Deals
Hg-backed Visma acquires Cash Software
Deal is Visma's fourth strategic acquisition in the accountancy software market
EQT buys Idealista from Apax for €1.3bn
EQT acquires a majority stake, while the management team led by CEO Jesús Encinar retains a minority
Digital Currency acquires Luno
Digtal Currency has backed more than 160 blockchain companies including Grayscale Investments
Nord Holding buys Oton, Ohrwerk, creates AudiOsono
GP plans to grow the hearing care buy-and-build platform to 150 sites in Germany via add-ons
Addition leads $200m investment in Snyk at a valuation of $2.6bn
Snyk, a software security company, generated revenues of $8.5m in 2019, up from $2.1m in 2018
DPE acquires Mehler Vario System
Investment in the bulletproof equipment producer comes shortly after the €1bn final close of DPE IV
GP-backed PolyTech bolts-on Fos4x
Deal strengthens PolyTech's position as a blade technology specialist
Riverside-backed GermanPersonnel acquires Evint
Bolt-on is the second for the recruitment software company since Riverside's investment in 2018
Columbus Venture invests in €7.4m round for Algenex
Columbus deploys capital from Columbus Life Science Fund II, which targets early-stage biotech startups
Naxicap, Impala make bids to acquire Ales
Ales Groupe was put into receivership by the Commercial Court of Paris in July 2020
Ardian backs smart city specialist Wintics
Company plans to use the fresh capital to scale up its technology and accelerate its expansion
Avedon's SLF acquires STI Bearings
Acquisition of the industrial ball bearings producer aims to grow SLF's client base
LBO France completes sale of EI-Technologies to trade
French GP invested in the company in 2008 through its venture fund
AppyWay to target £20m series-B funding round
Partner Jon Edirmanasinghe is leading a team from Cavendish to advise on the fundraise
Waterland's Netgo bolts on CSM MeinSystemhaus
IT service Netgo is pursuing a buy-and-build strategy and acquired Commehr and Workbees in July 2020
TCV leads €90m series-B for Mollie
Company intends to use the fresh capital to further boost its expansion and broaden its product offering
Oaktree Capital buys Stade Malherbe Caen
GP invests in the company alongside French entrepreneur Pierre-Antoine Capton, who is appointed as chair
Blackstone leads £50m capital injection for NEC
Blackstone originally invested in NEC in 2018, drawing equity from its Total Alternatives Solution IV
CEFIF, Leapfrog et al. in $30m round for BIMA
Company has raised more than $200m since being founded 10 years ago
Apiary invests in ACC
Apiary Capital invests in companies with enterprise values of ТЃ10-75m
Abac buys five petcare companies
GP acquires the companies via Abac Solutions, which closed on €320m in May 2016
Capiton acquires electronics business Cedes
Switzerland-based 3D sensor producer is set to be the GP's platform investment in H2 2020
Warburg Pincus invests in Infoniqa
HR software's management and previous shareholder Elvaston Capital are also investing
FSN buys majority stake in Elvaston's MHP Solution Group
Elvaston and the company's management will retain a minority stake in the logistics software company