Articles by Eliza Punshi
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
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
FirstFloor et al. back €41m series-D for Skeleton
Latest round brings Skeleton's total funding to €93m since its inception in 2009
Mid Europa buys Polish e-retailer Displate
Company's founders will remain significant minority shareholders of the business
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
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
EQT Public Value to acquire minority stake in BioGaia
GP is planning to acquire 8% stake in BioGaia for SEK 650m
Lugard Road Capital leads $32m round for InRiver
Company has raised around $56m in total funding and will use the latest proceeds to speed up growth to meet accelerated customer demand
RCapital carves out TPG Engineering from TP Group
Acquisition complements other investments in the GP's portfolio
BGF, Perwyn et al. in £25m round for unicorn Gousto
Latest funding will be used for the development of Gousto's two new fulfilment centres and accelerate investment in automation
PE-backed Trustpilot to list in H1 next year – report
Danish internet company could reportedly be listed at a valuation of $1bn
Bridgepoint-backed Diaverum plans IPO in November – reports
Transaction could reportedly value the company at more than тЌ2bn
CapMan adds €470m in AUM in Q3 2020
AUM bump driven by commitments to CapMan Nordic Real Estate III and CapMan Growth II funds
Monterro buys majority stake in MaintMaster
Almi Invest, which had owned a 10% stake in MaintMaster since 2015, has fully exited, making a 7x return on its invested capital
Vækstfonden et al. in €1.1m seed round for Kaffe Bueno
Startup plans to use the seed funding for launching new products, scaling up production, growing its team and to cover costs for patents
LifeX raises €6m from Cherry, Vækstfonden et al.
Startup has raised тЌ15m in funding since being founded in 2017
Grafton Capital secures majority stake in Third Financial
VC firm has so far invested ТЃ7m in Third Financial, which will use the latest funding to accelerate the growth of its platform
Digital doctors here to stay as telemedicine deals surge
Rise in demand for telemedicine т and promising returns for investors that have been targeting the space т looks set to continue
PE-backed Nets bolts on CCV Schweiz
Following the deal, CCV Schweiz will be integrated with Concardis Schweiz, which is part of Nets Group
Palatine invests in Back2Work
Deal is GP's sixth investment from its ТЃ100m Impact Fund, which targets profitable businesses making a positive impact
Agilitas-backed Danoffice to buy NPVision
Deal will be the second add-on acquisition for Danoffice since Agilitas's buyout of the company in November 2017
Bowmark acquires Totalmobile from Horizon
Bowmark will provide additional funding of ТЃ100m to fund the company's add-ons acquisitions
Lunar raises €40m in series-C funding
Startup has so far raised more than тЌ100m and is backed by VC firms Seed Capital, Greyhound, Augustinus, Socii and private investor David Helgason
Abris exits locomotive leasing business Cargounit to Three Seas
Polish buyout firm Abris Capital Partners has signed an agreement to sell its stake in Polish locomotive lessor Cargounit, also known as Industrial Division, to Three Seas Investment Fund (3SIIF).