Deals
Headway Capital exits lighting specialist Castaldi to trade
Sale ends a four-year holding period for Headway, which bought the business as part of Cape Natixis Due's portfolio
CommerzVentures invests $6m in Concirrus
Company intends to use the funds to expand operations and its business reach
EVentures leads $4m seed round for Sorare
Fresh capital will be used to scale up Sorare's team and finalise additional licensing partnerships
Polaris to acquire and merge four Danish coach operators
Four operators had a combined pro forma revenue of тЌ108m in 2019
Draper Esprit leads £16.4m in series-C round in Ravelin
Ravelin is a fraud detection technology company that focuses on payment fraud
Milaya in £15m round for Lanistar at £150m valuation
Established in 2019, the London-based company has 45 employees, with plans to triple its headcount
Verdane acquires minority stake in Studytube for €10m
Company plans on expanding further into the learning and development market
Neva Finventures leads €3m round for Yolo
Primomiglio, Banca di Piacenza, Intesa Sanpaolo Vita, Be Shaping the Future and CRIF also take part in the round
Hayfin becomes majority shareholder in Frans Bonhomme
Centerbridge Partners, which invested in the company in 2013, retains a minority stake
Novo Holdings et al. in $20m round for Reapplix
Company will use the proceeds to commercialise its flagship product across the US
Riflebird-backed Piller Entgrattechnik acquired by SFO
SFO specialises in the takeover and further development of mechanical and plant engineering companies
Apax invests in $65m series-C for PriceFX
Apax Digital Fund closed on $1bn in December 2017 and was deployed 23% in December 2019
Meridia invests in veterinary specialist Vetsum
This is the seventh investment made by the GP via Meridia Private Equity I, a €105m fund closed in 2017
Blackstone leads $200m round for Oatly
Oprah Winfrey, Roc Nation, Natalie Portman, and former Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz also take part in the round
Hony to lose control of PizzaExpress in debt-for-equity swap – report
Many bondholders bought into the restaurant chain in late 2019 as its bonds traded lower
Kindred and Capnamic lead €2.47m seed round for How.FM
Also participating in the round were angel investors including the founders of Just Spices
EQT sells stake in IFS to TA Associates in €3bn deal
Stake owned by EQT is transferred from EQT VII to its successor funds EQT VIII and EQT IX
Bridgepoint's Miya attracts offers from EQT, IFM, KKR, BlackRock – report
Miya is a portfolio company of Bridgepoint Europe VI, a €5.7bn fund that invests in companies with EV of €200m-1bn
Sandton invests £10m in Nextbase
Sandton's investment will be used to accelerate the implementation of new technologies
Ufenau's Swiss IT Security buys Keyon
IT security firm has made 13 add-on acquisitions since Ufenau's investment in November 2017
Elige Capital, Extens invest in Medireport
Company intends to use the fresh capital to consolidate its market position in France and boost its expansion
Wise buys tires specialist Vittoria
This is the second deal inked by the GP via Wisequity V, which closed on its €260m hard-cap in July 2019
Mirabaud buys luxury shoe brand Clergerie – report
Mirabaud is reportedly planning to invest via its Living Heritage private equity fund
Kester-backed Frontier sells business to HIG-backed Vernacare
HIG invested from its Growth Buyout Equity Fund III to acquire Vernacare from Palatine