Deals
EQT floats AcadeMedia in SEK 3.7bn IPO
Private education companyтs shares surged during the first hours of trading despite a controversial reputation
Atomico leads $42m series-B for JobAndTalent
Backers include several US-based business angels and high-net-worth individuals
IK Investment Partners acquires OpenSolution
Investment maintains capital deployment momentum for the GPтs recently closed small-cap fund
Cozy Cloud scores €4m round from Maif and Innovacom
Cloud storage company Cozy Cloud secures a €4m financing round led by Maif
Ufenau buys Doktorhuus
Ufenau plans to apply a buy-and-build strategy in the Swiss medical practice market
Ardian, Crédit Agricole acquire Vinci's Indigo share
Both investors jointly acquired a 75% stake in the company in 2014
HTGF backs Immersight's six-digit round
Fresh capital will be deployed with the purpose of company growth and technology development
Chronext in €11m series-C round from Partech et al.
Partech also led series-B funding round for Chronext in November 2015
Lyceum's Briefing Media acquires GDS
The deal marks Briefing Media's first bolt-on since being acquired by Lyceum in July 2015
Octopus invests £1.25m in ClearlySo
Seven existing investors also participated in the round, as well as eight new angel investors
Agic buys Gimatic for more than €100m
Deal marks the second European transaction for the Sino-German vehicle
BC-backed Migros acquires Tesco's Turkish shops for TL 302m
GP retains a 40.25% stake in the Turkish retail chain following a partial sale in January 2015
Inflexion's Succession secures fresh £25m funding
Plymouth-based Succession plans to acquire 50 competitors by the end of 2017
Maven Capital backs Prime Document MBI
Maven's backing will help the company expand into the electronic document management sector
Altor exits Curato to Aleris
Sale comes three years after the GP acquired the radiology clinic group in an SBO from CapMan
Axcel's Nordic Waterproofing valued at SEK 1.7bn in IPO
Companyтs shares were priced in the middle of the expected SEK 66-76 range
Real Impact raises €12m series-A from Gimv et al.
Backers include venture capital firms Fortino Capital and Endeit Capital
TSG provides growth funding for Canyon Bicycles
Bike manufacturer Canyon aims to enter the US market in spring 2017 following the TSG investment
PSP takes minority stake in BC's Allflex Group
Previous investor BC Partners retains a majority stake in the group
3i reaps £89m in Basic-Fit IPO
3i invested €97m in the company in 2013 through an MBO valuing it at €275m
Genesis buys Quinta-Analytica
Buyout marks the first deal for the €80m Genesis Private Equity Fund III fund
Caixa Capital Risc leads €5.5m series-A for Movvo
Sonae IM has co-led the funding round alongside existing business angel investors
NorthEdge scores first exit with Accrol IPO
Tissue manufacturer has listed on AIM with a ТЃ93m market cap, less than two years after the investment
Wellington, Seed Capital lead DKK 13m Tonsser series-A
International business angels also took part in the funding round