Deals
BlackFin leads €15m series-A for Friss
Fresh capital will be used to expand globally and facilitate cross-carrier collaboration
FSN Capital acquires majority stake in Gram Equipment
Through the transaction, the GP will offer financial and management resources to the firm
Duke Street exits Baywater after four-year holding
Buyout of Baywater Healthcare was Duke Street's second deal-by-deal financing
Apax's Marlink bolts on Livewire
Acquisition of the satellite communications business comes one month after the bolt-on of OmniAccess
FCDE buys 70% of Utac Ceram
Transaction includes mezzanine financing provided by Tikehau and other debt by BNP Paribas
Northzone leads $20m series-A for Freighthub
Global Founders Capital, Cherry Ventures, Cavalry Ventures and La Famiglia also take part
Dawn leads €40m funding round for iZettle
Existing backer Dawn led the round along with The Fourth Swedish National Pension Fund
Riverside invests in LeftShift
Investment in the delivery automation business was made via the GP's acceleration capital division
Triton makes 3.4x on final divestment of Orion, 37% IRR
Triton sold its remaining 8% stake at $22.99 per share, representing gross proceeds of $120m
CGS buys Schoen + Sandt
Fifth platform investment the GP has made from its CHF 208m 2012 vintage fund CGS III
Ardian sells infrastructure fund to APG and Axa
Both APG and Axa were previously LPs in the fund, which Axa Private Equity closed in 2007
Polaris sells Twister to trade
Denmark-based private equity investor had acquired Twister via the buyout of HTC Sweden in 2013
TDR Capital buys Touax Solutions Modulaires
UK-based TDR Capital uses Paris-based holding company WH Bidco for the acquistion
Serendipity acquires 51% stake in Topro's German subsidiary
PE firm acquires majority stake, while a minority stake is acquired by Investinor
Serendipity buys majority stake in Evondos
Growth plans are likely to include expansion in the Nordic and other European markets
Saudi Aramco et al. in €8m round for Nexwafe
German family office Wermuth Asset Management has also taken part alongside GGF2 and Lynwood
Karma, Intel, Practica in $2.3m funding round for CGTrader
CGTrader will use the fresh capital to expand its online 3D graphics marketplace to the US
VC firms in $59.6m series-C for Hookipa
New investors include HB Partners, Hillhouse Capital, Sirona Capital and Gilead Sciences
Avallon acquires 70% stake in EBS
Remaining 30% stake will be divided between the management team and the co-founders
PE-backed Mirriad to list in £63.2m IPO
Company raised £26.2m in gross proceeds through a conditional placing of shares
21 Centrale's DL Software bolts-on Futurosoft
21 Centrale Partners-backed DL Software acquires French software publisher Futurosoft
LDC backs Lakelovers MBO
UK holiday cottages letting agent will undertake an acquisitive growth strategy following the deal
Caphaven invests in Deutsche Prüfservice
Caphaven arranged expansion capital for DPS earlier in 2017 in the form of a convertible loan
Maven exits SPS with 3x return
Sale of SPS to PE-backed PF Concept represents Maven's 13th exit since January 2014