Deals
Stirling Square reinvests in Docu Nordic with TA Associates
Stirling Square is deploying equity from its fourth fund, having previously owned the company via its third fund
Ibla Capital carves out oil & marine business unit of Manuli
GP intends to support the business by consolidating its market position and boosting its expansion
LGT Lightstone leads €144m round for Infarm
Round for the urban farming startup is the fourth-largest of 2020 in the DACH region
Kahoot! acquires VC-backed Actimo
Listed e-learning company is paying up to $33m for the target company
LT Capital acquires Global Partner
IT consultancy plans to open further offices across France and to expand its product portfolio
Quadrivio's 120% Lino buys Rosantica
GP invests via Made in Italy Fund, which targets Italian SMEs across the fashion, design and food industries
Novo, Sanofi lead $83m round for Lava Therapeutics
Corporate venture firms were joined by new and existing investors, including Gilde Healthcare
Nauta Capital leads €4.7m series-A round for HappySignals
New round brings company's total funding so far to €6.2m
EQT buys Casa.it from Oakley Capital
GP invests in the company via EQT IX, which was launched in January 2020 with a €15bn hard-cap
MVI acquires majority stake in PS Auction
Deal is MVI's first investment from its second fund, which is aiming to reach its SEK 1bn target by Q1 2021
Blackstone invests in $500m round for Ki
Blackstone is currently investing from its third-generation Tactical Opportunities fund
RDCP wholly acquires HVAC business Macair
Macair's management team will stay on with the company following the transaction
Hg-backed Transporeon bolts on ControlPay
Hg acquired the Germany-based logistics software developer in 2019 in an SBO from TPG
Tikehau et al. in €15m investment for DoveVivo
GP invests alongside other shareholders, including Istituto Atesino di Sviluppo, Seac Fin and DV Holding
Main Capital buys majority stake in Mach
Public sector software company is the fifth from Main VI and the GP plans to seek add-ons for Mach
Apax France to buy Groupe Crystal
GP will buy a majority stake, while Crystal president Bruno Narchal and director Jean-Maximilien Vancayezeele will retain a minority
One Peak leads $30m series-A round for KeepIt
Round is reportedly the largest SaaS investment in a bootstrapped company in the Nordic region
BGF invests £2.6m in MRM
MRM Global also appoints former Diageo executive Andy Fennell as non-executive chairman
Lafayette acquires PPM Pure Metals' Osterwieck site
Parent company PPM had filed for insolvency in May 2020 following restructuring proceedings
TIIN acquires Lantech to merge with Felton
TIIN Capital set up a fund to finance its plans, named Dutch Security TechFund, which held a first close on €25m
Sagard NewGen backs Laboratoires Delbert
Socadif Capital Investissement, Idia Capital Investissement and MACSF also invest in the company
Alliance Entreprendre acquires Ecoclean, LT reinvests
LT and Alliance Entreprendre invest €6m and €10m respectively, according to Capital Finance
Klarna valued at $10.6bn after $650m round led by Silverlake
Valuation makes it the highest-valued private European and the fourth-highest in the world
Palatine-backed Gusto applies for CVA
Palatine backed the company's management buyout from Living Ventures Group in April 2014