Expansion
De Cecco attracts interest from ProA Capital, denies talks
Private equity firm is keen on acquiring a minority interest in the pasta maker, sources say
McLaren confirms GBP 550m fundraising led by Saudi Arabia, Ares
Existing shareholders, including Mumtalakat, and new private investors invest GBP 150m
Revolut raises USD 800m Series E at USD 33bn valuation
Company becomes the second most valuable fintech in Europe, behind Sweden's Klarna
Verdane steps up DACH activity with four new investments
GP has made a growth investment in Meister and majority investments in PremiumXL and Remember
H&F, BlackRock, GIC invest in Belron at EUR 21bn EV
Hellman & Friedman (H&F), BlackRock and GIC are to acquire a 13% stake in vehicle glass repair and replacement firm Belron in a deal that gives the company an enterprise value of EUR 21bn and an equity value of EUR 17.2bn.
Bain Capital, Thrive lead €126m round for Pleo
Company was founded six years ago and has since raised nearly тЌ200m over three funding rounds
Bridgepoint backs PharmaReview
GP is investing via its first Growth fund, which makes investments of up to ТЃ15m
SoftBank leads $600m series-D for CMR Surgical
Series-D values the business at around $3bn, according to an FT report
Ares takes 33% stake in Atlético Madrid
Club shareholders unanimously agree to a €181m capital increase
Blackstone leads €665m round for software developer Mollie
Company will use the funding to scale up its team, expand globally, and further develop its technology
Bridgepoint buys minority stake in Itsu
GP intends to back Itsu's growth plans after a challenging year for the restaurant and bar sector
Inflexion buys ANS
Inflexion took a minority stake in IT service UKFast in 2018, increasing this to a majority in 2020
Patient Square leads $145m round for Apollo Therapeutics
Biotech company will use the funding to advance its lead therapeutic programmes into clinical development
OTPP's Innovation Platform leads $138m round for Beamery
UK-based recruitment software platform Beamery has raised a $138m funding round led by Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan Board (OTPP) via its Teachers' Innovation Platform (TIP).
Blue Cloud Ventures leads €50m round for Templafy
Insight Partners, Dawn Capital, Seed Capital and Damgaard Company also take part in the round
CVC fully exits Wireless Logic
Montagu Private Equity and management buy out CVC's minority stake
Verdane, Sprints invest in racket sports platform Matchi
Company reportedly raised тЌ20m from the GPs, which will support the company in its international expansion
AP Funds, Omers et al. in $2.75bn round for Northvolt
Battery maker has now raised more than $6.5bn in equity and debt, and will use the funding to expand its production capacity
VC-backed Wallbox goes public through $1.5bn SPAC merger
Transaction will result in proceeds of around $330m and will be completed in the third quarter of 2021
10T Holdings leads $380m round for Ledger
Another 27 investors take part in the funding round, which gives the company unicorn status
Tencent leads $180m round for Scalable Capital
Existing investors BlackRock, HV Capital and Tengelmann also back the asset management firm
Great Hill invests $55m in software company Eloomi
GP reportedly acquired a third of the company in a deal that valued Eloomi at more than DKK 1bn
Aurica buys minority stake in Babel
GP invests in Babel via its third fund, which is dedicated to growth capital investments in mid-market companies
IK to invest in student discount company Mecenat
GP will back the company in its plans to further develop its technology platform