Deals
Global Founders Capital in $2.8m series-A for Sviper
Round was led by Modern Times Group, a Sweden-based digital entertainment company
IDI invests €21m in Freeland
Buyout sees Tikehau providing unitranche debt for France-based support services company Freeland
VC-backed energy software firm Limejump sold to Shell
Magnesium Capital, Passion Capital and Starkraft Ventures have been backing the startup in recent years
Nordic buys Conscia from Axcel
Nordic Capital draws money from Nordic Capital IX, a €4.3bn fund that closed in May last year
Genesis backs IT specialist CN Group
GP deploys capital from its Genesis Private Equity Fund III, which closed on €82m in September 2016
Clyde Blowers sells Hydreco to Alcedo-backed Duplomatic
Hydreco was acquired in 2008 by Clyde Bowers' £250m second fund, which made six investments in total
CVC reacquires Ahlsell in SEK 31bn take-private deal
Follows a cash offer of SEK 55 per share for the business that CVC made on 11 December
Consortium of VCs exit Indoo.rs
Speedinvest, Tecnet Equity and Techinvest backed Indoo.rs across four venture and seed rounds
Carlyle's Comdata carves out PayCare from PE-backed Nexi
Deal follows the sale of Oasi, purchased by FSI's Cedacri from Nexi for €151m in January
TPG Capital sells Times Higher Education to Inflexion
Inflexion plans to ramp up THE's US expansion following the opening of Inflexion's Boston office in January
Aberdeen Standard Investments, DIF acquire Unitank
Two investors wholly acquire the oil storage business, each taking a 50% stake for an undisclosed sum
Parquest, Amundi buy Eduservices in SBO
GPs buy minority stakes in the France-based post-secondary-education group Eduservices
CapMan sells down Harvia stake
CapMan acquired a majority stake in Harvia in 2014, listed it last year
Bain Capital Venture et al. invest $70m in Mirakl
Round is led by new investor Bain Capital Venture and sees historical backers recommit
Livingbridge acquires FluidOne from Rigby Group
B2B-focused telecommunications and data hosting company will pursue an acquisitive growth strategy
Capidea backs food supplement specialist TAP
GP acquires a majority stake in the business in partnership with Danish holding company Habico
DCG, MiddleGame in $20m round for Nivaura
London Stock Exchange Group led the round for the UK-headquartered trading software firm
Endless's Antler secures £8m refinancing
Development comes 19 months after the GP acquired the luggage manufacturer from LDC
Capzanine sells stake in Moving
Andera Partners and Swen Capital also exit the company, while Momentum and M Capital reinvest
Sequoia in $42m series-B for Tessian
Email security software developer will invest in product development and international expansion
Crest Capital acquires Penta Group
GP deploys capital from its Crest I Fund, which held a final close in October 2018 on €100m
Redmile Group invests in Hookipa's €33.2m series-D
Hookipa's previous investors include Sofinnova Partners, Takeda Ventures and Forbion
Idinvest leads $20m series-B for Botify
SEO-focused software developer will open a second US office and invest in product development
Syncona leads CHF 35m series-A for Anaveon
Anaveon initially received seed funding from the UZH Life Sciences Fund and BaseLaunch