Deals
Dunedin acquires Acquis in MBO
Dunedin is currently investing from its Dunedin Buyout Fund III, which closed on £300m in 2013
VC firms in $56m series-B for Pleo
Fresh capital will be used to roll out Pleo across Europe and triple its headcount from 120 to 400
Capdesia acquires minority stake in Wasabi
Deal marks the inaugural European investment for the recently launched fund manager
V4C buys Dreamcommerce
Second investment from the GP's V4C Poland Plus Fund, a vehicle fundraising towards a €150m target
Tikehau Capital backs Medtrade
GP backs Medtrade, a developer of medical device products, via Growth Equity II fund
VCs exit Greenergetic
Innogy's owner, RWE, first became invested in the company in 2015 and invested again in 2016
KKR acquires controlling stake in Telepizza in €604m deal
GP, which already owns a 28.57% stake, will reach 56.29% and will be able to de-list the company
PAI-backed Froneri buys Tip Top in $380m deal
PAI and Nestlé acquired stakes in Froneri in a deal valuing the business at €850m in 2016
Yabeo-backed CommitMed merges with Prosenio
Prosenio, the merged company, will generate more than €16m in sales and will employ 60 people
Softbank invests $800m in Greensill
Transaction reportedly values the UK-based supply chain finance company at around £3bn
Verdane buys Conexus
Conexus plans to use the fresh capital to accelerate its continued international expansion
BC sells Acuris to Ion
Sale of Unquote's parent group brings to an end a six-year holding period for BC
Arcus Capital, BE acquire Sendmoments
Management has retained a 35% stake, BE has taken a minority stake and Arcus has taken the majority
PE-backed Vitale Assistance buys Groupe 3iD
Vitale bolts on provider of emergency assistance and renovation services Groupe 3iD
Crane Venture leads $3m funding round for Stratio
Company intends to use the fresh capital to further expand across Europe and the US
Jet Investment buys Tedom
GP draws capital from Jet II Fund, which held a final close on CZK 4bn (€153m) in November
LeadX Capital leads $20.4m series-B for 360Imprimir
Omnes Capital, Pathena and Fundo 200M (managed by PME Investimentos) also take part in the round
Omnes et al. back Camerus, which bolts on Lign'Expo
Furniture rental company Camerus's buyout coincides with the bolt-on of domestic peer Lign'Expo
Mobeus reaps 5.6x on Plastic Surgeon sale to Triton's Polygon
Deals brings an end to an 11-year tenure of the UK-based hard surface repair company
BC and GIC close to Acuris sale to Ion
Deal reportedly values Unquote's parent company, which generated £75m in EBITDA in 2018, at £1-1.2bn
Finch, Velocity co-lead €14m series-B for Twisto
Existing investors ING Ventures, Uniqa Ventures and ING Bank also take part in the round
VCs sell Therachon to Pfizer for $810m
Pfizer will acquire Therachon for $340m with $470m in additional, conditional payments
Inflexion sells Vivona to Webster Equity Partners
US-based acquirer is currently investing from its $875m fund, which targets deals with EVs of $25-150m
21 Invest France et al. inject €8m in DGF
French food distributor DGF plans to continue its buy-and-build strategy with fresh capital
