Deals
Omnes, BPI France sell Somos to trade
Semiconductor company has been acquired by Switzerland-based ST Microelectronics
Vam, Adon buy Sicurezza e Ambiente
Italian lenders Banco BPM and Illimity provide a debt package to support the transaction
Patrimonium acquires Roth Group in SBO from Equistone
Equistone acquired the Swiss fire protection and construction company from Ufenau in 2016
Enterprise Investors buys remaining stake in Pan-Pek
GP has acquired the remaining 35% in the company, having bought a 65% stake in the company in May 2018
Signals Venture Capital backs funding round for Workpath
High-Tech Gründerfonds invested in the Munich-based enterprise software developer in September 2019
BlackRock invests $118m in Arrival at $3.5bn valuation
BlackRock, Hyundai and Kia along with United Parcel Services will hold a minority interest in Arrival
Partners in Equity leads €20m round for Campings.com
Company has previously raised €10m from Luxempart and Ekkio Capital
Northpond, Octopus lead $30m series-A for Ori Biotech
Existing investors Amadeus Capital Partners, Delin Ventures and Kindred Capital also join the round
Argand-backed Cherry buys Theobroma Systems
Argand Partners acquired gaming hardware and software company Cherry from Genui in September 2020
VR Equitypartner buys minority stake in Dittrich + Co
GP plans to support the plastic injection moulding specialist with add-ons and organic growth
RedFish invests in FII-backed Maticmind
Private debt funds Tenax QIAIF ICAV and Green Arrow Private Debt also take part in the investment
Ambienta's Amutec acquires Mobert, creates In Pack Machinery
Companies will be merged in a new entity named In Pack Machinery, which will become an aggregation platform
Newion leads €2.5m round for Mediatool
Financing round is aimed at bettering marketing campaign management for global brands and realising growth targets
Wolt raises €7.5m from angel investor Lukasz Gadowski
Investment brings the total amount that Wolt has raised to €267m
FII, Vam create Florence fashion group
Clothing companies Giuntini, Ciemmeci Fashion and Mely's Maglieria will be merged to create a fashion group named Florence
Novartis, Novo lead €9m series-A for Rappta Therapeutics
Round also saw participation from family office Advent Life Sciences, and Business Finland
Nordwind Capital buys majority stake in Trbo
GP said in a statement that it has also made additional growth capital available to the business
Silverlake buys Groupe Meilleurtaux from Goldman Sachs
UK-based GP reportedly paid €700m for its stake in the financial services company
Mutares buys Valmet's engineering services
Acquisition of the automotive engineering company is Mutares' sixth platform investment of 2020
Inflexion acquires Sparta Global; KCP to reap 7x return
Inflexion has previously invested in other businesses in the sector, including FDM
Blue Equity buys Danish tool manufacturer Junget
GP is deploying equity from its second fund, which is now almost fully invested
FPE invests in MaxContact
Lars Pedersen – CEO of another FPE investment, Questionmark – has joined the board as NEC
Nord Holding buys majority stake in Dr Födisch Umwelttechnik
Germany-based emissions measurement company is the GP's third in the environmental technology sector
Auctus buys majority stake in Pro Engineering
Switzerland-based building electrical engineering company is the GP's fifth buyout of 2020