Deals
Nordic Capital, Carlyle bid for Octopus-backed Calastone
Trade bidders are also competing in the process, while Motive Partners was bidding, but is no longer involved
CDP Venture Capital leads €15m series-C for Wise
Indaco and Eureka also take part in the round, alongside previous backers including Principia and HTGF
Norrsken, EQT Ventures et al. in $10m round for Einride
Electric trucks startup has raised $42m in financing since being founded in 2016
General Catalyst et al. in £240m round for $2bn+ Cazoo
Online used car marketplace Cazoo has generated £100m in revenues to date in 2020
Aksia's COC Farmaceutici buys Tubilux
With this acquisition the GP intends to create a platform for the development and manufacturing of ophthalmic products
Mobeus injects $3.8m into Preservica
Mobeus initially supported the spin-out of the original Preservica technology from portfolio company Tessella
HTGF, WestTech sell Semknox to trade
Sale of its stake in the AI-backed product search software platform is HTGF's eighth exit of 2020
Keyhaven sells TCX to Investcorp's Dainese
Company becomes part of the Dainese group, which designs clothing for outdoor sports and is controlled by Investcorp
LogPoint raises $30m in series-B round
Cybersecurity firm has so far raised $42m over three rounds
Bregal buys minority stake in Woom
Investment intends to support the children's bike producer in meeting growing demand for its products
Main Capital sells RVC Medical to trade
Sale process saw interest from sponsors and corporates, and ends a six-year holding period for Main Capital
Palatine invests in NRG
Following the investment, the company will follow a buy-and-build strategy and develop its services
Eir Ventures leads seed funding round for Synklino
Startup focuses on developing therapies against viral infections
Mirabaud invests in Alain Ducasse Group
GP invested in the gastronomy group via its first fund, which focuses on "living heritage" companies
Carlyle makes new offer for Officine Maccaferri
Restructuring plan includes the acquisition of all the shares of Maccaferri
Hg invests $1.5bn in Hyperion at $5bn valuation
Hyperion's management team and employees will remain the largest shareholder group in the company
Main Capital acquires Textkernel
Main Capital plans to support a buy-and-build strategy for the Netherlands-based recruitment software developer
Soleus and Eir lead $64m series-D round for Galecto
Biotech company has so far raised around $160m since being founded nine years ago
PandaScore raises $6m in round led by V13 Invest
Startup has so far raised around €9m, according to Crunchbase
Livingbridge sells Mobysoft to ECI
Livingbridge began preparations to exit the company in July 2020, in a GCA Altium-led auction process
Argos Wityu proceeds with buyout of Sword's French operations
French operations of the IT engineering and software consultancy generate revenues of €60m
Main Capital's Cleversoft buys BusinessForensics
Deal is the second add-on for the financial regulatory software platform since Main invested in 2018
Chiltern-backed Hanmere acquires Plasmech
Hanmere will continue to seek further acquisition opportunities following this transaction
QuattroR backs paper specialist Burgo
Investment includes a €70m capital increase entirely financed by QuattroR that will be used to reduce Burgo's debt