Deals
Redmile leads €50m series-C for PE-backed Aprea
Karolinska Development, 5AM Ventures, Versant Ventures and HealthCap also take part in the round
Aurelius partially sells embattled Nestor to trade buyer CRG
Deal comes weeks after a regulator warned that the homecare provider could cease trading
Bayern Kapital backs €13m series-A for Fineway
VC firm also took part in the first tranche of the series-A, which closed on €7m in November 2017
Equistone's Group of Butchers buys Gmyrek
Acquisition follows the bolt-on of Hartmann in October, another German meat producer
Waterland-backed Atos bolts on MediaPark Klinik
Deal will allow Atos to enhance its sports medicine and specialised orthopaedic surgery expertise
Average holding period stays high as quick exits lag
Lower proportion of deals are being exited within three years, and more after seven years
Ukraine-based Horizon Capital's Rozetka bolts on Evo
E-commerce specialist Rozetka, owned by Horizon Capital since 2015, bolts on Evo
Horizon's Bellrock bolts-on Naples Group
Naples Group will be Bellrock's 10th acquisition completed in the last 26 months
Centurion Private Equity backs Abbassalebollette
Sponsor is deploying capital from its Centurion Private Equity Opportunities fund
Main Capital's GoConnectIT bolts on Geodan van den Berg
GP acquired the supplier of specialist software for the infrastructure sector last year
Xenon's Tecnopool bolts on Logiudice Forni, Mimac Italia
Deals are part of the GP's strategy to create a pool of companies specialising in the bakery sector
Creadev et al. inject €40m in InnovaFeed
Investors back InnovaFeed, a biotech company producing insect-based protein flour
US-based Indigo Partners invests in struggling airline Wow
Wow has faced financial difficulties in recent months and has cut four aircraft from its fleet
Gilde buys Gundlach Automotive Corporation
Company's management team has invested alongside Gilde for a minority stake in the business
EQVenture backs $20m round for USound
Fresh capital will be used to support the global roll-out of USound's micro speakers
Innogest leads €1.5m round for MioAssicuratore
Italian venture fund and previous backer Pi Campus also takes part in the investment
CVC in exclusivity for stake in Premiership Rugby
Reported deal would see the GP pay more than ТЃ200m in exchange for a minority stake
Idinvest backs €7m series-A for Teleclinic
Fresh capital will be used to scale up the business and enter new strategic partnerships
NB Aurora acquires minority stake in Club del Sole
Pool of Italian family offices also takes part in the deal and acquires a minority stake
Arkéa, Sofimac back Decortiat Estelle MBI
Dominique Bidaut buys a majority stake in Decortiat, a perfumes and luxury cosmetics packaging company
Newly launched Ethos acquires Ares-backed Miles 33
Publishing software developer generates EBITDA of ТЃ3m, while Ethos invests ТЃ3-8m per deal
Vortex, ABN Amro sell CarsOnTheWeb to trade for up to €156m
Transaction is valued at €91m in cash with performance-related add-ons worth an additional €65m
Brighteye leads €1.8m series-A extension for Tech Will Save Us
Extension brings the total value of the series-A round for the educational toy company to тЌ6m
UI Gestion, Alliance Entreprendre back Treo BIMBO
Thierry Girardeau and Dominique Marrast are appointed as director and sales manager of Treo