Deals
Northzone leads $14.5m series-A for HappyOrNot
Sydney-headquartered venture capital firm AirTree also takes part in the round
Kibo et al. inject $10m into 21Buttons
Backers include JME and existing investors Samaipata, Breega, 360, Sabadell, Sputnik and Mediaset
BPI France, Idinvest et al. in $6.4m Cardiologs series-A
Consortium of French investors brings the total funding raised by the software company to $10m
Rocket Internet leads series-C for HomeToGo
Insight Venture Partners, Acton Capital Partners and DN Capital also invest
BGF's Decision Tech bolts on MobilePhoneChecker
Acquisition of mobile price comparison platform is the firm's third bolt-on in 12 months
Tengelmann leads €12m series-B funding round for Compeon
Existing investors BtoV Partners and Dieter von Holtzbrinck Ventures also take part
Initiative & Finance invests in Bel Air Fine Art
GP is currently investing from Initiative & Finance FPCI II, a €168m fund launched in 2015
Equistone acquires ITG from BDC
SBO of marketing consultancy and data group follows a three-and-half-year tenure for BDC
Astorg, Montagu fully exit Sebia
CVC Strategic Opportunities and the Bettencourt-Meyers family office join CDPQ as shareholders
EQT-owned Terveystalo lists in €876m IPO
Flotation raises тЌ100m in gross proceeds through the sale of 10 million new shares
Apex buys Wiegmann
Apex has two unnamed co-investors in the transaction, which is the start of a buy-and-build
Iris, eCapital invest €21m in Open-Xchange
Company will target growth in DNS and secure email, and expand into overseas markets
IW Capital leads £8m series-B for WeSwap
Peer-to-peer currency exchange platform will pursue expansion into the Asian market
Cinven sells CeramTec to BC-led consortium
Consortium of BC, PSP and Ontario Teachers' acquires the company for a 13.2x entry multiple
Capiton backs wind turbine engineering firm BWTS
Capiton aims to boost the companyтs growth domestically and internationally
Nord Holding-backed PPS buys Klebefieber
GP said the acquisition complements PPS Group's existing B2C offering, www.bilderwelten.de
Volpi to acquire Digital Barriers' video division for £27.5m
Shareholders to vote on disposal of surveillance and security company's video business on 26 October
Avedon buys saw manufacturer Wilhelm Altendorf
Managing directors Joerg Mayer and Wolfgang Ruhnau retain a minority stake
Idinvest, Temasek back $111m Secret Escapes series-D
Idinvest is increasing its minority stake after first investing 18 months ago
Reiten & Co's Webstep aims for NOK 643m valuation in IPO
First day of trading is expected to be 11 October, with the offering comprising 36% of the shares
Bain to acquire NGA UK
Deal will see the GP spin the UK mid-market division out from parent group NGA Human Resources
KKR sells 12% stake in Pets At Home for £119m
GP retains a 12.4% stake in the pet supplies retail business following the placement
Montefiore backs Les Cercles de la Forme
With fresh backing, the fitness clubs operator will aim to continue consolidating the sector in Paris
Rocket Internet-backed HelloFresh prepares IPO
Company targets proceeds of €250-300m from a capital increase to fund continued investment