Deals
HTGF provides seed funding for Raidboxes
High-Tech Gründerfonds usually invests €600,000 at seed stage in its portfolio companies
EQT and Accent in SEK 1bn Scandic share sale
GPs’ joint holding vehicle sells 15.6 million shares in accelerated bookbuilding worth SEK 1.08bn
EQT invests in TransIP
Transaction marks EQT Mid Market Europe's first investment in the Benelux region
DPE sells Westfalia to Horizon Global for €125m
Following the deal, DPE will become the largest shareholder in Horizon Global with a 10% stake
NorthEdge backs £30m MBO of ITC Luxury Travel
Travel agency will look to diversify beyond its current focus on the luxury market
KKR and Towerbrook invest €250m in OVH
French tech company had so far financed its development through debt
Bel acquires Mont Blanc Materne from LBO France
LBO acquired a majority stake in the group in 2010, taking over from previous owner Activa Capital
Piper and JamJar inject £7m into Propercorn
UK popcorn brand will look to expand internationally following the deal
Equistone-backed TriStyle bolts on Long Tall Sally
Acquisition marks first bolt-on investment since the GP invested in the fashion retailer
Index et al. in £21m round for Notonthehighstreet
Fresh capital will enable the e-commerce platform to invest in marketing activity
Foresight invests £2.75m in Euxton BIMBO
Euxton is the first investment made from the Foresight Regional Investment Fund
Cathay-backed SeaOwl acquires Ogas Solutions
Cathay became SeaOwl's largest individual shareholder in 2015
Extendam backs Gault & Millau's SBO
Former Gault & Millau CEO Côme de Chérisey will become head of the group
Alpina acquires Cimdata to merge it with Oxaion
Deal marks the first bolt-on as part of a buy-and-build growth strategy in the ESP space
Priveq acquires Mediaplanet
Swedish GP in buyout of Stockholm-headquartered digital media agency
DBAG in secondary buyout of R&M from Nord Holding
German ships interiors business has expanded via an international acquisitive strategy
Livingbridge backs Four Eyes Insight
Clinical consulting business will look to double its headcount under the GP's tenure
Apax-backed InfoVista acquires Ascom's Tems subsidiary
Apax France acquired a majority stake in the group in March 2016
Siparex buys Ligier Group from 21 Partners
21 Partners had acquired a 75% stake in the recreational vehicles group in 2008
Scoro raises $1.9m seed funding from Inventure et al.
London-based startup was founded in Tallinn, Estonia
UK exits down 30% in H1 2016
Exits from buyout investments were down across the board in H1 2016, especially IPOs and trade sales
HgCapital acquires 82% of Mobyt for €26.1m
Transaction gives the SMS marketing and advertising company a market cap of €31.9m
Southern Europe leads renaissance of billion-euro club
Dealflow in the €1bn+ buyout segment reached an eight-year high across Europe in the 12 months to Q2 2016
Carlyle-backed Homair acquires European Camping Group
Carlyle acquired a majority stake in the group in 2014, taking over from Montefiore