Deals
Pinova sells stake in Deconta
Exit to family office holding ends a seven-year investment period, during which the company doubled its revenues
Main Capital Partners exits Onguard to trade
GP stands to make a double-digit money multiple from the sale of the credit software company to Visma
Gimv buys majority stake in Köberl Group
Deal marks the second DACH region investment in Gimv's Sustainable Cities platform
KKR invests in Oslo-listed Avida Finans
GP buys 9,090,909 shares for NOK 300m and intends to launch a conditional offer for all Avida shares
Aurica backs STI Norland
GP invests via Aurica III, dedicated to growth capital investments in Spanish mid-cap companies
Aksia-backed Primo invests in L Catterton's CareDent
Combined group will operate a network of 155 dental clinics and generate revenues of around €100m
Montefiore exits Cruiseline in sale to Abénex
Abénex draws capital from its Abénex V fund, which closed on €425m in December 2017
Oaktree Capital backs Mail Boxes Etc
GP acquires a stake of up to 40% in the company via a capital increase of up to €120m
Isai, Capgemini join €12m round for Toucan Toco
Isai and Capgemini invested through their joint investment fund Isai Cap Venture
Mandarin's Coffee Holding bolts on Yespresso
Deal is part of the buy-and-build strategy pursued by the GP to create a coffee production platform
Tikehau closes GP-led secondaries process with Five Arrows
Secondaries process of six balance-sheet assets was tied to the fundraise for Tikehau Growth Equity II
EV Private Equity et al. exit Halfwave to trade
Sale ends an eight-year holding period for EV Private Equity, which bought a 56% stake in the company
Praetura leads £7m round for Inotec
Praetura is currently investing from its EIS 2020 Fund, which closed on ТЃ7m in February 2020
KKR-backed Gamma takes stake in Univercells subsidiary
KKR's $50m investment in Univercells will be drawn from its Health Care Strategic Growth Fund
BDC's Anaveo buys Azman from Initiative & Finance
Initiative & Finance bought a minority stake in Azman as part of an owner buyout in 2017
Apollo takes betting business Gamenet private
Apollo increases its stake after initially buying 48.67% of Gamenet from Trilantic in October 2019
Apax-backed Idealista acquires Yaencontre
Apax Partners acquired a stake in Idealista from Bonsai Venture Capital et al. in July 2015
Palatine sells Vernacare to HIG
HIG is currently investing from Growth Buyout Equity Fund III, which closed on $970m
Vesalius, Swisscanto in €19m series-B for OncoDNA
Fresh capital will be used for international growth and software development acceleration
KCP invest £5m in Commhoist
Commhoist is a specialist mobile telecoms logistics provider based in Warrington and founded in 1996
US pension earmarks $25m for private debt secondaries
Augusta-based MainePERS has invested 3.5% of its portfolio to alternative credit
Main Capital sells TPSC to PE-backed Symplr
Sale ends a six-year holding period for the GP, which bought TPSC via its €40m Main Capital III fund
TA exits Merian to Jupiter for £370m
Merian had AUM of ТЃ22.4bn as at 31 December 2019 and reported EBITDA of ТЃ92.8m for 2018
Kinnevik leads $51.6m round for Mathem
Round also saw participation from AMF, which invested $28.9m