Deals
Sequoia-backed Asa International announces London IPO
Business is headquartered in the Netherlands and lends to low-income populations
Irdi Soridec, Axeleo Capital back Adagio
First round of funding from VC firms sees the startup rebrand from Onfocus to Adagio
Magnum Capital buys Aire Networks
Magnum secures a majority stake in the Spanish telecoms operator, with the founders retaining a stake
FSI acquires stake in Missoni
Fashion company plans to expand further globally and grow its product offering
MBO Partenaires buys-back Groupe LT
GPs Arkéa Capital, Amundi Private Equity and CEO Eric Van Acker acquire minority stakes
VC firms back $13m series-A for Tessian
Existing investors include Accel, Amadeus Capital Partners, Crane, LocalGlobe and Winton
Triton acquires Unident
Unident is the fund's first investment in the healthcare sector and was led from the Nordic office
Trocadero et al. back Escalotel
Consortium of investors acquire the family-owned AccorHotels franchise business
BWK buys H&R Industrierohrbau
Co-founders Alexander Hock and Andreas Rohleder will both retain a stake in the new company
FSN forms new IT group with triple buyout deal
Nordic GP deployed capital from its FSN Capital V fund to finance the deals
Carlyle's PIB bolts on i2 Healthcare
Acquisition of the healtchare insurance specialist is the 16th since Carlyle's initial investment
QuattroR, Italmobilare to buy Ferrarini
QuattroR will deploy capital from its €711m fund, which held a first close in July 2017
FNB Private Equity buys Sud-Ouest Lartigue et Fils
French GP completes its second investment while approaching a final close for its maiden fund
Insight, Bessemer lead $50m series-C for Pipedrive
Latest funding round brings Pipedrive's total venture capital funding to date to $80m
PE-backed Wemas acquires Gerding
Previous owner Thomas Gerding acquires shares in Wemas in the transaction
Ceder acquires Persson from Connecting Capital
Ceder acquired a majority stake of around 90% in the business, together with management
Bain's Fintyre bolts on Reifen Krieg
Deal is the second acquisition made by Fintyre in Germany, following the bolt-on of Reiff Tyre
RCapital sells Innervate to trade buyer
Deal brings to an end the GP's 12-month holding period for the London-based IT consultancy
ICG sells Nora Systems to trade for $420m
Sale ends a holding period of five years for ICG, which first entered as a minority shareholder
Cabiedes & Partners, Highgrowth et al. exit Smadex
Smadex will be fully integrated into Headway, an Argentina-based provider of mobile data
RCapital sells The Coaching Academy in MBB
Divestment ends the GP's 11-year tenure of the UK-based training company
CVC's Delachaux foregoes IPO, acquired by CDPQ
Although an IPO price range was announced last week, CDPQ ultimately acquires the business
VC-backed Home24 prices €600m IPO
Flotation prices at the higher end of the €19.5-24.5 range set at the start of June
Sentica's VMP closes IPO public offering
Company lists less than a year after the GP acquired it via the Sentica Buyout V fund