Official Record
All Iron Ventures I closes on €66.5m
Fund invests in innovative B2C companies, primarily marketplaces, e-commerce specialists and SaaS startups
Crédit Mutuel Equity et al. invest €75m in Chausson Matériaux
Irdi Soridec Gestion, BNP Paribas, Grand Sud-Ouest Capital and Idia Capital also invest
ECI sells MPM to 3i for £170m
Other sponsors involved in the process included Livingbridge and Graphite Capital
Riverside sells Swedish Education Group for €18m
GP exits the business nine years after acquiring it via its 2008 fund Riverside Europe Fund IV
Apse buys TerraQuest for £72m
Apse Capital typically backs European tech-enabled SMEs with an enterprise value of тЌ50-200m
Aleph, Crestview back Framestore's acquisition of C3M
The two GPs in 2014 formed a тЌ1.2bn strategic alliance to invest in companies based in the UK and Europe
Endless buys Hovis from Gores, Premier Foods
Endless invests in the business via its Endless Fund IV, which closed on ТЃ525m in December 2014
Hg exits Eucon to trade
Sale ends a four-year holding period for Hg, which backed the company via its Mercury Fund
Andera, Capza reinvest in Octime in minority SBO
Andera (then EdRip) acquired a majority stake in the business along with management in 2016
IK Investment carves out Alba from Alba Baving Group
GP is deploying equity from the IK Small Cap II fund, which closed on its hard-cap of €550m in February 2018
Taste of Italy 2 closes on €330m
Taste of Italy 2 will invest in companies specialised in the food and beverage sector, across its entire value chain
Chiltern backs Inciner8 buyout
Chiltern is an evergreen investor that provides equity cheques of ТЃ3-15m
GHO, co-investors complete Envision deal
Ardian and GHO started exploring options for the sale of Envision in May, with a deal struck in July
Fountain Healthcare Partners III closes on €125m
Fund is dedicated to investments across the life sciences sector, with a focus on therapeutics and medical devices
FirstFloor et al. back €41m series-D for Skeleton
Latest round brings Skeleton's total funding to €93m since its inception in 2009
LionRock rescues Clarks in £100m deal
Asian GP will acquire a majority stake in Clarks as it enters a company voluntary agreement
Mid Europa buys Polish e-retailer Displate
Company's founders will remain significant minority shareholders of the business
Archeide launches €50m VC fund
Fund will target Italian startups developing innovative products and applications
Clessidra buys Coefi from Archeide
Sale ends an eight-year holding period for Archeide, which has supported the growth and expansion of Coefi since 2012
Mutares carves out two units from Gea Group
Deal includes the companies' sites located in France and the Netherlands, with a total of 230 employees
MVI buys Swedish company Biototal
Deal is the second investment from the GP's MVI Fund II, which is still on the road and is targeting SEK 1bn
Orienta backs engineering specialist LMA
With Orienta's support, the company plans to further boost its expansion, both organically and via new acquisitions
Nordic Capital carves out RegTech from BearingPoint
GP followed the company for a long time and entered into exclusive negotiations with BearingPoint a few months ago
360 Capital to launch €50m Square II fund
360 Square II will deploy equity tickets of €500,000-3m, primarily across France and Italy