Deals
G Square backs Pharmacy2U
Following the investment, G Square will become Pharmacy2U's majority shareholder
Charterhouse acquires 3i-backed SLR
Deal brings to an end a 10-year holding period for 3i, during which the company doubled its EBITDA
Mobeus leads £3.8m funding round for SuperCarers
JamJar Investors and Seneca Partners also take part in the funding round
FPE generates 3x return on sale of Small World to Equistone
Equistone draws equity from its latest €2.8bn buyout fund, Equistone Partners Europe Fund VI
Ardian sells Groupe Bio7 to trade
Buyer Cerba HealthCare is owned by Partners Group and Canadian pension fund PSP Investments
Sofinnova leads €6m series-A for SafeHeal
Fresh capital will be used to develop a clinical and regulatory market access programme for Colovac
3i sells Scandlines to First State and Hermes in €1.7bn deal
Vendor reinvests for a 35% stake in the Danish-German ferry operator after an 11-year holding
VC firms back $11m series-A for Bestmile
Road Ventures, Partech Ventures, Airbus Venture and Serena Capital also take part
Spark Capital et al. back Tourlane
Consortium of VC firms take part in a €7m series-A round for German travel planning specialist Tourlane
Juuri Partners buys Esa Kuokka
GP deployed capital from its Juuri Rahasto I Ky fund, which held a final close in October 2015
Polaris acquires 70% stake in Menu
Management team continues to lead the company and key employees will co-invest in the deal
Mangrove in $30m funding round for Saga Foundation
Lightspeed Venture Partners, the Singulariteam Technology Group and Initial Capital also take part
Beechbrook invests in Leathwaite
Firm drew capital from its £150m UK SME Credit Fund, which supplies £3-15m in senior secured loans
FSN lists Green Landscaping shares on Nasdaq First North
Share price was set at SEK 21 apiece, corresponding to a total market cap of around SEK 745m
Sapphire, YFM, Scale in $20m Matillion series-B
Fast-growing tech firm has attracted new investors after its YFM-backed series-A 16 months ago
Fidelity, GMP lead $10.4m series-A for Everledger
Fundrainsing coincides with the appointment of a new board member and the opening of a Mumbai office
Active Capital backs Lumat
GP acquires a significant majority stake in Dutch yarns distributor Lumat in MBO deal
Sunstone divests stake in Asetek for NOK 150m
VC firm intends to distribute the proceeds of NOK 150m to Vækstfonden, the Danish growth fund
Naxicap enters exclusive negotiations to buy ECS
GP is in talks to buy French outsourced airfreight operations service ECS from Alpha
VC firms invest €25m in Geld-für-Flug
Hannover-based Seed + Speed Ventures took part in the round alongside Luxembourg-based EPI
Equistone's Averys bolts on Storax
Following the deal, Storax will continue to operate as an independent company with its own brand
Allegra Capital acquires Bring Citymail
After the deal, the company will continue trading under its established Citymail brand
CapMan's Harvia lists with €93.5m market cap
Total value of the shares is expected to correspond to a market cap of around €93.5m
Barber of Sheffield acquires The Tattoo Shop
Acquisition of The Tattoo Shop is Barber's third investment in the last four months