Deals
White Bridge buys Alpha Test from Aksia
GP intends to support the company’s growth and expansion across the education sector in Europe
Eurazeo to buy majority stake in Utac Ceram
BPI France-backed FCDE II bought a majority stake in the transport services company in 2017 for €50m
KKR, Ardian buy Elsan stake from CVC
With the support of its new investors, the company plans to deploy around €150m per year to boost innovation
Stanley Capital acquires Noden Pharma DAC
Stanley Capital expects to pursue a buy-and-build strategy with the pharmaceutical company
Aurelius's Office Depot to sell Spanish direct business to trade
Deal is Office Depot’s fourth divestment in nine months as part of its ongoing restructuring
PAI to acquire Amplitude from Apax
Apax, which currently owns 41.4% of the listed company, would fully exit its stake
Leonard Green-backed CPA merges with Clarivate in $6.8bn deal
Clarivate is anticipating adjusted revenues of $1.13-1.16bn and adjusted EBITDA of $395-420m for 2020
Ciclad acquires majority stake in ReportOne
GP will help the company accelerate its strategy to become more data-driven
Heal Capital leads $10.5m round for Siilo
Investment in the healthcare messaging app is Heal Capital's debut deal from its first fund
Ardian buys Finaxy from Equistone
Sale ends a six-year holding period for Equistone, which owned a stake of around 80% in the company
Fund+ leads €23m series-A for Exevir
Exevir will commit to the international effort to pursue new treatment for Covid-19
B-to-V leads €3m seed round for ToolSense
AWS Gründerfonds, Segnalita Ventures, Martin Global and angel investor Georg Hoblik also take part
Warburg Pincus, DTCP acquire Community Fibre
Olaf Swantee, the former CEO of EE, will join Community Fibre as executive chairman
Gilde Equity Management acquires HC Groep
Gilde has acquired the climate technology and building ventilation company from Airvance Group
Aksia buys frozen pizza maker Valpizza
Second deal for Aksìa Capital V, following its investment in dental clinics business Primo Group
Life Science Partners et. al in series-A round for Vico Therapeutics
Biotech startup will use the proceeds to further advance its therapy
Madison Dearborn acquires IPLP for C$981m
CDPQ, the company’s largest shareholder, will retain 24.9% of shares through a subsidiary
BC Partners backs Ima in €3.6bn deal
BC Partners and Sofima will launch a mandatory tender offer to acquire all remaining Ima shares
Signals Venture Capital leads €34m round for Everphone
B2B mobile phone rental startup expects to benefit from increased home working due to the pandemic
Blackstone-backed Superbet acquires Lucky 7
Blackstone acquired a minority stake through its Blackstone Tactical Opportunities Fund I in 2019
Waterland buys majority stake in Leupold
GP plans to assist the company with add-on acquisitions in the folding packaging sector
KKR sells Papresa to Quantum
Sale ends a six-year holding period for KKR, which acquired Papresa from Grupo Alfonso Gallardo
LDC in exclusive talks to acquire Excell – report
Excell Group provides bespoke managed communication services primarily for clients in the UK
Permira buys majority stake in EF Kids & Teens
Switzerland-headquartered company runs language schools and online learning in China and Indonesia