Deals
Bridgepoint acquires Zenith from HgCapital in £750m deal
Transaction marks the sixth period under private equity ownership for the car leasing company
Epiris in £90m exit of Davies Group to HGGC
US-based private equity firm becomes third PE owner of UK claims management specialist
Mezzanine Management takes PLN 40m minority stake in Flucar
GP tapped its third mezzanine fund to support capex programme at Polish industrial
BPI France and Sofipaca support MBO of Vectorys from ACG
French logistics company has doubled its turnover and expanded its African operations under the vendor's tenure
Cobalt makes 3.5x money on TCS sale to Meeschaert
GP takes over from previous majority owner Cobalt Capital after an eight-year holding
R301, Impulse VC inject $830,000 into Buzzoole
Swiss venture investor R301 provided capital via its maiden vehicle, R301 Capital
Balderton leads $7m series-A for Dalia
Backers include existing investors Wellington Partners and IBB-Bet
Accel, BPI in €26m series-C round for Doctolib
Healthcare platform has raised around €50m funding from various VCs over the last three years
Meridia buys minority stake in Andilana
Deal marks the second investment for the GP's maiden PE vehicle, Meridia Capital I
Activa Capital exits Bruno Saint Hilaire
GP took a 66% stake in the group in 2008, with IRDI acting as co-investor
Idea buys 90% stake in Stalam
GP acquired the business through its Efficienza Energetica e Sviluppo Sostenibile fund
MBO Partenaires acquires Icare from Naxicap
Naxicap Partners and Sofimac Partners entered the group as minority shareholders in 2012
BPI, Sofinnova, Novo Nordisk-backed Lysogene launches IPO
Sofinnova entered the group in 2014, leading a €16.5m round for the group
United Ventures leads €4m series-A for MainStreaming
GP deployed capital through its 2013-vintage maiden vehicle, United Ventures I
Deal in Focus: Advent, Bain buy German payment service Concardis
After Worldpay, Nets and ICBI, the Concardis deal marks the fourth acquisition in Europe for the private equity duo
Gimv leads €10.3m round for Itineris
Fourth funding round brings total raised by Flemish group to over €30m
Vitruvian leads €58m series-E round for Vestiaire
Paris-based group has so far raised €116m in funding from a large pool of investors
LDC acquires Fishawack from GCP in £38m tertiary buyout
Deal for the pharmaceutical communications agency follows a four-year holding period for the vendor
LocalGlobe leads £1.5m round for Cuvva
Insurance technology company will launch its pay-as-you go product later this year
Siparex takes minority stake in Lebhar
Group's owner and founder retains a majority stake after the investment
Naxicap-backed Osmozis launches IPO with €8m capital increase
Capital increase should bring the wifi provider up to €9.2m of proceeds
Deal in Focus: Idea Capital backs Italian drinks maker Lurisia
An in-depth look at Idea Capital Funds’ investment in Italian beverage producer Lurisia
Index Ventures leads €11m round for Qapa
VC recently closed its eighth early-stage fund, Index Ventures VIII, on $550m
Eurazeo-backed Elis launches €325m share capital increase
Fresh funds will enable laundry, linen and sanitary equipment business to refinance