Deals
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 £10-75m
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
Mobeus invests £7m in series-B for Buster + Punch
In 2017, Mobeus Equity provided Buster + Punch with £2.9m in growth capital financing
Nexxus Iberia buys STM
GP invests in the company via Nexxus Iberia Private Equity Fund I, which closed on €170m in February 2020
Luminar Ventures leads $1m seed round for Teemyco
Tech startup will use proceeds to launch its service and hire additional staff
Elaghmore acquires Blaze Signs from Mobeus
Arbuthnot Latham in Leeds supported Elaghmore, providing acquisition and working capital facilities
Piper invests £11.5m in Wattbike
Investment is intended to help the business grow in the UK, and expand in the US and Asia
Afinum acquires instant messaging software Threema
Management of the Switzerland-based messaging software will retain a significant minority stake
Heal Capital leads series-A for CereGate
Existing investors High-Tech Gründerfonds (HTGF) and TruVenturo also take part in the round
Waterland's Enreach bolts on HeroBase
Prior to the add-on, Enreach reported revenues of €50m following several bolt-ons completed in 2019