Deals
DBAG partially exits Cleanpart Group
DBAG acquired Cleanpart Group in 2015, at which time it reported revenues of €42m
JZ Capital reaps 9.2x cash on Factor sale
Fund manager received €69.7m of gross proceeds from the sale of the Spanish energy supplier
LSP in €42m series-B for Nouscom
Abingworth leads the round with participation from 5am Ventures and Versant Ventures
Oakley buys Career Partner Group
Oakley draws capital from its €800m buyout fund, which held a final close in October
OpCapita carves out footwear retailer Merkal
Deal is the third investment in Spain for OpCapita, which invested via its second buyout fund
UnternehmerTUM leads €10m series-A for 3YourMind
VC firms Coparion and AM Ventures, and machine tool manufacturer Trumpf, also take part
Vivocha sold to Aksía's Covisian
Deal sees Italian venture capital houses Principia and Vertis fully exit the business
Triton floats Befesa in €954m IPO
IPO prices at the bottom of the €28-38 range set by the company on 20 October
Battery Ventures leads $75m series-D for Getyourguide
KKR, Spark Capital, Highland Europe, Sunstone Capital and Nokia Growth Partners also take part
TransferWise in $280m series-E
Deal values the London-based money transfer service at $1.6bn
Fosun acquires PE-backed Tridem Pharma for €63m
Fosun acquires shares in the French drug distributor, which operates in African countries
VC firms in €21m funding round for Thermondo
Dutch energy company Eneco and IBB Beteiligungsgesellschaft also take part in the financing
Enterprise Investors shelves Novaturas sale
GP is now considering a public offering on the Warsaw or Vilnius stock exchange
Preservation Capital backs Ascent Underwriting
New financial-services-focused firm Preservation Capital Partners inks its first deal
Enterprise Investors buys CBA Slovakia
GP intends to provide €16m in additional equity funding to deleverage the business
Equistone-backed Caseking bolts on Trigono
Acquisition is intended to support Caseking's expansion in the Scandinavian market
Rocket Internet floats HelloFresh in €1.7bn IPO
HelloFresh will raise €318m in expansion capital to fund continued growth and further acquisitions
PE-backed Trintech acquires Adra Software
Backed by Sprectrum and Vista, the combined group will operate under the name Trintech
Nordic region dominates Europe's IPO activity
IPO activity has rippled across Europe this year, but the Nordic region stands out, accounting for 30% of European listings
Triton exits Infratek Group
GP sells its shares to French concessions and construction company Vinci Group
Stage Capital exits Mermeren in €73m trade sale
Added to previous value realisations, the exit delivers a 5x return on investment for the GP
NVM invests £4m in Hello Soda
Deal sees the VCT manager acquire a minority stake in the data analytics software company
IK buys Debitor Inkasso
GP draws equity from IK Small Cap I Fund, a €277m vehicle that held a final close in 2016
Permira acquires Duff & Phelps for $1.75bn
Selling shareholders include Carlyle, Neuberger Berman, University of California and Pictet & Cie