Deals
Omnes sells Adictiz to trade
Omnes Capital invested €2m in French video games developer Adictiz in 2012
Index leads €23m series-A for Alan
Previous investors OpenCNP, Partech and Portag3 Ventures LP also take part in the funding round
Lindsay Goldberg sells VDM to trade for €596m
GP was represented in the sale by its European subsidiary Lindsay Goldberg Vogel
Capvis, Partners Group buy Amann Girrbach from TA
Capvis draws equity from its new DACH-focused buyout fund Capvis Equity V, targeting €1bn
Apax France et al. exit Silvya Terrade in SBO
Abénex takes over French beauty and hairdressing colleges Silvya Terrade, acquiring a 70% stake
Parkwalk and IQ inject $5.3m into Spectral Edge
UK-based image processing business will use the fresh capital to build up its R&D team
Iris leads €20m round for Jedox
Early-stage investor eCapital and Swiss family office Wecken & Cie are also taking part
PE-backed Varo shelves IPO
Fuel supply company, backed by Carlyle, announced its intention to float in March
Elaia, Nauta lead €5m series-A for Geoblink
Fresh capital will be used to support the company's growth and boost its global expansion
Alantra acquires Hiperbaric
GP deployed capital from its Alantra Private Equity Fund III to support the acquisition
FPE Capital acquires IWSR
Allied Irish Bank provided acquisition finance for the management buyout
Quilvest acquires Phaidon International
Specialist STEM sector recruitment business increased its underlying EBITDA to ТЃ10.4m last year
Highland Europe leads $30m series-B for Bitmovin
Atomico and Dawn Capital also took part alongside corporate venturing arm Constantia New Business
Hg invests in TA-backed Access in £1bn EV deal
TA will retain a joint controlling stake in the business software company following the deal
Alliance Entreprendre et al. sell Safir to trade
GPs sell the French manufacturer of automatic garage doors to corporate Accedia Group
PE-backed Alpitour buys Eden Viaggi
Following the acquisition of Eden Viaggi, Alpitour expects to reach a turnover of €2bn in 2019
YFM backs Eikon Group
Firm draws equity for the transaction from YFM Equity Partners 2015 Co-investment LP and two VCTs
EQT V, EQT VI sell Broadnet to EQT Infrastructure III
Fibre communication company plans to gain further ground in the Norwegian market
Ixo PE et al. back Groupe RYB
GPs inject €16.5m into the French polyethylene piping producer to finance a bolt-on
CapMan exits Walki Group to One Equity Partners
Company intends to form a platform for buy-and-build opportunities following the buyout
Bolster backs buyout of Esschert Design
First investment made by Bolster directly from its new fund after spinning out of VLP in late 2017
Endless exits Stirling Dynamics
GP's Enact Fund I has sold Stirling Dynamics to Ardian-backed Assystem Technologies
PE-backed Sok readies for Istanbul IPO
Trading on the Instanbul stock exchange is expected to commence in May 2018
Octopus backs £18.6m series-B for Origami Energy
Round was led by listed energy company Aggreko, with CIC and Fred Olsen also taking part