Exits
Blackstone et al. in talks to sell Refinitiv in $27bn deal
Trade buyer LSEG and target Refinitiv's combined 2018 revenues amount to around ТЃ6bn
Winona exits sports fashion retailer KJUS
Winona Capital invested in the Switzerland-based ski and golf apparel company in 2013
Gimv to sell Thinkstep to trade
Gimv first invested in the company's €8m financing round in 2010 alongside Next47
Ardian sells Ionisos
Latest transaction is France-based Ionisos's fifth buyout transaction since Acto bought it in 2004
Gimv, Sofinnova, Gilde exit Breath Therapeutics for €500m
Gimv and Sofinnova Partners co-led a 2017 €43.5m series-A for Breath Therapeutics, with participation from Gilde Helathcare
Perusa sells Xindao to Gilde
Perusa makes the divestment from Perusa Partners II, a €207m vehicle that closed in 2017
Keensight buys Smile from Eurazeo
Keensight invested in the digital and Open Source services business between 2013 and 2017
VCs exit Understand.AI to trade
Germany-based trade buyer DSpace has acquired autonomous driving software company Understand.AI
Ardian buys majority stake in Staci from Cobepa
Transaction sees logistics services provider Staci valued at €600m, according to a report
Inflexion sells Cawood Scientific to Waterland
Acquirer typical makes initial investments in deals with enterprise values of up to тЌ100m
Permira acquires Quotient from GHO for a reported £600m
Outsourced drug development company has expanded into the US and tripled its revenues under GHO
3i buys Evernex from Carlyle in deal exceeding €400m
Carlyle invested in Evernex, a provider of IT infrastructure maintenance, in 2015
FSN sells Velcora to trade for SEK 1.28bn
Acquisition includes Velcora's Roplan and Steridose businesses, both headquartered in Sweden
Inflexion to merge Bridgepoint-backed Estera with Ocorian
Transaction ends a four-year holding period and reportedly values Estera at ТЃ500-600m
Yabeo, IBB, Atlantic Labs sell stakes in Dentolo to trade
Atlantic Labs first invested in the dental insurance platform in 2016, with Yabeo investing in 2017
Clessidra sells Cavalli to Dubai-based firm
Sale ends a four-year holding period for Italian GP Clessidra, which owns a majority stake
Capza buys Groupe Saint Aubin in SBO
Capza, formerly known as Capzanine, invests in the food company via its Capza Transition fund
VCs sell Amal to Boehringer Ingelheim in €325m deal
Boehringer Ingelheim Venture Fund and High-Tech Gründerfonds provided seed funding for Amal in 2014
AnaCap makes 2.6x on Ellisphere exit
Sale of business intelligence company generates a 2.6x money multiple and 52% IRR for AnaCap
Rubicon sells Farsound Aviation to AGIC for £115m
Aviation-focused supply chain management company was reportedly marketed based on ТЃ11.4m EBITDA
DBAG sells Novopress
DBAG has been a shareholder in the electromechanical pressing tools manufacturer since 1990
Waterland sells VivaNeo to Impilo portfolio company TFP
VivaNeo has closed 12 successful acquisitions during Waterland Private Equity's holding period
Itago's NEIP III sells ABL to trade
Sale ends a four-year holding period for NEIP III, which owned a 44.25% stake in ABL
Argos Wityu to sell I'Car Systems and Datafirst
Software development companies for automotive manufacturers and dealers sold to Providence