Deals
Northzone leads $25m series-B for Cornerjob
Backers include venture capital house E.Ventures as well as existing investors
EQT Ventures in €3m round for Watty
Environmental-technology-focused accelerator Cleantech Invest also participated in the funding
Ardian acquires Ionisos from Agilitas
Transaction marks fourth buyout of sterilisation group in space of 12 years
Astorg sells Metalor to Japanese buyer
Exit comes two weeks after Astorg closed its sixth buyout fund on €2.1bn
Corpfin buys 60% stake in Palex
Founding family has sold a controlling stake in the business after 51 years
Terra Firma exits Odeon and UCI to AMC in £921m deal
US trade buyer states the "three-decade low" of sterling versus the dollar made the valuation "highly favourable"
Ixo in €2m round for Rider Valley
Ixo Private Equity recently held a €150m close for venture fund Ixo 3
Advent sells final Douglas asset Thalia
Business is believed to have been sold for in the region of €100-500m
Storetail raises €2m from Isai et al.
First round of funding will help Parisian startup enhance technology and expand internationally
LDC injects £10m into Icon Polymer
Components supplier will rebrand as Applied Composites following the deal
Axcel buys SFK Leblanc from Maj Invest in consolidation play
Danish GP in quadruple acquisition of slaughterhouse machinery assets
Quantum buys train maintenance firm Bahnwerk Eberswalde
Turnaround strategy includes portfolio synergies and reduced staff numbers
Oxford leads $1.75m round for Moneybox
Savings and investments app will launch in the coming months
Eight Roads leads $10m series-A for Universal Avenue
VC formerly known as Fidelity Growth Partners Europe makes early-stage investment in Swedish startup
Apax Partners buys Invent Farma for €220m
Deal marks the first investment in Catalonia for Apax since the 2007 crisis
XAnge, Turenne reap 2.4x on Conexance MD exit to WPP
Acquisition marks WPP's will to emphasise western Europe presence in post-Brexit context
Consilium buys majority stake in GMM
Deal marks the second investment of 2016 for the GP’s third vehicle, Consilium Private Equity Fund III
Creathor backs CryoTherapeutics’ €5.2m round
Fresh funding will be used for a clinical trial and to secure market approval
Findos-backed Abit acuires Eurosystems
Main Capital invested €10m in the Dutch software provider in 2011, becoming majority shareholder
Ardian buys 60% stake in Dedalus
Deal marks the sixth investment in the Italian mid-cap market for Ardian
Lyceum acquires £28m stake in Sabio
Deal gives the British communications support business an EV of £50m
BGF backs Better Bathrooms with extra £4m
Business Growth Fund had already supplied the bathroom retailer with £10m in 2013
Westbridge acquires ISG from RJD in £10.5m deal
Octopus Investments also took part in the SBO of the British IT company
Valedo backs Lakrids by Johan Bülow
Swedish private equity firm makes its second investment in the Danish upmarket food sector