Deals
Northzone leads $12m series-B for Red Points
Previous investors Mangrove and Sabadell Venture Capital also participate in the round
Sponsor Capital acquires majority stake in Myllyn Paras
Transaction includes the company's operations and two production facilities in Finland
Ardian sells RGI to Corsair Capital
GP Corsair Capital wholly acquires the Italian insurance software business from Ardian and management
Hg buys MeinAuto.de
Investment is the first step in an initiative to build a service provider in the auto sector
Waterland buys Coeo Inkasso
Managing director Tom Haverkamp will remain in his position and retain a minority stake
DBAG backs Sjølund MBO
DBAG will use capital from DBAG ECF as well as a co-investment of €4.5m from its balance sheet
Bridges-backed Viva Gym acquires Fitness Hut
Bridges made a further investment from Fund III to finance the bolt-on acquisition
Cinven sells NPS to trade for £475m
Sale ends a three-year holding period for Cinven, which acquired NPS in December 2014
Permira sells down Just Group stake
£78.5m sale leaves Permira with a 17.7% stake in the financial services company
Ardian's Diam refinances debt
New financing package replaces original loans and bond mix with an all-loan structure
Brookfield acquires 75% of Schoeller Allibert
Brookfield's asset management and private equity branches jointly invest €205m in Dutch business
Intel, Investinor lead $12.5m series-B for Swarm64
Previous Investors Alliance Venture and Target Partners also take part in the round
Primer Capital et al. in €1.7m round for Acticor Biotech
GPs and private investors back the French biotechnology company researching thrombotic diseases
Cinven-backed Tractel bolts on Scanclimber
GP also completes a refinancing for Tractel, led by BNP Paribas, HSBC and Crédit Agricole
Aliter-backed Ipsum buys SPEC
Group expects to generate revenues of £23m and employ 175 people after the transaction
Inflexion backs pet supplements maker Lintbells
Inflexion acquires a minority stake in the UK-based pet supplements specialist
VC firms back $8m series-A for Drop Kitchen
Frontline reinvested in the round and was joined by China- and US-based WI Harper
HSH Nordbank receives final bids from PE firms
ARD's teletext service announces that confirmed and binding final offers have been received
Investindustrial acquires London-based furniture group Oka
Co-founder Annabel Astor will remain as chairperson, with Peter Taylor staying on as chief executive
EVentures leads $6.5m series-A for Asana Rebel
German VC High-Tech Gründerfonds and family office La Famiglia also take part in the round
KKR sells Välinge to Kirkbi
Transaction details were not disclosed but the deal value has been estimated at $500m
Apax et al. to acquire Eric Bompard
Apax Partners, BPI France and Xavier Marie will acquire the French cashmere knitwear retailer
Mobeus sells Gro Company to trade for £22m
Sale generates a total return of 2x money for Mobeus and an IRR of more than 20%
Carlyle exits Lily O’Brien’s in €40m deal
GP invested in 2014 via its Carlyle Cardinal Ireland fund for an estimated £12.5m