Deals
Neuberger Berman acquires FII's portfolio
Portfolio of 21 companies has a combined turnover of €2.3bn and EBITDA of €282m
E.Ventures, Greycroft back $20m round for Deposit Solutions
Fresh capital will be used to accelerate Deposit Solutions' international expansion
LBO France buys Bexley majority stake
GP announces its first ever buyout of a French men's shoes retailer with acquisition
Ardian acquires majority stake in DRT
Individual shareholders and Tikehau Capital reinvest part of their proceeds alongside Ardian
Taxim buys Turkish lingerie designer Suwen
GP draws equity for the transaction from its €200m buyout fund Taxim Capital Partners I
Riverside-backed DPA Microphones buys Sound Network
Acquisition of professional audio distributor comes four years into the GP's holding period
BC portfolio company Pharmathen sells Greek operations
Pharmathen will retain name, while the sold operations will be subsequently rebranded
ADV and Mercia inject £1.3m into MindTrace
Collision-avoidance systems developer will recruit a development team and CEO following the deal
Aurelius acquires Abelan Board Industrial
Packaging business will be merged with the GP's Netherlands-based portfolio company Solidus
Genesis acquires majority stake in Sanborn
Senior management and financial co-investor BDO Investment retains a minority stake
Litorina acquires Digpro
Deal is the first investment from Litorina V, which held a first close on SEK 2.5bn
Steadfast sells AVS Verkehrssicherung to Triton
Triton drew equity for the investment from its €3.3bn buyout vehicle, Triton Fund IV
Elvaston backs Magnolia
GP drew capital from Elvaston Capital Fund III to support the deal for the software firm
BlueGem buys QMS Medicosmetics
GP draws equity to support the transaction from its €370m buyout fund, BlueGem II
Eurazeo buys 30% stake in Rhône
Eurazeo managers will serve on Rhône's boards and a Rhône observer will sit on Eurazeo's
Forward Partners leads $4m round for Apexx
Payment processing marketplace will invest in product development and international expansion
Talis leads $10m series-A for AI legal firm Luminance
Invoke Capital and law firm Slaughter and May also took part in the funding round
Erhvervsinvest acquires Gasa Group
Erhvervsinvest acquires a stake of 80% in the firm, while DLG retains 20%
Industrifonden leads series-A for DPOrganizer
Creades, Inbox Capital and Soläng Invest also take part in the funding round
Banca IMI and DeA Capital launch SPAC
Ideami will target non-listed medium-sized Italian companies
Nordic Capital’s Itiviti acquires Ullink
Itiviti plans to merge with Hg-backed cash equity and trading solutions platform Ullink
Capnamic backs iWelcome
Existing shareholders also take part in the round, including Filsa and Newion Investments
Mercia provides Voxpopme with series-A funding
Seven-figure investment will enable the market research software business to expand internationally
BC-backed Springer Nature prepares IPO
Germany-based media company is targeting a capital increase of €700-800m via the flotation