Deals
Chequers Capital to carve out EBC from Econocom
Divestment is part of Econocom’s strategy of refocusing its operations on its core business
Checkout.com acquires VC-backed ProcessOut
Insight Partners and DST Global led a $230m series-A funding round for Checkout.com last year
Alvia buys majority stake in Hamburg Care
Acquisition of a majority stake in the Germany-based care provider marks the firm's first investment
MML-backed Learning Curve nearing sale - report
Agilitas, investing from its 2015 fund, is said to be one of the final bidders in the process
Advent, Cinven and RAG-Stiftung buy Thyssenkrupp Elevator
€17.2bn deal is the largest ever PE buyout in Germany, and the third-largest ever recorded in Europe
Blantyre invests in McAvoy
Blantyre is currently investing from its Special Situations Fund 1, which closed on €500m
Khosla leads $9m series-A extension for Sword Health
Vesalius Biocapital, Green Innovations, Founders Fund and Faber Ventures also take part in the round
Secondaries deal volume up 7% in 2019 – research
Setter Capital's latest research reveals continued momentum in private equity secondaries, with 2020 set to be another record year
Bain, NBRP-backed Engineering bolts on FDL Servizi
FDL Servizi founder and CEO Fausto Romelli retains a minority stake
Goldman Sachs et al. in $55m round for Jumo
Odey Asset Management and Leapfrog Investments also back the round
SHS buys minority stake in Blazejewski Medi-Tech
Deal for endoscope manufacturer marks the final investment from SHS Fonds IV
BlackRock invests in House of Creed
First investment made by BlackRock's Long Term Private Capital vehicle in Europe
Georgian leads $25m series-C for Tractable
Series-C funding round nearly doubles the total funds raised by the company to $55m
Frog leads £7m round for SHE Software
Existing investor the Northern VCTs, managed by Mercia, also participated
Thyssenkrupp receives elevator unit bids from two consortia
€16bn deal would be the largest in Germany’s history and the third highest ever in Europe
Arsenal acquires BresMed
Arsenal invests $50-300m of equity in healthcare and healthcare-related companies
Bain & Co joins CVC to back EcoVadis
Bain & Co's investment was coupled with the recently secured $200m funding from CVC Growth Partners
BGF invests £11m in And Digital
Alex Snodgrass, an investor at BGF, will take a seat on the board of the digital consultancy
ProA Capital buys Solitium
Third deal made by ProA Capital Iberian Buyout Fund III, which closed on €475m in February 2019
Summa and Goldman Sachs invest in EcoOnline
Summa Equity partner Christian Melby will retain his position on the board of EcoOnline
Mayfair et al. in additional $150m series-D for Graphcore
Mayfair Equity Partners has led an additional $150m series-D funding round for Graphcore, a UK-based microchip designer.
Bain- and Cinven-backed Stada buys 15 GSK brands
Deal is part of Stada's growth in the consumer health and over-the-counter sectors
Softbank invests $100m in Behavox
Behavox's CEO and other employees remain the largest shareholders in the business
Carlyle buys stake in Mak-System
Belgium-based blood chain management software company draws investment from two Carlyle vehicles