Deals
Capnamic in €2m series-A for Staffbase
Startup plans to expand to the US by opening a New York office in 2016
Axcel exits Netel to IK Investment Partners
Exit comes three years after Axcel took a majority stake in the Swedish infrastructure service company
Apax acquires Marlink from Airbus
Deal is part of 10-year investment strategy in Marlink holding company Airbus
Electra's Axio group merges IP division with Chipworks
Deal comes eight months after group made its fourth divestment
Innova Capital sells Marmite stake to Cranemere
Innova invested via its Innova 4 and 5 funds in 2010, acquiring a 70% stake in the group
Project A provides €4m series-A extension for Lost My Name
Children's publisher will invest in developing its tech infrastructure
Invitalia leads €1.5 series-A for Zehus
Invitalia has invested via its Italia Venture I fund alongside tyre producer Vittoria Industries
Point Nine et al. back Eversport with €800,000
Startup hopes to continue expansion across Europe after launching in three countries
Beringea leads £4m round for Balderton-backed Thread.com
Fresh capital will enable the company to undertake a recruitment drive
Altor buys Realia in SBO from Sponsor Capital
Deal sees Finnish GP Sponsor Capital exit alongside Varma Mutual Pension Insurance Fund and Nordea
Naxicap Partners buys Sateco from Omnes et al.
Omnes originally invested in Sateco via its CACI 2 fund, which invested in 15 companies between 2005-2007
EQT Ventures leads $16.1m series-B for Verto Analytics
Round is first investment from EQT Ventures since formally announcing and closing its debut venture vehicle
Progressio, Idea Capital reap €130m in Italchimici trade sale
Private equity backers have reaped 3x money after one-year holding period
Vendis Capital acquires Noppies
Vendis made the acquisition via its second fund Vendis II, which recently closed on its €180m hard-cap
Axcel's Nordic Waterproofing to float on Nasdaq Stockholm
Axcel acquired Trelleborg Waterproofing for an enterprise value of тЌ70m in February 2011
Herkules exits Harding to Palfinger
GP reaps IRR in "mid-teens" on NOK 500m investment, according to senior partner
3i reaps £36m on sale of final stake in Eltel
Exit comes 18 months after GP listed Fenno-Swedish energy and telecoms infrastructure business
CapMan sells Samsa to IK's Attendo
IK-backed listed company provides exit for CapMan Life Science IV fund
IK-backed SVT buys AIK Flammadur
SVT hopes to benefit from AIK's existing customer network in the shipping industry
Wise buys Corob from Nordic Capital
Deal marks the first transaction for Wise’s most recent vehicle, Wisequity IV
Global Founders backs Thermondo's €23.5m series-C
Thermondo aims to turn from a manufacturing business to an energy company
Phoenix reaps 4.3x on £163m Palletways sale to Imperial
Sale of the UK pallet delivery business ends a 12-year holding period
Bridgepoint acquires Peyman
Turkish nuts, seeds and dried fruit market is estimated to be worth €2bn
Horizon Ventures backs Algama in €3.5m funding round
Hong-Kong-based fund acted as main investor in the round, providing a €2m ticket