Deals
Clessidra buys Italian interior lighting specialist L&S
GP invests from its Clessidra Capital Partners III fund, which closed on €607m in December 2016
Digital+ backs Seven Senders in €16m funding round
Seven Senders will use the capital for international expansion and to promote growth
Rockpool backs MBO of Datum Alloys
GP has acquired a majority stake in the UK-headquartered steel stencil foil manufacturer
HPE Growth injects $32m in Zava series-A
Funding will help London-based Zava to expand its medical offering to patients across Europe
Velocity, Holtzbrinck invest $12.5m in Bux
Total funding raised for the Dutch developer of a stock trading application is $35m so far
ADC Therapeutics gathers $76m in series-E extension
Headquartered in Lausanne, ADC Therapeutics has raised $531m since its inception in 2012
Target Global, IGP lead €50m series-C for McMakler
Previous investors include Lakestar, DN Capital, Earlybird, Warpspeed Ventures and Frog Capital
Aliter acquires Bolt Learning
Software and online training firm is the first instalment in a corporate training buy-and-build
Apax sells Electro Stocks to trade
Sale ends a 12-year holding period for Apax, which acquired the business in a €350m deal
Nordic Capital sells SEK 1.1bn share block in Munters
Divestment reduces Nordic's holding to 36.5% of the total share capital in Munters
CIC and Amadeus lead £3.25m round for Riverlane
Scientific research software firm will develop its products for quantum computing hardware platforms
Corpfin-backed Grupo 5 sells six nursing homes to Korian
Partial exit for Corpfin, which bought a 98% stake in Grupo 5 in 2017 via its fourth fund
VCs invest $12m in Scoutbee
VCs HV Holtzbrinck Venture, 42Cap and Toba Capital invested $4m in the company in 2018
Capitem exits Novencia in management buy-back
GP sells stake in consulting firm Novencia back to the founding director, who becomes sole owner
NB Aurora buys Dierre from Gradiente
NB Aurora bought a 46.1% stake from Gradiente and the remaining 3.8% from Rubbiani for €30.2m
Palamon sells Il Bisonte to trade buyer
Deal values Il Bisonte at €100m and marks the first exit from Palamon European Equity III
Eurazeo leads $227m funding round for Adjust
Firm contributes €60m towards the funding round for the German data analysis software developer
Triton backs Royal Reesink SBO
Equipment distributor Reesink was marketed based on €55-60m EBITDA, according to reports
KKR launches offer for Axel Springer at €63 per share
Friede Springer and CEO Mathias Döpfner, who hold 45.4% of shares, will form a consortium with KKR
KKR sells credit specialist Sistemia to BC-backed MCS-DSO
Group plans to strengthen its position in the Italian credit collection market and boost its growth
CIC backs Mega Gossau
CIC Capital has acquired a minority stake with the management team retaining a majority
Livingbridge backs management buyout of ECS Security
IT security consultancy will spin out from parent business ECS Group and rebrand as Adarma
Atomico leads €88m round for Infarm
Existing investors Balderton Capital, Cherry Ventures and TriplePoint Capital participate
Arkéa backs Groupe Vert, bolts on Netvime
Arkéa finances the merger of the France-based eco-friendly cleaning services providers