Deals
Practica Capital invests €1.5m in East West Agro
Deal includes €4.5m financing package from Swedbank’s Baltic division
Vito Ventures and Inventure lead €1.5m series-A for Wirepas
Round follows initial тЌ1.5m early-stage round raised from Inventure in 2015
Sentica Partners acquires BPO company Trust Kapital
The Finnish business process outsourcing companyтs founder will retain a significant minority stake alongside the GP
BDC acquires Acteon
Bridgepoint Development Capital II has made its second acquisition since launch
German Startups backs Auctionata
The Berlin-based online auction house has plans to go public this year
Notion Capital leads $13m round for GoCardless
London-based direct debit provider GoCardless raises $13m from Notion, Balderton et al.
Triton-backed Europart bolts on LVD and Trailereffekter
Double bolt-on adds a Swedish distribution network to the Germany-based auto spare parts group
Spring Ventures backs £10m HFH MBO
Spring Ventures also underwrote the debt for the deal
Mid Europa's Regina Maria bolts on hospital
Ponderas Hospital is the first add-on acquisition for the Romanian healthcare group since the Mid Europa buyout
eGym raises $45m from HPE Growth et al.
German fitness tech startup eGym raises $45m from HPE Growth, Highland Capital et al.
Siparex, Sodero invest in DMVP
Siparex deploys capital from Xpansion 2, Nord Ouest Entrepreneurs 4 and Entrepreneurs 1 funds
Mirriad Advertising raises $15m
The company has developed technology to mitigate the rise of ad blocking
Distribusion raises €6m from Northzone et al.
Creandum, HR Ventures and Frühphasenfonds Brandenburg also particpated in the round
Epidarex leads €14m series-A for Topas Therapeutics
Backers include life-sciences-focused investors Gimv, EMBL Ventures and Evotec
Gimv exits Onedirect to Naxicap
French private equity investor Naxicap acquires a majority stake in the company
Notion leads £1.7m round for Apperio
Apperio was set up by former CMS lawyer and private equity practitioner Nicholas dтAdhemar
Avedon acquires Dutch HR agency Olympia from NIBC
Entrepreneur-focused merchant bank NIBC exits six years after acquiring the Hague-based company
VR Equitypartner buys Norafin from Pinova
Norafin produces engineered fabrics for protective applications in industry and security
Synova scores 3x on TLG exit
Synova acquired TLG in an off-market deal in July 2008
Atlantic Healthcare raises $24m from LDC et al.
Funding will allow the company to complete phase-3 trials of its inflammatory bowel disease treatment
Paladin leads $5m series-A for Elliptic
Santander InnoVentures, KRW Schindler and others have joined the funding round
YFM and Octopus exit Callstream
Investment duo first backed the company in 2010, when it was known as Bluebell Telecoms
Centerbridge's Senvion lowers IPO price range
Senvion re-enters flotation process after cancelling its listing earlier this month
Vespa, Cathay back ATI buyout
Primary LBO marks the first investment of Vespa's second fund, which closed in late 2015