Deals
Avista buys 50% stake in Vista Healthcare
Consumer health company is valued at €305m, making it the largest buyout deal in Belgium in 2020
Warburg Pincus invests >£250m in S&W merger with Permira's Tilney
Despite changes in the capital structure, the merger's £1.8bn price tag will remain the same
Plastic alternative producer Lactips raises €13m
Company has raised €20m so far over two funding rounds
Ping An Global leads €32m funding round for PlusDental
HV Holtzbrinck and Lakestar also participate in the round for the dental technology startup
ArchiMed's Bomi bolts on Logifarma
With the GP's support, Bomi intends to pursue an intensive buy-and-build strategy
Guru buys ETX from JRJ
JRJ began exploring a sale process for CFD brokerage in 2017, when it mandated RBC
Horizon backs Makeup Group
GP is investing from Emerging Europe Growth Fund III, which held a final close in January 2019 on €200m
Invision-backed Schneider Group bolts on Nova Traffic
Add-on is part of a succession solution for the Switzerland-based logistics and delivery company
Waterland's Coeo Inkasso bolts on Netherlands-based CIB
Deal marks Coeo's Benelux market entry and was financed with equity from the GP and both companies
Vortex acquires mortgage broker Hypotheek.winkel
Company's founders will retain a minority stake in the business
Perwyn invests in $40m series-B for Decibel
Perwyn is an evergreen multi-family office that takes lead positions in funding rounds
BayBG backs Weiss IT Solutions
GP takes a minority stake in the IT service, while the management team remain on board
83North leads €15m series-A round for podcast startup Podimo
Existing investors E.Ventures and Heartcore also participate in the funding round
Coller leads $829m GP-led secondary deal for Permira IV
Transaction involves four remaining assets, including Genesys, eDreams and Asia Broadcast Satellite
Groupe BPCE leads €8.5m round for Meniga
Existing investors Velocity Capital, Industrifonden and Frumtak also participate
KKR commits $1bn for GTR formation
Investment will be supported by $1.5bn in debt financing for a buy-and-build startegy
KKR revises conditional offer for Avida Finans
Subscription price per share has been reduced from NOK 33 to NOK 26
Invision backs Planet Sports
Company filed for insolvency in February 2020 and was once part of 21sportsgroup, formerly owned by Cipio
Russmedia-backed Erento buys Campanda
Online camper van rental company's venture backers, including Accel and BtoV, sell their stakes
MIP invests €5m in Poke House
Company intends to use the fresh capital to scale up its team and bolster its expansion
GP Bullhound invests in Busuu
Investment is drawn from GP Bullhound Fund IV, which closed on €113m in June 2019
Carnegie, Handelsbanken lead €45m series-C for Doktor.se
Digital healthcare startup has reportedly raised more than $76m in equity so far
EQT buys visual content specialist Freepik
GP invests via EQT Mid-Market Europe, which closed on its €1.6bn hard-cap in May 2017
Main-backed Onventis acquires WorkFlowWise
Deal is the first add-on since Main Capital acquired it in June 2019