Deals
Nordic Capital to buy four Germany-based healthcare consultancies
According to a competition authority filing, the GP will acquire a majority stake in each firm
Star Capital buys Gamma
GP invests in the company via Star IV Private Equity Fund, which closed on its €140m hard-cap in May 2020
Suma invests in Gestcompost
GP deploys capital via Suma Capital Efficiency & Environment fund, which closed on €150m in 2018
Lea Partners' Landwehr acquires Prosoft
Acquisition is part of Landwehr's buy-and-build strategy in the HR and recruitment software space
Fund+ leads €38m series-B for Indigo Diabetes
Jan Van den Bossche, partner at Fund+, will join the board of the company
Revolut raises $80m in series-D extension
FinTech company has reportedly raised $983m in total funding
The Deals Pipeline
A fortnightly highlight of deal processes underway and involving PE, either on the buy- or sell-side, across Europe
Centerbridge Partners exits Cepal to Alpha Bank
Alpha Bank, which already owned a 40% stake in Cepal, acquires full control of the company
Aurelius sells Office Depot's Spanish business to trade
Deal is part of the ongoing restructuring of the company started under Aurelius's ownership
V4C-backed Kom-Eko buys Lubelska Agencja Ochrony Srodowiska
Value4Capital acquired Kom-Eko from Royalton Partners in November 2018 via its V4C Poland Plus Fund
Digital+ Partners leads $28m series-B for Quantilope
Dawn Capital, Senovo and Surplus also invest, while Silicon Valley bank provides a debt component
Capiton buys CNP Group
Acquisition of the pharmaceutical company marks the first deal from Capiton's sixth fund
PE exits hit decade low in Q2
Volume of exits by PE players across Europe fell by 43% year-on-year in Q2 2020 as the coronavirus crisis took hold, according to Unquote Data
Primomiglio, CDP Venture, Innogest in €5.8m round for Sardex
Fondazione Sardegna and Nice Group also take part in the investment to support the company's growth
Gilde's Gundlach Automotive sells Goodwheel to trade
Deal sees the B2B-focused tyre and auto parts company sell its B2C online retail division
Evolution leads $64.7m round for Quantexa
New backers British Patient Capital and ABN Amro Ventures join existing investor Accenture Ventures
Auctus Capital Partners invests €30m in BlinkLane
Deal is a combination of a buyout plus growth capital and aims to support add-on acquisitions
GPF Capital invests in Peris Costumes
GP will own a stake of around 50%, while the company's management team will hold the remainder
EV Private Equity acquires 80% stake in Trainor – report
GP has reportedly acquired the company in a deal that values it at NOK 100m
Talde backs Engineered Fire Piping
GP intends to consolidate the company's market position in Spain and boost its international expansion
Waterland's Netgo makes two bolt-ons
Berlin-based Commehr and Workbees mark the third and fourth bolt-ons for the IT service
Nazca buys engneering specialist IDP
GP invests via Nazca V, a lower-mid-market fund that closed on its €150m hard-cap in 2019
Global Founders, Picus invest in £12m round in Selina
Global Founders Capital closed its most recent fund on тЌ150m in March 2013, according to Unquote Data
Silver Lake in exclusivity to acquire Meilleurtaux from Goldman Sachs
Deal follows Silver Lake's acquisition of France-based HR software Silae in July 2020