Deals
Par invests in Amiqus Resolution
EIS fund manager typically takes part in funding rounds valued at up to £3.5m
Hg partially exits Visma to CPPIB
GP sells part of the stake held by Hg7, a £2bn buyout fund that closed on its hard-cap in 2013
Backed VC leads £2.5m round for Flexciton
Manufacturing AI software business is recruiting industrial optimisation and AI specialists
Ardian backs Optimind
Company plans to use the fresh capital to accelerate its expansion and external growth
Endless's Go Plant acquires assets from Gulliver's
Deal for the embattled truck rental company comes shortly after it entered into administration
Natixis et al. invest €72m in Wynd
Fresh capital will be used to hire staff, pursue Wynd's expansion abroad and invest in R&D
Balderton leads $10m series-A for Kaia Health
VC firm drew capital for the investment from its $375m venture fund, Balderton VI
Capzanine backs Intescia in SBO
Exiting GPs Andera and BNP Paribas Development supported Intescia's spin-out in 2013
AnaCap-backed Heidelpay bolts on Universum
Acquisition of Universum is the fifth bolt-on for the Germany-based payments service provider
Beringea leads £6.5m funding round for Exonar
Downing Ventures and Amadeus also take part in the round for the data management business
Norvestor-backed Nordic Camping buys First Camp for £28.7m
Acquisition was partially financed by a vendor note (£7.7m) as well as with external financing
HTGF backs Iconiq Lab
HTGF uses its latest investment vehicle High-Tech Gründerfonds III for the investment
Blackstone, H&F have joint bid for Scout24 rejected
Offer from previous owners Blackstone and Hellman & Friedman values the business at €4.7bn
BGF invests in BioCity
Life sciences business incubator will expand its provision of accelerator programmes
Naxicap exits Jaguar Network to trade in €100m deal
GP sells minority stake in France-based Jaguar Network after five years' ownership
Main Capital sells Axxerion stake in trade sale
Listed company Nemetschek Group wholly acquires the Netherlands-based software company
Amundi buys remaining stake in Anatec
Following the acquisition, Anatec will maintain its operational and business independence
Charterhouse's Siaci Saint Honore bolts on Driesassur
SSH, backed by Charterhouse since 2018, bolts on jewellery insurance specialist Driesassur
Silverfleet buys Staxs
GP draws capital from its lower-mid-market vehicle SIlverfleet European Development Fund
Northzone in £26m series-B round for MarketInvoice
UK-based invoice finance company will build up its team and expand its business loans division
Lonsdale acquires majority stake in CC&A
Deal is the eighth to be made from Lonsdale's debut fund, which writes equity cheques of £10-15m
Draper Esprit buys stakes in Earlybird funds
Draper Esprit will fund the acquisitions by issuing up to £100m in new shares on the AIM segment of the London stock exchange
Target Global leads €55m funding round for Flash
VCs including Signals Venture Capital and Idinvest Partners invest in the scooters business
US Venture, Andera lead €32m series-B for HighLife
Previous backer Sofinnova Partners and new investor Sectoral Asset Management also take part