Deals
FSN Capital's Bygghemma sets IPO price range
Offering would correspond to an equity value of between SEK 4.85-5.35bn (€477-526m)
European LPs hungry for more co-investment, secondaries
Demand for primary deployment was also positive, with 37% of European LPs expecting to do more
Alantra to acquire Unión Martín, also bidding for Hiperbaric
GP is deploying capital from Alantra Private Equity Fund III, which was launched in July 2015
Daphni leads €6.4m round for Margo Bank
Banking startup will invest in technical infrastructure as well as HR development
Initial Capital leads £3m series-A for Tech Will Save Us
Backed VC, SaatchInvest, All Bright and Leaf VC also took part in the financing
Nazca Capital exits Eurekakids
Sale ends a seven-year holding period for Nazca, which acquired the company in 2011
Serena et al. back Privateaser
Serena Capital, Isai and FJ Labs invest €10m in French venue-booking app Privateaser
Cairngorm Capital acquires Parker Building Supplies
Founder and managing director Tom Parker will step down after 34 years at the helm
Cipio backs €10.5m round for B2X
Seligman Private Equity invested €4.25m in the first tranche of the series-C funding round
CBPE floats JTC in £310m IPO
CBPE has realised its investment in JTC in full, generating a return of 4.4x invested capital
Orienta buys Fratelli Bassini
Orienta replaced the company's management team with a new group of managers following the deal
J Hirsch, Wise to exit Alpitour
GPs received expressions of interest but the sale talks are still in their initial phase
Capitem Partenaires buys Aluthea in MBO
GP buys a 20% stake in French aluminum foundry Aluthea while managers retain the remainder
Palamon makes 3.6x on sale of Ober Scharrer to Nordic Capital
Sale is the 16th realisation from Palamon’s 2006-vintage fund, Palamon European Equity II
NVM invests £5m in CurrentBody
UK-based cosmetic devices retailer will look to undertake international expansion
Atami Capital in £5m series-A for Airsorted
Company previously raised £1.5m in seed funding, bringing total funding to date to £6.5m
BGF et al. in £28.5m round for Gousto
UK-based meal kit delivery company will make a number of new hires and invest in its technoogy
PE-backed Nutrisens buys Vegenat Healthcare
With the fresh capital, the company plans to expand its product offering and bolster its expansion
Patron sells Cala stake to Legal & General in £605m deal
Deal for the UK home builder brings to an end a five-year tenure for the vendor
Rocket Internet sells down Delivery Hero stake
Sale values Delivery Hero shares at approximately €34.53, up from €25.50 at the point of IPO
Altor buys majority stake in LRF Konsult
Altor acquired the business via its Altor Fund IV from the federation of Swedish farmers
Enterprise Investors' Novaturas raises €17.8m in IPO
Deal generated gross proceeds of €17.8m and saw Polish Enterprise Fund VI sell 22%
Hg exits Frösunda after eight-year holding
Pan-European investor sells its majority stake in Frösunda to holding company Brado
OpCapita buys Rossopomodoro owner Sebeto
GP will strengthen the management team with the appointment of new CEO Roberto Colombo