Deals
Quilvest sells Acrotec to Castik
Secondary buyout gives the Swiss business Acrotec an enterprise value of CHF 280m
EQT Ventures invests €4.6m in Unomaly
Investment in Stockholm-based machine learning startup was led by VC partner Andreas Thorstensson
Carlyle sells remaining 13.9% Applus stake for €150m
GP has fully exited the business after a nine-year holding period
Highland leads $30m series-A for Condeco
Europe-focused GP Highland Europe invests as a separate entity following its spinout from HCP in 2012
Enterprise Investors in €12.3m Nortal exit
Polish GP sells minority stake back to founders and management for milestoned purchase price
Summit’s DentalPro bolts on Giovanni Bona for €80m
Pemberton supported the acquisition with a €70m bond facility
EPF Partners and BPI invest in JVS
Previous investors Naxicap Partners, Societe Generale and Euro Capital are exiting the group
Harbert backs B2X with €6m
Business claims it has grown revenues at an annual 59% rate since 2011
Kartesia takes over Desmet Ballestra in lender-led deal
New owner will look to stabilise the group's activity and ensure continuity
TravelC raises €1m from La Caixa, acquires Hotelerum
TravelC has bought Barcelona-based competitor Hotelerum as part of the deal
Triton buys Fläkt Woods from Equistone and Sagard
Exit comes nine years after the two GPs bought the company in an SBO
Iris Capital in €1.25m seed round to MindLytix
GP will mostly look to extend the Parisian startup's offer to the US
Ambienta fully acquires Ravelli
Deal sees the founding family exit the business after a two-year auction process
Sherpa acquires 85% stake in Galloplast for €16m
As part of the deal, the GP will invest an additional €10m for further bolt-on acquisitions
Argos Soditic reaps 3x return on Cisbio Bioassays exit
Secondary buyout marks new owner Abenex's 60th investment in France
Electra to float Hollywood Bowl in July
Electra acquired the business, then known as The Original Bowling Company, from CBPE Capital for £91m in 2014
Viking Venture, GMT et al. exit AddSecure to Abry
Exit is largest-ever for Norwegian VC Viking Venture, exceeding NOK 750m EV
Delos leads Allecra Therapeutics’ €22m round
Startup received funding from Forbion's main fund and its latest co-investment fund
GED buys Spanish frozen food producer Discefa
Spanish alternative lender Oquendo provided an equity-mezzanine package to support the deal
HgCapital exits Mainio Vire to Triton's Mehiläinen
Exit typifies current high demand for healthcare assets in the Nordic market
Deal in Focus: Omnes exits Sateco after nine years
Despite a troubled construction market, Omnes rode out the storm and exited Sateco as activity returned
Newronika raises €1.7m from Innogest et al.
Venture capital backers include Italian firms Atlante Ventures and F3F
Gimv in talks to sell Lampiris to Total
Gimv invested €40m in Lampiris via its Gimv XL buyout fund alongside SRIW in 2013
VR sells Ismet to Phoenix Mecano
VR Equitypartner exits the business after acquiring a minority stake in 2011