Deals
Calao Finance backs acquisition of Raidlight-Vertical
Raidlight and Vertical were since 2016 owned by Rossignol Group, a French winter sports group, which is owned by PE firm Altor
Antin to buy PE-backed Babilou
Company's founders Rodolphe and Edouard Carle will retain a minority stake in the business
HQ Equita buys majority stake in Muegge
Microwave components producer was acquired from its parent company Meyer Burger Technology
Advent International acquires stakes in Hermes UK and Germany
GP reportedly pays €1bn for the two stakes in the parcel delivery firm
VCs sell stakes in Kandy Therapeutics to Bayer
Backers included Advent Life Sciences, Fountain Healthcare Partners, Forbion, OrbiMed and Longitude
GED invests in SimpleCloud via Conexo Ventures
SimpleCloud plans to use the fresh capital to accelerate its international expansion, primarily in the US
EQT's Saur bolts on Derichebourg Aqua
Saur secures a 51% stake in the French water utilities management company as part of a strategic partnership
Bolster Investments buys minority stake in Infoplaza
Weather data provider uses the proceeds to fund the acquisition of market peer Weeronline
Aquiline-backed ClearCourse buys Practice Point
Practice Point's management team will stay on with the business, which will continue to operate independently
DIF Capital invests €82m in Touax Rail
GP is currently investing from its 2019-vintage DIF Core Infrastructure Fund II
P101 in €6.4m round for WeSchool
CDP Venture and Tim Ventures take part in the round, alongside Club Digital and Club Italia Investimenti 2
Bid Equity buys majority stake in Infopark
Deal is the second from Bid Equity II, which held a close in November 2019 and targets B2B software
Nuo Capital, Olma in €4.5m round for Artemest
Early-stage investor Italian Angels for Growth and Swiss holding company Brahma also take part in the round
Priveq acquires majority stake in Trendhim
Company in 2019 generated revenues of DKK 115m, the equivalent of €15.4m
The Deals Pipeline
A fortnightly highlight of deal processes underway and involving PE, either on the buy- or sell-side, across Europe
Panakes et al. in €20m series-B for InnovHeart
Indaco Venture and CDP Venture Capital also take part in the round, alongside previous backer Genextra
PE-backed Nylacast acquires Supergrip
Deal is Nylacast's second add-on transaction since the GP acquired it in 2018
Astorg sells Surfaces Group to TA Associates
Sale ends a three-year holding period for Astorg, which acquired a 75% stake in the company from Xenon PE
Rigeto Unternehmerkapital acquires Oehm & Rehbein
Acquisition of Germany-based x-ray equipment and software was backed by senior debt from ApoBank
Marlin invests in Pentalog
Marlin is currently investing from its Marlin Equity V vehicle, which closed on €2.5bn in March 2017
Triton's All4Labels buys GPS Label, Rotomet
Following the acquisition, GPS-Rotomet will operate under All4Labels, which Triton acquired in 2019
EMZ Partners invests in Ankerkraut
Founding Lemcke family will retain a majority stake in the Germany-based spice retailer
White Park, Navigator Capital carve out Gateway from Gunnebo
Subsidiary has since 2019 generated a loss for Gunnebo
Partners Group-backed Civica acquires InfoFlex
Omers Private Equity sold Civica to Partners Group for an enterprise value of £1.055bn in 2017