Articles by Eliza Punshi
Aledia raises €80m in series-D led by BPI France
Funding is the first of the three tranches planned for its €120m series-D round
Global LBO returns see sharp decline in H1 2020 - research
Returns from private equity funds globally slumped in the first two quarters of 2020, says eFront
BlackRock, BPI France et al. in $160m series-B for Sendinblue
Latest round brings the total amount raised by the company to nearly $200m
OpenGate-backed SMAC to sell Axter to trade
OpenGate last year carved out SMAC from French road construction company Colas
Inspirit invests in Procam Group
GP is currently investing from its debut vehicle, Inspirit Fund I, which held a final close on its ТЃ50m hard-cap in December 2019
Norvestor exits Aptilo Networks to trade
GP exits the company nine years after acquiring it for тЌ14.5m
Norrsken, EQT Ventures et al. in $10m round for Einride
Electric trucks startup has raised $42m in financing since being founded in 2016
Nordic Capital X reaches final close on €6.1bn
GP's largest fund so far took six months to raise and was oversubscribed
LogPoint raises $30m in series-B round
Cybersecurity firm has so far raised $42m over three rounds
Eir Ventures leads seed funding round for Synklino
Startup focuses on developing therapies against viral infections
Soleus and Eir lead $64m series-D round for Galecto
Biotech company has so far raised around $160m since being founded nine years ago
PandaScore raises $6m in round led by V13 Invest
Startup has so far raised around €9m, according to Crunchbase
83North leads $90m series-C round for Exotec
Robotics startup has raised $111m since its founding five years ago
TDR-backed Buffalo Grill acquires distressed rival Courtepaille
Sale process was initiated by Courtepaille's PE sponsor Intermediate Capital Group, which filed for a receivership procedure in July
EQT-backed Iver acquires City Network
Deal is Iver's sixth add-on deal since its creation in 2018 through a merger
KKR-backed Exact bolts on Belgian company Officient
Deal is company's fourth add-on acquisition under KKR's ownership
EQT carves out Natural Colours from Chr Hansen in €800m deal
GP is deploying equity from its latest fund, EQT IX, which will be 15-20% invested following deal completion
Bain-led consortium makes €2.1bn offer for Ahlstrom-Munksjö
Consortium has offered тЌ18.10 per share, 24% higher than the тЌ14.56 closing price on 23 September
Seed Capital leads €4m funding round for BotXO
Around тЌ2m comes from Seed Capital, while VУІkstfonden is providing a syndicated loan of тЌ1.8m
PE-backed Helgstrand Dressage bolts on Kingsland Equestrian
Deal is Helgstrand Dressage's first add-on acquisition under Waterland's ownership
BPI France et al. invest $30m in Comet Meetings
Investment was reportedly equally split between equity and debt
True Ventures leads $87m series-C round for ICEye
Space-tech startup has so far raised $152m since being founded in 2015
Folmer acquires majority stake in Donier Gastronomie
GP is investing from its second fund, which has so far made five platform investments
Abry Partners invests in Chimney Vigor Group
Deal follows the merger between Stockholm-based media agency Chimney and US-based tech company OneVigor in September last year