Expansion
CVC to acquire 14.5% of Six Nations for €450m
In April 2020, CVC delayed a £300m investment in rugby tournament Six Nations due to the coronavirus
Cinven-backed Partner in Pet Food buys Doggy
Cinven acquired Budapest-headquartered pet food manufacturer Partner in Pet Food in April 2018
Andera closes Cabestan Croissance fund, inks first deal
Growth capital fund closed on €80m in Q1, after holding a €60m first close in December
Axa Venture leads €5.2m round for Unlatch
Company plans to use the fresh capital to boost its international growth, primarily in Spain and the UK
Acton sells stake in Momox to Verdane
Verdane will own an 85% stake in the Germany-based e-commerce company via its 10th fund
LDC-backed Babble acquires Lake Technologies
Founded in 1995, Lake Technologies provides business telephony and network services
Creas leads €3.6m round for Qida
Equity4Good, a vehicle managed by Ship2B, and Fondo Bolsa Social also take part in the round
HV Holtzbrinck leads €60m round for SolarisBank
Existing investors including Lakestar, Yabeo and ABN Amro Ventures also back the banking platform
Freeline closes $120m extended series-C round
Financing augments Syncona's previously announced series-C investment in Freeline of $40m
Mutares-backed Plati bolts on Nexans Metallurgie
Add-on acquisition comes via a carve-out from cable producer Nexans
Cathay Capital backs FuturMaster
Company plans to use the financing to further develop its SaaS solutions and boost its global expansion
Gimv buys minority stake in Televic
GP plans to support the communication systems producer with international expansion and add-ons
Silver Investment Partners-backed Alvara bolts on IT Kompetenz
GP also supported the bolt-on of cash management software company Zeiser Group in May 2019
Equistone-backed FirstPort to merge with Mainstay
Hampshire-based FirstPort recorded a turnover of £28.9m for the year-ending in December 2018
Indico, All Iron Ventures lead €5m series-A for Barkyn
Company plans to use the financing to further develop its offering and boost its international expansion
GCP takes minority in CubeLogic
CubeLogic's management team completed a buy back from parent company OpenLink in 2016
MIP, P101, Samaipata in €14m series-B for Colvin
Colvin plans to use the capital to further expand internationaly and scale up its team
BayBG to acquire 20% stake in SAV
Bavaria-based GP aims to back the clamping technology company's development with a growth investment
IVP leads $40m series-A for Hopin
Founded in 2019, the London-based company has hosted thousands of virtual events
Augens-, BMO-backed Impresa San Siro bolts on Bertini
Company will be integrated within the San Siro group, but will continue to operate under its own brand
Longitude Capital leads $40m round for Polares Medical
Existing investors Decheng, Endeavour Vision, IDO, Earlybird and Wellington also take part
BDC invests in Matrix
Equity for the investment was drawn from Bridgepoint Development Capital III, which closed on £600m
Apiary-backed Conn3ct acquires ICR
Apiary supported the acquisition with fresh equity from its debut fund, which closed on £200m
Lonsdale-backed CRSG acquires Acclimatise
Lonsdale acquired CRSG in December 2018, drawing equity from Lonsdale Capital Partners