Deals
H2 acquires Search Consultancy Group
Recruitment business will look to expand across the UK and make bolt-on acquisitions
Deal in Focus: EQT sells Bureau van Dijk to Moody's for €3bn
Under EQT's stewardship, Bureau van Dijk has grown significantly to revenues of €258m and EBITDA of €132m
Perusa buys ECM's steak house Maredo
GP backs the company’s tertiary buyout via its Perusa Partners Fund 2
EdRip sells Itesa to CM-CIC Investissements
EdRip had invested in Itesa via the €112m small-cap buyout and growth capital vehicle Cabestan Capital I
Talde fully exits Spanish telecoms firm Iberfibra
Following the sale of subsidiary Neo in 2015, the GP has now fully exited the asset
Agilitas-backed Recover Nordic bolts on four firms
Recover Nordic expands its presence across the Nordic region with three purchases
DBAG sells Schülerhilfe to Oakley
Oakley expects to commit approximately €42m to the equity investment through its Fund III vehicle
Naxicap-backed SushiShop in €60m refinancing
Naxicap Partners took a 25% minority stake in the group in 2011 by taking part in a €32m expansion round
Bain's Bravissima fully exits Bravida
Accelerated bookbuilding process saw Bravissima sell its entire 15.48% remaining stake
Entrepreneur Venture in €6m round for EasyRecrue
Entrepreneur Venture is the latest funder to back EasyRecrue, after Elaia Partners and BPI France
VC-backed Eve Sleep in £140m IPO
Offering will enable memory foam mattress company to raise ТЃ35m on admission to trading on AIM
Viking Venture invests in View Software
Deal sees GP lead an undisclosed funding round for the business and acquire a 49% stake
Carlyle's Comdata bolts on Overtop
Deal is the fourth bolt-on acquisition for the Italy-based Comdata group
Epiris sells TechInsights to Oakley in final exit from Axio
Final "major realisation" from data and analytics group represents 5x multiple overall and 76% IRR
Equistone sells EuroAvionics to Hensoldt
Hensoldt is concentrated on security and defence aviation and will expand into the civil market
DBAG sells Formel D to 3i
3i will invest up to €247m initially but aims to reduce that to around €150m through co-investment
Waterland-backed Hanse Orga bolts on Dolphin
Deal sees financial software developer Hanse Orga Group expand into North America
PE-backed Coin sells 12% stake in OVS
As a result of the deal, Coin has reduced its stake in the retail business from 42% to 30%
Mayfair-backed Ovo Energy in Corgi HomePlan bolt-on
Deal is Ovo's second acquisition of the year after the purchase of US firm VCharge
Abénex invests in Europa Organisation
Events business will look to make bolt-ons and launch new conferences following the deal
Ares sells Hillarys to Hunter Douglas in £300m deal
Vendor had previously taken part in a refinancing for the company and reportedly acquired it in 2016
LSP leads €15m series-A for Cardior Pharmaceuticals
New funding will allow the company to develop its lead compound, which targets RNAs linked to heart failure
FSN's Instalco to float with SEK 2.5bn market cap
At completion of the overallotment option, the GP will retain a 19.6% stake in the business
HTGF et al. invest in Numaferm
European Investment Fund and angel investors also participated in the seed funding round