LDC
UK-based marketing communications firm will pursue international expansion under its new owners
EQT, ADIA to acquire Nestlé Skin Health in CHF 10.2bn deal
Auction process saw KKR, a consortium of Advent International and Cinven, and Unilever as bidders
Aquiline-backed ClearCourse buys Instagiv
Instagiv is the eighth bolt-on for ClearCourse since its foundation in October 2018
Apposite's Swanton bolts on GRS and Values In Care
Deal comes four months after the group acquired residential childcare provider Courtyard Care
Mobeus invests £5m in Arkk
Mobeus typically invests £2-15m in UK-based businesses with operating profits of £1-3m