Deals
Consortium invests €10m in Snowleader
French retailer of mountain sports equipment plans to open shops in France and abroad
Merino-backed Hawkin's Bazaar appoints administrators
Company reported a loss of almost ТЃ1m on ТЃ15.3m in sales in 2018 and employs 177 people
Crédit Mutuel Equity backs Axialease
GP invests €4.7m in the France-based B2B leasing service to fuel international expansion
Foresight invests £16.8m in Signature
Foresight Group will provide an initial ТЃ5m revolving credit facility to Signature
Altitude et al. back Nobl series-A
Cannabis data, conference and consulting service was backed by sector-focused investors
MW&L acquires Chairman Mentors
MW&L invested ТЃ66m in oil well decommissioning company Well-Safe Solutions in October 2019
Equistone-backed PIA buys Nordpol+
GP has been pursuing a buy-and-build strategy for the advertising company since 2014
Permira sells Duff & Phelps for $4.2bn
New York-based Duff & Phelps is a business service that employs 3,500 people globally
RDIF et al. in Carprice, Travelata, Elementaree
RDIF is injecting capital jointly with its Russian, French and Middle Eastern partners
Vistara backs Kurtosys
Canada-based GP provided growth capital to the financial services software provider
Generis backs Kickmaker
GP backs France-based business support company via €5m capital increase transaction
Insight Partners leads $20m series-A round for Hivebrite
US-based VC backs the France-based provider of branded community management platforms
BC Partners puts CeramTec on exit radar
While a formal process is yet to launch, Goldman Sachs is seen to be in a strong position for the mandate
HLD Europe to buy Exxelia from IK
IK backed the France-based business in 2014 via its IK VII fund, which closed on €1.7bn in 2013
Nimbus acquires Dresselhaus
GP bought the fasteners and fixings manufacturer as part of a succession process for the company
IK takes minority stake in EDH
Existing investors Quilvest Capital Partners and Amin Khiari retain stakes in the group
HIG Capital-backed Cadica buys Scatolificio Giorgi
GP intends to pursue an intense aggregation strategy with further acquisitions across the sector
Dila Capital in €8m funding round for ByHours
Company plans to use the financing to boost its presence in Europe and Latin America, and expand in the US
MTIP et al. exit Blueprint Genetics to trade
Listed, US-based diagnostic information service Quest Diagnostics has acquired Blueprint
VCs in €20m series-B for PDCLine
In 2016, Belgian VC Meusinvest, Spinventure and several business angels invested €4m in the company
Telemos-backed MedEuropa buys CCO
Ardian provides debt for the acquisition of the France-based cancer treatment centre
Goldman Sachs, BPI France et al. back $70m round for LumApps
Latest fundraise for the France-based SaaS provider follows a $24m series-B in Q3 2019
DeA Capital's Idea CCR II backs Pieralisi
Deal follows the acquisition of the company's bank debt by Idea CCR II in December 2017
PE-backed Avisa bolts on consulting firm CEIS
Merger will help the group provide a wider range of cybersecurity-related services