Official Record
Balderton VII closes on $400m hard-cap
Balderton VII's predecessor closed on $375m and is now more than 50% deployed over 30 investments
FSN sells 25% stake in Bygghemma to EQT
FSN will remain the largest shareholder in the listed Swedish interior design retailer
Quadrum invests in Royal Sens
Netherlands-based producer of food and non-food packaging labels aims to expand abroad
Blackstone to buy stake in MagicLab in $3bn deal
London-based MagicLab owns social networking and dating apps Bumble, Badoo, Lumen and Chappy
Vostok leads $85m series-B for VOI Technology
Consortium of investors supporting the funding round includes existing and new backers
Xenon closes seventh buyout fund on €300m
Vehicle is larger than its predecessor, Xenon Private Equity VI, a €184m fund closed in July 2014
Xenon buys steel specialist CBG Acciai
GP intends to boost the company's organic growth and further strengthen its market position
Adcuram acquires majority stake in Steinel
Acquisition of the family-owned company adds to the GP's industrial portfolio
BC-backed VetPartners buys Italian vet practices
VetPartners plans to further develop in Italy with the acquisition of additional practices
Lindsay Goldberg acquires Bilcare Research
GP will pursue a buy-and-build strategy and invest in the company's R&D
FSN acquires Impreg from BWB Partners
Existing management team will reinvest alongside FSN and continue to own a stake
Essling holds first close on €90m for Co-invest 3
Fund backs lower-mid-market to large-cap businesses based in Europe and the US
BGF injects £11m into Molson
BGF previously invested £6.3m in 2018 to fuel growth and potential acquisitions
Consortium invests €32m in Hoppen
New and previous investors back the French provider of IT services for the medical sector
Acton Capital Partners closes fifth fund on $215m
Firm has made six investments from the fund so far, with two more in the pipeline
Charterhouse's Optima acquires Blend Coberturas
Deal follows Optima's acquisitions of Modecor, Giuso Guido and Pernigotti's ice cream division
Insight invests $8m in Hundred
Hundred offers a portfolio of 34 vitamins that consumers can access through a subscription model
BC Partners' United Group to buy Vivacom in €1.2bn deal
Netherlands-based telecoms and media provider United acquires its Bulgarian counterpart
Statkraft Ventures leads €3m series-A for Betterspace
Statkraft Ventures is the venture arm of German energy company Statkraft
Bridges-backed Viva Gym buys Duet Fit
With this add-on, Viva Gym expects to reach revenues of €90m in 2019 and €115m in 2020
Lindsay Goldberg sells VDM to Acerinox for €532m
GP acquired the German metal alloy business in 2015 and had made one previous exit attempt
Omnes in talks to buy BioFutur
GP is aiming to acquire a majority stake in the French medical and biology analysis company
True Venture leads $13m series-A for Wefarm
Existing investors LocalGlobe, ADV and the Norrsken Foundation also participate in the round
Aurelius-backed Office Depot Europe sells CEE business
Sale supports the portfolio company's efforts to consolidate its European operations