Deals
PE-backed Neoen prepares for IPO
France-based Neoen, a renewable energy project developer, plans to raise around €450m
Mobeus fully exits VSI with Lightwork sale to Siemens
Deal ends a 12-year holding period for the GP, with the investment delivering 4.8x money and 29% IRR
Downing injects £3m into Lignia
Funding will be used to support the construction of Lignia's first commercial production facility
AGIC sells Gimatic for €370m
Industrial automation supplier Gimatic is sold to Barnes Group, an industrial manufacturer
Palatine invests in Estio
GP draws capital for the investment in the apprenticeships business from its ТЃ100m impact fund
PE-backed Staci bolts on Eurodislog
Staci, backed by Cobepa and Soc Gen Capital Partenaires, buys retail logistics peer
Sequoia, CapitalG lead $225m series-C for UiPath
Funding was co-led by existing investor CapitalG with new investor Sequoia Capital joining the round
Battery Ventures' PPT bolts on Mecmesin
Acquisition of the force and torque testing equipment company is the group's first bolt-on
Novo takes 24.9% of Cinven's Envirotainer
Co-investment is announced in partnership with Cinven, two months after the initial buyout
CapMan-backed Digital Workforce raises €3m
Investors in the round include CapMan Growth Equity Fund and earlier seed investors
Apposite acquires Prime Health
Deal is the GP's third investment in the medical imaging space in the past two years
VC-backed Funding Circle seeks up to £1.8bn in IPO
No existing lenders have exercised the option to sell their shares in the upcoming flotation
Folmer acquires Europlan Engineering
GP intends to expand the businesses into new market segments as it pursues a growth strategy
Tesi invests in €6.3m round for Nosto
Fellow Helsinki-based VC firm (and existing investor) OpenOcean also takes part in the financing
CM-CIC Innovation-backed MedinCell announces IPO price range
CM-CIC and BNP Paribas Développement make subscription commitments of €4.7m and €3m each
Dawn, DN Capital leads $15m series-A for Divido
Deal marks the first investment for Dawn Capital since closing its $235m fund Dawn III
Qualium backs Parella
GP invested alongside Parella's managers and employees to accelerate the company's growth
Cathay et al. in €21m series-B round for Kayrros
New and former investors back Kayrros to improve its intelligence service and expand coverage
ForeVest completes GP-led secondary for 2007 fund
ICG was selected as the lead buyer in a competitive process run by Park Hill Group
Talde buys Acoustic & Insulation Techniques
Company intends to use the fresh capital to open a new production plant in the US in 2019
VC firms invest $37m in Blippar
Company's accounts show the firm is making increasingly large losses, up to ТЃ34.4m in 2017
Crest Capital backs Global Fire Equipment
First investment made by the Portuguese GP with its €97m debut fund Crest Capital I
Agilitas-backed Recover Nordic acquires JK Kloakservice
Latest deal is the 15th bolt-on since Agilitas backed Recover Nordic in 2013
Sycamore sells EMP Merchandising to trade
EMP will become a business unit of Warner Music Group's global artist and label services division