Articles by José Rojo
IDI and Pechel in Dubbing Brothers MBO
Both GPs are understood to have secured a joint controlling stake in the dubbing specialist
QuiToque raises €1.5m from Isai et al.
Newly rebranded meal kit business will make new hires and seal partnerships with food producers
HarbourVest snaps up Bank of America’s fund-of-funds manager
Purchase follows exclusive negotiations to acquire emerging markets specialist, unquote" understands
Siparex injects €600,000 into Batiroc
Second deal to come via VC’s 40%-invested Rhône-Alpes regional fund in space of a week
Index holds $550m final close, promotes Shah to partner
VC wraps up fundraising for eighth venture fund after just two months on the road
BlackFin closes second fund on €400m hard-cap
Vehicle is 25% invested after financing three buyouts to date, unquote" has learned
Idinvest buys minority stake in VC-backed Secret Escapes
Institutional funds injection is company's fifth since inception in 2011
Sofinnova leads €22m series-A for Enyo Pharma
Round featured €5m contribution from BPI France’s €173m healthcare-focused InnoBio fund
Eurazeo in exclusive talks for Rothschild’s nursery LPCR
Listed GP to acquire the nursery operator from Rothschild’s FAPI alongside CEO
Ardian scores 20%-plus IRR on FitnessBoutique OBO
Sports equipment specialist is reported to have doubled size during GP’s five-year ownership
Vendis inks first Nordic deal with Ferm Living MBO
Takeover of Danish design furniture brand is second deal for GP’s €150m-plus second fund
I&FP buys Nova Technology
Buyout of IT consultancy is fifth to be financed via GP’s €135m buy-and-build fund
Siparex kickstarts regional fund with Labojal BIMBO
Siparex’s €800,000 injection is the latest to be announced by the VC following a busy January
Siparex backs MBO for Déchelette-Malleval
The deal, financed with a €600,000 ticket, is the 23rd for GP’s 40%-invested Rhone-Alpes fund
Ouest Croissance backs MBO for Azenn
MBO is the first to involve the SME investor this year after an active end of 2015
Inkef leads $4.5m series-A for Wercker
Round follows $2.4m seed round in 2014 and brings total funding to $7.5m
Mucosis raises €5.7m from BioGeneration et al.
Round comes eight years after €3m injection by BioGeneration and Medsciences, among others
Ergon buys HIG’s Looping
SBO comes five years after HIG helped set up theme park group with €20m investment
Accel leads $10m series-A for Job Today
Employment marketplace will use the funds to launch its services in London and Paris
Sentryo raises €2m from Ace et al.
Cybersecurity specialist to dedicate funds to expansion in the French and German market
EdRip backs SFAM with €10-20m injection
Deal is the ninth to be financed via the GP’s €300m small-cap venture fund, Winch Capital 3
Spanish fundraising down by 25% in 2015, says Ascri
unquote" revisits eight key fund-related developments within Spanish private equity in 2015
Peakon raises €4m from Idinvest and Sunstone
Recently launched business will boost operations at both its London and Copenhagen locations
Argos-backed Valco buys Guichon amid capital reshuffle
Guichon purchase was followed by entrance of FDEN as a minority shareholder