Deals
Octopus Ventures leads $20m series-B round for Depop
Rebecca Hunt, investment manager at Octopus Ventures, will join the board of Depop
Waterland sells Premium Group to Blackstone's Clarion
Blackstone acquired London-based Clarion from Providence Equity Partners in July 2017
Nordic Capital in talks to acquire Oaktree's Hesira
Value of the European dental business could near €480m, according to reports
Insight in additional series-C round for Showpad
Insight Venture Partners injects $25m in the Belgian content activation platform company
VC-backed Blacklane raises series-D
Car manufacturer Daimler also takes part in the round alongside Alstin and Blacklane's founders
Bridgepoint Development Capital acquires FCG
FCG Holding intends to expand in the Nordic region and across Europe following the deal
BPI France et al. back Groupe Transparence in MBO
Mickael Labrosse and Gilles Delpierre are appointed as CEOs as a result of the transaction
Project A in €3m funding round for Opinary
Existing investors including Global Founders Capital and Motu Ventures also take part
Nauta leads $5m round for Onna
Software firm intends to make key senior hires, develop its product, and expand internationally
Normandie Participations et al. back Yousign
Consortium of GPs invest €3m in the French provider of e-signature software
United Ventures leads €10m round for Brumbrum
Deal for the Italian online car retail platform is the first investment for the VC's UV2 fund
Capnamic leads €2.25m series-A for Acellere
Business angels and unnamed industry veterans from Germany and the US also take part
Capzanine provides unitranche to Alantra's MBA
Fresh capital will be used to reorganise MBA's capital structure and finance its growth plans
Xerys leads €14m series-B for AlzProtect
Xerys is now the main financial investor in the company following the latest funding round
EPS buys Industrie Chimiche Forestali for €69m
PEP and Equita signed a joint venture agreement to launch the SPAC in August 2017
Aliter kicks off third platform with Boston Networks deal
Sixth transaction for Aliter, which closed its support services fund a year ago
BCIMC, PAI kick off Refresco offer
Unless extended, the €20-per-share offer for the bottles business will expire on 19 March
DPE buys Air Alliance
DPE draws equity from Deutsche Private Equity Management III, a €575m buyout fund
Torqx buys Diamond Tools Group
DTG manufactures diamond cutting and printing tools, and diamond wire dies
Castik-backed Alpega buys TenderEasy
Acquisition broadens product portfolio and geographical reach with the addition of software brands
Pera Capital acquires stake in Bimser
With the new capital, Bimser plans to boost its domestic and international growth targets
Tikehau-backed Oodrive acquires Orphea
Through the deal, Oodrive expects to strengthen its offerings to meet market demands
TPG acquires Trace from MTG in €40m deal
Deal values the business at €40m, according to a statement by Modern Times Group (MTG)
Jolt Capital leads $12.5m series-B for Eyeota
Berlin-based VC firm Project A Ventures and Singapore-based Qualgo also take part