Deals
Patron, Heineken set for £1.8bn Punch Taverns take-private
Private equity house will join trade investor Heineken to acquire the pub business, which will be divided between the parties
Ixo leads €5.2m round for Care Labs
French VC's investment marks the second round of funding for Care Labs
AnaCap buys €177m Italian loan portfolio from Barclays
GP has secured over four years Italian non-performing loans worth nearly €8bn
Industrifonden and others sell Fältcom
Sweden-headquartered telecommmunications giant adds an IoT-specialist to its portfolio
Capvis acquires Wer Liefert Was from Paragon Partners
Deal marks fourth investment in Germany for the GP's 2013-vintage vehicle Capvis Equity IV
Osmozis prices IPO at €10.5 per share
Capital increase may be increased to €9.4m in the event of full exercise of the overallotment option
Warburg Pincus buys Accelya from Chequers
Deal marks final exit from Accelya for Chequers Capital after 10-year holding period
Ratos-backed Ledil raises €18m in refinancing
Finnish LED lighting components manufacturer refinances debt two years after Ratos's buyout
Inflexion invests in Medivet
Deal is the latest in a number of private equity investments in the veterinary sector
Seed Capital. Spar Nord invest DKK 5m in Ernit
Danish bank will take an active role in launching the product in Denmark
Deal in Focus: Cobalt makes 3.5x on TCS sale to Meeschaert
Vendor extended its holding period with LPs' blessing in order to fully implement its buy-and-build growth strategy
Silver Investment nets Varicor
GP aims to affiliate the business to its portfolio company Schüschke to expand into new sectors
Dunedin sells Steeper's BeBionic to Ottobock
Sale of the prosthetics company's division is the final exit for the GP's 2000-vintage debut fund
Trilantic leads consortium to buy Pacha Group
GP deployed capital from its €900m 2015-vintage Fund V Europe, which held a final close in 2016
Carlyle buys Ergon’s Golden Goose
Deal marks the GP's fourth investment in European fashion and apparel sector
Deal in Focus: Epiris sells Audiotonix to Astorg
Sale of the audio mixing console business will generate a return of 4.8x and IRR of 51% for the vendor
Verdane, BWB merge wind industry portfolio companies
Bach Composite Industry and Jupiter Group are merged by Nordic PE owners
GRO Capital acquires Danish software developer Targit
Founder of previously VC-backed Targit will resign as CEO after the buyout
Oxford Capital leads $1.8m round for Spoke
British VC was joined in the round by Forward Partners and Seedcamp
Index Ventures and Backed VC invest in Hutch
Games developer intends to strenghten its presence on the market
Parcom Capital takes majority stake in MGG Group
LIOF, private equity arm of Dutch province of Limburg, was previously majority owner in the group
Capidea exits Union Engineering
Deal marks the seventh exit for Capedea's first fund, which has one firm left on its books
Wise merges KBC and Guarisco to create Imprima
GP will merge the business and retain a majority stake in the new group
Bregal buys Swiss watches and jewellery retailer Embassy
Deal marks the sixth investment overall and the second in Switzerland for the GP