Deals
Activa, Ardian and SocGen back HR Path OBO
Ardian and SGCP had already contributed a joint €5m expansion round in 2015
3i invests €200m for majority stake in Hans Anders
Optical retailer was bought by Alpha Private Equity and Alpinvest in 2011 for an estimated €230m
Equistone's Chartco bolts on Docmap
Norwegian company is the first add-on for Docmap since it was carved out from ECI's Kelvin Hughes Group
Foresight backs Fresh Relevance with £2.15m
Marketing platform developer Fresh Relevance expands in the online commercial sector
TSG invests £213m in Brewdog
Deal reportedly values the Aberdeenshire-based brewing company at around the £1bn mark
FCDE supports Christian Bernard takeover with €15m
Previously France's largest jewellery brand, Christian Bernard was placed into receivership last year
Metric Capital Partners acquires Hibu Connect
The UK-based fund manager has recently held a final close for its third vehicle on €850m
BlueGem acquires Sirdar to create DMC Group
Sirdar will be merged with GP's portfolio companies DMC and Wool and the Gang to create the new group
Industrifonden leads €7.5m funding round for Meniga
The funding round also saw participation from Velocity Capital and Frumtak Ventures
Kennet and Eight Roads sell Rivo to Genstar's Sphera
Sale of risk management software provider follows a four-year holding period for the VCs
Aurica Capital backs Flex’s SBO from Artá Capital
Spanish PE house Artá has reaped 3.3x returns on its initial investment with a 22% IRR
IK's Actic in SEK 803m IPO
The stock listed at a share price of SEK 50.50 apiece, valuing its outstanding shares at SEK 803m
BGF leads $9m series-B for Triptease
Hotel booking platform will expand its Asian presence with a new Singapore office
Artá Capital buys 60% stake in Satlink
The company’s founder Faustino Velasco retains the remaining 40% stake in the company
Intersaction backs PQR and 2ML merger
Gilde started supporting PQR in 1998, when it injected €17.92m into the group, thereby acquiring a minority stake
Centerbridge floats BFF in Milan
IPO includes the sale of a 31.16% stake by the GP, which bought the business in 2015
Exponent acquires DCC Environmental in £219m deal
GP will take control of the William Tracey Group, Oakwood Fuels, Wastecycle and Enva brands
Ardian’s Hypred acquires Paragon Partners' Anti-Germ
Transaction represents the first bolt-on completed by Hypred since Ardian acquired the company last year
Passion Capital exits Flattr to Eyeo
Sale of Swedish software startup comes after a five-year holding for the London-based venture capital firm
Miura exits Guzmán Gastronomía via trade sale
GP exits its 80% stake alongside the management team, which sold a 10% holding
Summit raises $4bn across growth and VC funds
Firm's ninth growth equity vehicle takes majority of commitments at $3.3bn, while the VC fund raised €730m
Waterland’s Atos bolts on Orthoparc
Acquisition will increase Atos's number of beds by 20%, raising the total to more than 300
Verdane backs music software developer Propellerhead
Fresh infusion of capital will help the Swedish business grow its team and increase its development pace
UnternehmerTUM, Coparion in $5.5m series-A for Vimcar
Additional capital will be used to develop further fleet management features for the application