Deals
Gimv and Draper sell GreenPeak to Qorvo
Sellers include Robert Bosh Venture Capital, Gimv Arkiv Technology Fund and other shareholders
Gilde buys Amor from 3i in secondary MBO
Overall, the jewellery business generated €197m in proceeds and a 2.3x return for 3i
Livingbridge backs MBO of Fudge's
Transaction marks the 100th investment by the GP since its foundation in 1995
Genesis Capital exits Servodata to BDO Advisory
Exit comes nearly five years after the GP’s second fund acquired the Czech IT services company
Seventure leads €5.8m series-A for appetite researcher TargeDys
Funds will help bring the company's 10-year research project to fruition
DBAG and Redwood exit Clyde Bergemann
Sale of Clyde Bergemann marks the last exit for DBAG's fourth vehicle
Arx reaps 4.1x on Tomplast exit
Sale to Finnish asset manager KJK Capital nets Arx a 20% IRR over its nine-year investment
RJD acquires Babington from Bridges in £22m deal
The vocational training company will invest in new facilities and expand its training remit
Eurazeo sells €281m stake in professional clothing firm Elis
Sale represents a third of Eurazeo's stake in the company, which listed in 2015
Capvis buys Hennecke from Adcuram
Investor Adcuram acquired the company in 2008 in a spinout from Bayer
Cinven in final Numericable exit, reaps 4.7x multiple
European private equity firm Cinven has fully realised its investment in Numericable by selling its remaining shares in media and telecoms business Altice, Numericable’s listed parent.
Segulah takes majority stake in Sandbäckens
Deal is the fifth investment for the Swedish GPтs recently-closed fifth fund
Brockhaus buys electronics producer IHSE
Brockhaus has acquired hardware producer IHSE together with the company's management
IT firm Nexthink raises $40m from Highland et al.
Latest investment brings Nexthink's total funding up to $65m since its creation in 2004
Innova Capital sells La Fântâna back to Oresa
Acquirers first exited Romanian beverage company to Innova Capital in 2007 SBO
KKR invests €100m in Next Wave's keg maker Petainer
GP's hybrid investment will enable the packaging company to refinance
Enterprise Investors acquires toys retailer Noriel
CEE-focused GP will provide a €2m growth capital injection as part of the buyout
Motion reaps 5x on Arcaplanet exit to Permira
Deal saw Italian pet shops chain Arcaplanet valued at €350m
Capvis, Partners Group list VAT with CHF 1.56bn market cap
Vacuum valves producer lists on Six Swiss Exchange at a CHF 52 opening price
Ardian and Generis inject €4m into TabMo
First round of funding will help the group strengthen its European operations
PE-backed IPO activity failed to ignite in Q1
Europe should see an uptick in IPOs throughout Q2 following one of the quietest first quarters on record, in terms of PE-backed flotations
Summit-backed Vente-privee buys Privalia, Eboutic.ch
General Atlantic, Highland Capital, Sofina and other backers exit their stakes
Crosscall raises €4.5m from ACG in first round of funding
The mobile phone manufacturer has been self-financed since its foundation in 2009
Idinvest et al. in $25m series-B for Onfido
Automated background checking firm is to expand in the US after its rival's recent $40m round