Deals
Perceva bids to turn around French mattress maker Cauval
The Torcy-based business has been under restructuring since 2008
Sovereign backs MBO of Xendo
Life sciences consultancy will undertake a buy-and-build growth strategy
KKR sells WMF to Groupe SEB for €1.59bn
Deal value is based on a purchase price of €1bn and a €565m debt package
VR Equitypartner invests in Schwa-medico
GP aims to support the business by continuing its buy-and-build strategy
Tensive raises €500,000 from Invitalia and Unicredit
State-backed VC firm Invitalia tapped its Italia Venture I fund for investment
General Atlantic acquires Argus in £1bn deal
Deal values the energy price reporting business at more than 20x EBITDA
Ambienta sells Spig to US-listed B&W
Deal leads to the withdrawal of the company’s intention to float, published in April 2016
Enterprise Investors in €170m Scitec Nutrition exit
Sale price will be paid out over two instalments, with €150m up front and €20m in 12 months
CM-CIC's Kerlink reaps €10.2m through IPO
Successful IPO brings Breton startup's capital up to total €37.1m
Privet acquires CPS from De La Rue in deal worth up to £10.1m
Cash processing company will seek to profit from operational improvements
Nazca reaps 2x on IMOncology exit
Deal marks the second divestment for the Nazca III fund, which now holds seven portfolio companies
Equistone-backed Wealth at Work bolts on Affinity
Deal marks the wealth advisory company's first acquisition under the GP's tenure
Quadrivio scores 15x on Lo Scoiattolo exit
Deal marks the sixth exit for the Quadrivio Q2 vehicle, which has reached a 0.94x DPI multiple
Cevotec raises €1.75m from HTGF et al.
Software business span out of Technische Universtität München last year
Intera prepares €330m listing of Kamux
Finnish used car sellerтs Helsinki IPO will give the company a market cap in тЌ275m-332m range
Deal in Focus: Astorg sells Ethypharm after nine-year holding
Resisting regular suitors, the GP's nine-year tenure of the pharmaceutical company allowed it to fully implement a long-term acquisitive strategy
CBPE acquires ABI in secondary buyout from LGV
Caravan company's management team will take a minority stake in the deal
BPI France launches €505m Eiffage share sale
Following the sale, BPI's remaining stake in the group will amount to 5.67%
Dojo Madness raises $4.5m from March et al.
Santa Monica-based March Capital Partners joins a group of European investors
Showpad secures $50m in series-C round led by Insight
Belgian tech company more than doubled its revenues for the third consecutive year in 2015
Tink raises $10m series-B from SEB Venture at al.
Investment firm Creades leads the round alongside SEB Venture and existing investor Sunstone Capital
Octopus leads $8m series-A for Stratajet
Online platform for private jet hire will explore US expansion options
Nauta Capital et al. in €6.5m series-B for BeMyEye
Backers include P101, alongside existing investor 360 Capital Partners
Polaris buys Akademikliniken from Valedo
Danish GP makes inaugural Swedish acquisition for 2015-vintage fourth fund