Official Record
Cronos acquires fashion accessories manufacturer Lampa
First deal made by Cronos, which targets majority stakes in Italian mid-market companies
Equistone to back SBO of Sateco from Naxicap
Naxicap Partners backed Sateco, a France-based metal formwork manufacturer, in 2016
Synova holds £365m first and final close for fourth fund
Vehicle surpassed its £300m target and closed with 46% more in commitments than its predecessor
BGF invests £13m in Miss Group
BGF first invested in the company in August 2018 and has supported several acquisitions
Certior holds €100m close for credit fund-of-funds
Fund was originally registered in Luxembourg in June 2018 and held a first close on €51m
KKR buys 30% of Sector Alarm
Transaction is drawn from KKR European Fund V, a €5bn buyout fund currently in the market
Quadrivio Group buys restaurant operator Nabucco
First deal made by the GP via its Industry 4.0 fund, which held a first close on €100m
BtoV-backed Foodspring sold to trade buyer
US-based trade buyer Mars has acquired a majority stake in the nutrition products manufacturer
Idinvest, BPI France back Ornikar €35m series-B round
Former investor Idinvest and newcomer BPI France back Ornikar, an online driving school
Sun Capital exits Famosa Toys to trade
Sale ends an 11-year holding period for the GP, which is selling the business to Giochi Preziosi
Aurelius sells Solidus to Centerbridge for €330m
Aurelius acquired the packaging company in 2015 and merged it with Abelan in 2018
LBO France buys majority in Eurotab
GP’s small cap team backs France-based compacted powder tablets specialist, Eurotab
Via Equity backs Cego carve-out
GP invests from Via Equity III, a DKK 1bn fund that invests in companies with sales of €10-100m
VCs invest €7m in CryoTherapeutics
Existing investors Creathor Ventures and Peppermint Venture Partners participate in the round
Integra holds second close on €75m for maiden fund
Fund held a first close on €21.5m in Q4 2018 with the backing of a number of entrepreneurs
Investindustrial buys Farmaceutici Procemsa
GP deploys capital via its Investindustrial Growth fund, which closed on €375m in May 2018
VC firms invest $34m in ESmart Systems
Energy Impact Partners takes part in the round along with corporate venturing arm Innogy Ventures
Prime Ventures invests €22m in Creative Group
Primes Ventures is currently investing in IT companies from its fourth generation vehicle
Enterprise Investors sells 3S to trade in €96m deal
Polish fibre-optic and data centre service 3S is sold after a four-year holding period
Elysian acquires Aspirations Care from August
Deal for the residential care provider brings to an end a seven-year holding period for the vendor
Caixa Capital leads €55.2m series-D for Sanifit
New backers Columbus Venture Partners and Alta Life Sciences also take part in the investment
Dentressangle partially exits Acteon
Investment company FFP buys a minority stake in the medical equipment company for €15m
H&F-backed Allfunds bolts on Credit Suisse InvestLab
Credit Suisse will become a minority shareholder of up to 18% in the combined business
Novum acquires MMC from Dubag
Novum Capital is investing from its debut fund and will merge the company with Crosscast