Deals
Andera closes Cabestan Croissance fund, inks first deal
Growth capital fund closed on €80m in Q1, after holding a €60m first close in December
Triton's Eqos Energie bolts on AML Elektrotechnik
Austria-based electrical engineering company had filed for insolvency in April 2020
NewAlpha acquires majority stake in CHR Numerique
Company has generated €12m in revenues and has a 25% EBITDA margin
Capiton sells Trioptics to trade
Exit to Jeniotik follows a five-year investment period and is the second exit from Capiton IV
Callista Private Equity buys two Mikron subsidiaries
Carve-out acquisition marks the Munich-based special situations investor's third deal of 2020
Axa Venture leads €5.2m round for Unlatch
Company plans to use the fresh capital to boost its international growth, primarily in Spain and the UK
Tar Heel buys 70% stake in Estetique
GP is looking to create a nationwide dental group and intends to sell it in five to seven years to an industry investor
Seventure, BioGeneration lead €18.5m round for Citryll
Pharma company has so far raised €33.5m from private backers
Acton sells stake in Momox to Verdane
Verdane will own an 85% stake in the Germany-based e-commerce company via its 10th fund
Carlyle backs translation specialist Memsource
GP deploys capital from Carlyle Europe Technology Partners IV, which closed on €1.35bn in January 2019
VCs exit Inventorum to Shore
HTGF and Vogel Ventures have previously backed cash management software Inventorum
Beyond Leather Materials raises $1.1m in seed round
Early-stage round led by angel investor Steen Ulf Jensen
DBAG's Vitronet bolts on CR Clemens Reuschenbach
Deal marks the fifth add-on for the broadband network construction company since 2017
Axcel acquires AddPro from Adelis
Deal is Axcel's second from its sixth fund, which held a first close on тЌ507m in February 2020
Palamon-backed Simplify acquires Cook Taylor
Simplify, a conveyancing law firm, was acquired by Palamon Capital Partners in 2014
NB Renaissance's Rino Mastrotto buys Nuova Osba
With this add-on, the company expects to enlarge its offering and further consolidate its market position
Jet Investments fully acquires Tedom
GP deployed capital from its Jet II Fund, a vehicle that held a final close on CZK 4bn in November 2018
LDC-backed Babble acquires Lake Technologies
Founded in 1995, Lake Technologies provides business telephony and network services
Creas leads €3.6m round for Qida
Equity4Good, a vehicle managed by Ship2B, and Fondo Bolsa Social also take part in the round
Global Founders, Partech in €5.6m seed round for Symmetrical
Partech is currently investing from its Partech Entrepreneur III global seed fund
HV Holtzbrinck leads €60m round for SolarisBank
Existing investors including Lakestar, Yabeo and ABN Amro Ventures also back the banking platform
PE-backed Mercell prepares for IPO
Viking Venture-backed company hopes to raise NOK 450m in gross proceeds
FII-backed Seco to list on the Italian stock exchange
Seco hires Value Track as financial adviser, and Mediobanca and Goldman Sachs as global coordinators
Committed Capital invests in MR Marine Group
Deal is the second from the GP's €55m third fund, which held a final close in January 2020