Deals
Freeline closes $120m extended series-C round
Financing augments Syncona's previously announced series-C investment in Freeline of $40m
Viking Venture acquires FotoWare
Nordic software-focused private equity firm Viking Venture has wholly acquired FotoWare, an Oslo-based B2B provider of digital enterprise asset management software.Т
NordicNinja leads €2.2m seed round for Ziticity
Fresh capital will be used to support geographical growth, as well as fudn further product development
Alcedo buys gnocchi specialist Bertoncello
GP invests in the company via its fund Alcedo IV, which held a final close on €195m in May 2016
Klar Partners acquires Empower IM Oy
Acquisition of the Finland-based smart energy company is the GP's first deal since its inception
Cathay, BPI-backed AD Education bolts on Accademia Italiana
Following the deal, Accademia Italiana founder Vincenzo Giubba will stay on with the business to support its expansion
Mutares-backed Plati bolts on Nexans Metallurgie
Add-on acquisition comes via a carve-out from cable producer Nexans
Altor acquires 30% stake in renewable energy company OX2
GP is deploying capital from its тЌ2.5bn fund, which is understood to have made four investments so far
Kartesia backs £26m refinancing for BGF-backed Clearway
Debt has been invested from Kartesia Senior Opportunities I, marking the fundтs first UK investment
Cathay Capital backs FuturMaster
Company plans to use the financing to further develop its SaaS solutions and boost its global expansion
Royalton-backed Certasig goes under - report
Royalton acquired a majority stake in Certasig in 2007 via its Royalton Capital Investors II fund
Gimv buys minority stake in Televic
GP plans to support the communication systems producer with international expansion and add-ons
Carlyle acquires stake in Envea for €186m EV
Envea reported revenue of €100.4m and an operating profit of €14.7m in FY 2019
Equinox buys Villa Pedemonte, Lombardi Vendorafa
GP invests via its third fund, which targets majority and minority stakes in mid-cap companies
Inflexion-backed Alcumus acquires Banyard and ContractorCheck
Management teams of Banyard and ContractorCheck have not retained stakes in the companies
Donau Invest backs Curasan restructuring
Pharmaceutical company will be delisted and acquired by Donau Invest, subject to creditor agreement
Silver Investment Partners-backed Alvara bolts on IT Kompetenz
GP also supported the bolt-on of cash management software company Zeiser Group in May 2019
Equistone-backed FirstPort to merge with Mainstay
Hampshire-based FirstPort recorded a turnover of ТЃ28.9m for the year-ending in December 2018
Agilitas-backed Cibicom acquires Ice Denmark
Deal comes two years after GP acquired Teracom and Relacom, and formed a new merged entity
Indico, All Iron Ventures lead €5m series-A for Barkyn
Company plans to use the financing to further develop its offering and boost its international expansion
The Deals Pipeline
A fortnightly highlight of deal processes underway and involving PE, either on the buy- or sell-side, across Europe
Aliante-backed Morato Pane bolts on two companies
With these add-ons, the group expects to further boost its international expansion and increase its revenues
GCP takes minority in CubeLogic
CubeLogic's management team completed a buy back from parent company OpenLink in 2016
iXO backs MBO for Exsto
French GP has reportedly backed the deal with a €20m investment, while Siparex exits the business