Deals
Bolster Investment buys 60% stake in Mark Climate Technology
Climate control systems company will seek add-on acquisitions following the investment
Wavecrest and Beringea lead $29m round for Edited
Wavecrest is currently investing from its debut fund, which closed on $190m in March 2019
Investindustrial to buy minority stake in Guala for €91m
Offers is made via Special packaging solutions investments, which is controlled by Investindustrial VII
Gresham House invests in Rezatec
Gresham's investment is intended to grow Rezatec and continue its international expansion
Swedish company Dirac raises $6m
Company has raised $32m so far between 2017 and 2020.
Blue Venture and HealthQuest invest in UK company Perspectum
Company has reportedly raised $47m since being founded
Wellington Partners makes seed investment in Sirs Therapeutics
Life science and technology investor Wellington is the majority owner of the early-stage company
Bayern Kapital, Main Incubator back seed round for Scompler
Marketing and content management firm will further develop its software platform
Parquest, BPI France back JVS in OBO; Apax exits
Apax Partners, UI Gestion and the company's founders exit the investment
Sicav-backed NChain acquires Crea
Crea is a software development and implementation firm focused on Bitcoin and IT security
Maven and GAM lead £10m funding round for Push
Founded in 2006 and based in London, Push operates offices in Silicon Valley and Dublin
European consumer M&A presents opportunities in Covid-19 chaos
Europe's consumer sector offers pockets of opportunity as the coronavirus pandemic wreaks havoc on M&A
Secondaries players hold fire despite copious dry powder
Market is likely to pause until Q2 2020 valuations are released, potentially leading to a flurry in Q4
Searchlight-backed GRP bolts on two insurance brokers
Company is seeking targets with £1-10m EBITDA for its insurance brokerage buy-and-build strategy
KKR sells 33.33% stake in Acciona Energia for €445m
Energy group Acciona acquires a 13.33% stake in the company, while Axa IM buys 20%
Ambienta buys software provider Namirial
GP is investing via its Ambienta III fund, which held a first and final close on €635m in May 2018
Neuberger Berman, NB Aurora exit Elco
Neuberger Berman sells its 16.5% stake in the company and NB Aurora its 13.3% holding
Axcel acquires Norwegian company SuperOffice
Deal is the GP's first investment from Axcel VI, which was launched in December 2019
Bridgepoint-backed Fishawack acquires Skysis
Unquote understands the combined entry multiple of both Skysis and Fishawack was 12.8x
Adara Ventures leads €1.25m investment in Fluzo
Sabadell Venture Capital, the venture capital arm of Banco Sabadell, also take part in the round
LVenture leads €2.5m funding round for Filo
Pi Campus, Al.Pe Invest and several business angels also take part in the investment
V4C, Ananda Impact acquire Doktor 24
Investment will finance Doktor 24's acquisition of two other healthcare businesses in Hungary
Oakley exits Inspired Education
Oakley II held a final close on €524m in December 2014 and has since made five realisations
Maxburg acquires Metoda from Bayern Kapital, HTGF, TEV
VCs exit the technology business having first invested in it in 2014