Deals
Mubadala Ventures invests in $125m funding round for Wefox
Fresh capital will be used to expand into Spain, France, Italy and the Benelux region
Synova generates 4x return on Meritsoft sale to Cognizant
Sale of financial software company brings to an end a holding period of three and a half years
Causeway supports MBO of GTI from Exponent
Deal for the recruitment business brings to an end a 13-year holding period for the vendor
Pureos Bioventures leads CHF 10m series-A for NovaGo
Swiss clinical-stage biotech company Neurimmune also takes part in the investment
Cinven buys Inseec U in €800m deal
Rothschild-led auction also saw Carlyle, BC Partners and Wendel in the second round
MCH sells minority stake in Talgo in €69m deal
MCH first backed Talgo in March 2006 alongside US investment bank Lehman Brothers
Greenbriar exits Frauscher
Greenbriar acquired a majority stake in Frauscher for approximately €90m in 2016
VC firms back €48.5m series-E for Trustpilot
Advent International affiliate Sunley House Capital Management leads the funding round
Advent acquires Evonik's methacrylates business for €3bn
GSO offered bidders a unitranche of €1.5bn and Barclays offered an all-loan structure of €1.25bn
IDI buys Institut de Formation à la Sophrologie
Buyout deal sees GP acquire a majority stake in France-based sophrology training institute
Synova backs Chatsworth Schools platform
Initial deal comprises five schools in south-east England, with plans to expand internationally
Bessemer leads $60m series-C for Shift
Existing investors Accel, General Catalyst and Iris Capital also take part in the round
Tiger Global invests €50m in Flaschenpost
Other investors include Cherry Ventures, Vorwerk Ventures, Discovery Ventures and Larix VC
Secondaries leverage hitting record levels – research
Leverage now accounts for nearly 40% of the yearly secondary market value, says Triago
ArchiMed to acquire Bomi in €70m take-private deal
GP intends to finance the acquisition via its Med Platform I fund, which held a €530m first close in 2018
CH&Co in exclusive sale talks with Equistone – report
Talks for the MML-backed catering and hospitality firm are reportedly based on £22m run-rate EBITDA
Sofindev backs Mabo-Lifting
Sofindev is investing in forklifts specialist Mabo-Lifting via its Sofindev IV fund
Project A, Creandum add $30m to funding round for Voi
Existing investors include Vostok New Ventures, Balderton Capital and LocalGlobe
Segulah sells CCS to trade
Segulah supported several bolt-on acquisitions and also made partial divestments
Montefiore, M80 back Gandi.net
Previous investor Stephens exits investment in the domain name registrar after 14 years
Summit exits Acturis in Astorg-backed deal
Sale of insurance-related software business brings to an end a nine-year holding period
ASC Investment acquires Canon Business Services
ASC Investment will retain all current employees and bring in a new management team
Calcium Capital invests €14m in Climb Up
Carvest, which first invested in Climb Up in 2011, exits the climbing walls operator
Keensight-backed LinkByNet bolts on Objectif Libre
Objectif Libre's management team will join the board of LinkByNet and acquire shares