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KKR’s Trainline bolts on Index and Alven’s Captain Train
Add-on acquisition comes a year after KKR swooped for Trainline ahead of the company’s planned IPO
CVC acquires Doc Generici from Charterhouse
Charterhouse's ninth fund scores a 2.7x money multiple with a 40% IRR following the sale
Wisequity IV hits €215m hard-cap
Milan-based Wise has closed its Wisequity IV fund after six months on the road
Index and Global Founders back Homebell
Index Venture and Global Founders team up again to back Homebell, a platform for craftsmen
LendInvest receives £17m series-B from Atomico
LendInvest provides loans for property developers and landlords
Student lender Future Finance raises £119m from Blackstone et al.
Future Finance provides lending for students who need additional funds on top of their government loans
Callista acquires Poppe Ahrensbök
Callista buys German rubber and plastic products manufacturer Poppe Ahrensbök
Infinity fully exits Positive Cashflow Finance
Final exit comes two years after the GP first sold a stake in the Manchester-based business lender
Panakès launches first Italian medtech early-stage vehicle
Maiden medtech venture capital fund targets a €100m final close by the end of the year
Catalyst backs Smart Bill
Catalyst Romania Fund and Gecad Group back Romanian cloud invoicer Smart Bill with €1m
NVM exits Control Risks
NVM first backed the company in 2011, when it acquired a significant minority stake
Cornerstone, Oaktree buy Poland's ProService from Highlander
Deal sees the US-based investor team up with local GP Cornerstone Partners for the Polish SBO
Westbridge’s Energist buys troubled Chromogenex
Chromogenex's products focus on non-invasive fat reduction processes
BayBG invests in Purus Plastics
BayBG has provided mezzanine debt to German plastic products maker Purus Plastics
21 Partners’ Poland fund acquires Hollywood
Laundry service acquisition is the fourth buyout for the Poland and Czech Republic-focused €100m vehicle
Gimv et al. in final exit of Punch Powertrain
Chinese trade player Yinyi Group buys the powertrains manufacturer at around €1bn EV
Corpfin invests in Spain’s Arenal
The investment will boost a four-year expansion plan in the country and launch a new website
Mandarin invests €12m in Marval
Sino-Italian GP has committed an additional €6m investment to the business
BGF invests £1.3m in Duncan & Todd
Business Growth Fund supports Caledonian Optical, the lens manufacturing division of Duncan & Todd
EQT invests in Touhula
Touhula operates 80 pre-schools and daycare centres throughout Finland
OpenGate acquires B&M
Deal completion comes after US buyout house OpenGate secured exclusivity in November last year
Sovereign’s Outcomes First buys Options Group
Newly-combined company will provide care for 700 children and young adults
Seafort buys Die Jobmacher
Seafort Advisors acquires German temp employment company Die Jobmacher from its founder
GED scores 2.3x on Aleastur exit
GED Capital has reaped a 2.3x exit multiple over a course of 15 years