Deals
Nord Holding acquires Bock
Deal is a carve-out from Bock's listed owner, GEA Group, which acquired the company in 2011
UK exits set to drag in Q3
Early figures from the third quarter suggest that very few GPs will be in sell mode for the rest of the year
Inven, Contrarian lead €5m series A round for Eliq
Startup is a provider of customer engagement software to utility companies
Vam acquires 80% stake in Demenego
A fifth of the company will be retained by the vendor, De Menego family
Ampersand Capital Partners invests in GeneWerk
Pharmaceuticals-focused GP aims to support GeneWerk's growth to meet demand for its services
Agilitas-backed LCG acquires Acorn
Agilitas acquired LCG in March 2020 for an enterprise value of £125-150m from MML Capital
Ergon's SVT Group buys Odice
Deal sees the fire protection products manufacturer expand in France and brings its turnover to €200m
Apax sells Neuraxpharm to Permira
Deal values the company at more than €1.6bn and is set to generate returns for Apax of 3.5x money
IQ Capital et al. in £5.8m series-A for AccelerComm
Existing investors Bloc Ventures and listed technology investor IP Group also participate
Forto raises estimated €25m from Inven, Northzone et al.
Funding comes from new investor Inven Capital and existing investors Cherry Ventures, Northzone and Cavalry Ventures.
Morningside leads £40.6m series-B for Immune Regulation
Morningside's Isaac Cheng will join the company's board of directors
Icebreaker leads €1.6m round for Fixably
Startup will use proceeds to accelerate its expansion into the US and increase presence in Europe and Asia-Pacific
BGF invests £3m in 365 Response
BGF's investment will be used to accelerate the development of the technology platform
Polaris and AAC Capital exit BabySam to trade – report
GPs had reportedly been preparing to sell BabySam as early as 2017
DACH deal pipeline: live, expected and pulled sale processes
A round-up of sale processes ongoing or expected to launch in the coming months in DACH, courtesy of Unquote sister publication Mergermarket
PAI buys stake in Amplitude from Apax
Sale ends a nine-year holding period for Apax, which bought the business from Weinberg and Initiative & Finance
LBO France's RG Safety buys Waterfire
Deal is the protective equipment producer's second add-on in Spain since the GP invested in 2017
Bid Equity's Myneva Group buys Swing
Bid Equity began its social care and healthcare software buy-and-build strategy in 2017
CVC to buy Greek food company Vivartia from Marfin
Marfin has received a binding offer from CVC and granted the GP an exclusivity period until 6 November
Siparex, BPI France sell Duralex to trade
Firms invested in the business in 2015 alongside management, acquiring it from Initiative & Finance
Kinnevik leads $23m series-A round for Joint Academy
Healthtech company has raised $34.2m since being founded six years ago
Afinum buys majority stake in Listan
Computer cooling and energy efficiency hardware company is Afinum's fourth buyout of 2020
Peak Rock acquires Halo Foods
Founded in 1980, Halo generated revenues of £35.2m in the year to 28 December 2019
French deal pipeline: live, expected and pulled sale processes
A round-up of sale processes ongoing or expected to launch in the coming months in France, courtesy of Unquote sister publication Mergermarket