Official Record/Deals
Norvestor acquires majority stake in Sperre Compressors
Buyout firm will own a 94% stake and the management team will hold the remaining shares
Pontifax backs €16m series-A funding round for Abac Therapeutics
Backers include Global Health Science Fund, Caixa Capital Risc and Debiopharm Innovation Fund
Aquilo et al. invest $55.8m in Merus
Consortium of backers invests in the Dutch clinical-stage immuno-oncology company
Oaktree-backed NL Holding buys ProCrea, Archimed, Imer
GP-backed German reproductive medicine group NL Holding bolts-on three European competitors
Touchstone leads $3.5m round for Re:Infer
New backer Crane Ventures and existing investor Seedcamp also take part in the round
Cairngorm acquires NYTimber to merge with Thornbridge
Bolt-on of the timber merchant comes three month's after the GP's initial investment
Gilde sells Synbra to trade for €117.5m
Sale ends an 18-year holding period for Gilde, which acquired the company in 1999
Isatis invests in Hotline to finance Groupe Metalis bolt-on
Isatis-backed outsourced IT service Hotline acquires competitor Groupe Metalis in bolt-on
Speedinvest in $14.5m series-B for Payworks
Corporate venturing arms of Commerzbank (CommerzVentures) and Visa led the round
Alliance backs Boost AI in $5m funding round
Financing will be used to strengthen technical and commercial teams for expansion plans
Ascend Capital backs TactoTek in $23m round
TactoTek will use the fresh capital to expand operations and production capacity
Horizon partially exits Purcari Wineries in Bucharest listing
The Ukraine-focused buyout house remains an active shareholder with a 22.7% stake held
Genesis, Avallon acquire Triton-backed Eqos Energie operations
Once completed, the Czech and Polish companies will operate under the new brand Stangl Technik
Quaestio Capital backs Industrie Saleri
GP is deploying capital from its Quamvis SCA Sicav Italian Growth fund, launched in June 2015
VC-backed Vivino raises $20m series-C
Latest round brings Vivino's funding to $57m since first receiving a capital injection in 2011
Frog Capital leads €3m series-D for Sofatutor
Acton Capital Partners, JCMB Beteiligungs and IBB Beteiligungsgesellschaft also take part
Wise-backed Imprima bolts on City Prints, Premier Fabrics
Current management team will stay on with the business and acquire a minority stake in Imprima
IK carves out PwC Sweden's business services division
Deal was made via the IK VIII fund, with a debt package provided by Nordic banks
Core Equity buys IDVerde in SBO
Chequers sells its stake in the French landscaping and grounds maintenance service
MML invests in Travel Department
Deal reportedly sees the GP invest €12m for a majority stake in the tour operator
Ring Capital backs $12m series-B for Adikteev
Other backers in the round include existing investors Isai, Ventech and Laurent Asscher
Vortex backs merger of Tritel and Fieber
Vortex drew equity for the transaction from Vortex Buyouts II, a €35m buyout vehicle
EOS Investment backs Eurofiere in MBO
EOS is deploying capital from its private equity fund, which held a first close on €55m in 2016
Abac leads funding round for Spanish startup Mr Noow
Mr Noow intends to expand its business internationally by the end of 2018