Exits
Seco floats in €397m IPO
Sellers include FII, which owns a stake in Seco via its Fitec fund, and the company's founders
Hg sells EidosMedia to Capza
Sale ends a six-year holding period for Hg, which acquired a majority stake in Eidosmedia firms Wise and Aksia
Meridia exits food ingredients producer Sosa
This is the second exit inked by the GP's debut fund, Meridia Private Equity I, following the sale of KIpenzi
VC-backed Darktrace lists on LSE
Cybersecurity platform has a market cap of around ТЃ1.7bn; it raised its first funding round in 2013
Paragon-backed Apontis Pharma sets IPO price range
Shares are priced at €18.5-24.5, with a final pricing expected on 6 May before the 11 May listing
Corpfin sells Secna to EQT's Chr Hansen
Sale ends a six-year holding period for Corpfin, which bought a 51% stake in the company via its €255m fund IV
Bain sells Fedrigoni's security business to Epiris's Portals
Sale comprises Fedrigoni's facilities specialised in the production of security paper for banknotes and documents
Arcline buys PTS from Columbus
Arcline intends to boost PTS's growth through the expansion of its production and its technology portfolio
Corten buys Emeram's Matrix42
SBO of the digital workspace software is Corten's first investment from its €392m debut fund
Capza exits Ivnosys to PSG-backed Signaturit
Sale ends a two-year holding period for Capza, which acquired a 40% stake in the business via Capzanine 4 Flex Equity
Capiton, Nord Holding sell Engelmann Sensor to DPE
Smart meter business is the final portfolio company in Capiton's 2010-vintage fourth fund
PE-backed Hemnet lists in €1.15bn IPO
General Atlantic and Sprints Capital, which previously owned 60% and 17%, will remain as Hemnet's largest owners with around 41.1% and 11.8% shareholding, respectively
Ardian sells Lagarrigue to Naxicap
Sale ends a five-year holding period for Ardian, which bought a majority stake in Lagarrigue from Azulis Capital
KKR sells minority stake in Hensoldt
Leonardo is to buy the 25.1% stake for €606m; KKR will retain an 18% stake in the sensor developer
EQT's Suse sets out IPO plans
Enterprise software platform intends to generate net proceeds of $500m with its Q2 2021 IPO
MBO exits public relations specialist LLYC
Sale ends a six-year holding period for MBO, which invested €6.35m in the business in exchange for a minority stake
Paragon acquires Bregal's Sovendus
Bregal acquired a minority stake in the e-commerce customer reward platform in 2015
SHS sells stake in Medigroba to trade
Medical homecare provider Medigroba received significant inbound interest from strategic buyers
MusicMagpie lists in £208m IPO, NVM reaps 12x return
NVM generates proceeds of ТЃ72.5m from the exit and retains a 16.1% holding worth ТЃ33.4m
Paragon-backed Apontis Pharma announces IPO intention
Paragon acquired the pharmaceutical business from its parent company UCB in 2018 via Paragon II
Hg's MeinAuto announces intention to float
Hg invested in the new car sales platform in 2018; prior backers included HV Capital and DN Capital
ECI sells Investis Digital to Investcorp, reaps 2.6x return
GP intends to accelerate the company's product innovation and diversification, and boost its growth via M&A
Gilde sells Vivera to JBS in €341m deal
Sale includes three manufacturing plants and a research and development centre located in the Netherlands
PE-backed diagnostics firm Synlab announces IPO pricing
Shares will be priced at €18-23, equating to a €4-5bn market capitalisation and €5.9-6.9bn EV