Deals
Wise sells 30.48% stake in Openjobmetis
Fund manager reaped €34.5m from the sale and will retain a 4.97% stake in the business
PAI bidding to acquire CD&R's Exova
Two other suitors are also eyeing the laboratory testing business, which has a market cap of £550m
Newfund in €1.5m round for FlexyBeauty
Paris-based VC firm invested via its maiden fund Newfund 1, closed on €72m in 2009
Notion et al. inject €2m into Glofox
Gym administration software company will look to expand its US activities following the round
Ares in $70m debt round for Soundcloud
Company will look to expand its technology and personnel resources to match expected growth
Wendel-backed Stahl acquires BASF leather chemicals activity
Group has undergone several refinancings since Wendel's first investment in 2006
Vertis buys packaging manufacturer Selematic
According to local press reports, the GP acquired the business in a €20m deal
Berliner Volksbank in round for Figo
Figo will use the extra capital to develop a regulated fintech platform that conforms with new regulation
Qualitas buys genomics specialist Imegen
Deal saw the GP provide fresh capital from its 2014-vintage Q-Growth vehicle
Innovationsstarterfonds, HTGF in second round for Cloudplan
Cloudplan will use the extra funding to roll-out its product internationally, initially in the US and Europe
Idinvest, BPI, Ouest Croissance support Segex SBO
Edmond de Rothschild Investment Partners, UI Gestion and Socadif have fully exited the group
EQT in final exit from Scandic
Deal results in EQT's complete divestment after a SEK 6.9bn IPO in December 2015
Albion Ventures in $3.3m round for Quantexa
Financial data software company is to invest in product development and open international offices
Turenne Santé backs Easy Shower OBO
Transaction enables company founder Régis Rocton to reduce his stake in the group
Vision Capital sells Park Cake to management team
Deal saw the GP realise its investment in the UK bakery producer after a 10-year holding period
Epiris sells remaining Allflex stake for £70.3m
GP held an 11% stake in the animal identification and monitoring business prior to the deal
DVH Ventures backs NDGIT
NDGIT will use the extra capital to expand its sales efforts while continuing to work on product development
Index Ventures in €15m series-A for Databerries
Isai Gestion and Mosaic Ventures provided a first €1.7m round in 2015
Vitruvian backs CFC's MBO
According to press reports, the deal valued the British insurance broker at £230m
Altice acquires VC-backed Teads for €285m
Founded in 2005, the tech startup has reportedly raised a total of $127.7m in funding since inception
3i sells ESG to Socotec, generating £30m in proceeds
Deal follows a nine-year tenure in which the business sold non-core assets and made 15 bolt-ons
Warburg Pincus buys 35% stake in Avaloq
Deal marks the third acquisition across the European fintech sector for the New York-based fund manager
Octopus leads £5m funding round for Elvie
VC firm AllBright also supported the funding round for the women's health UK-based startup
Artá Capital buys a minority stake in Alvinesa
Deal reportedly is the second investment for the GP's second fund, Deyá Capital II